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Oct 19 2009   2:45AM GMT

Forefront Security for OCS Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Microsoft, Office Communications Server, OCS 2007 R2, SCOM 2007, System Center Operation Manager, Management Pack, Security, protection, monitor, malware

For organizations that rely on Microsoft unified communications, Forefront Security seems like a natural fit. With components to protect and secure Exchange, SharePoint, and Office Communications Server, as well as client endpoints, Forefront Security provides comprehensive protection for a Microsoft unified communications environment.

To make things even easier to monitor and manage, Microsoft has developed a Forefront Security for Office Communications Server Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007. Microsoft provides the following overview of the capabilities of this tool:

The Microsoft Forefront Security for Office Communications Server Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 provides real-time insight into the health and performance of key Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (Version 10) components and services. The Microsoft Forefront Security for Office Communications Server Management Pack alerts the administrator to critical events affecting the security of their OCS environment. Proactive management of the Microsoft Forefront Security for Office Communications Server environment is facilitated through management pack activity reports on IM scan performance.

Feature Bullet Summary

  • Monitoring of current license state
  • Monitoring of Antimalware Engine health and update activity
  • Monitoring of IM Scan Job availability
  • Monitoring health of required Forefront Security for OCS services
  • Reports on key Forefront for OCS performance counters