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MP Authoring Survey for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
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. While responding to the survey, select all of the roles you can represent (select all that apply)
While responding to the survey, select all of the roles you can represent (select all that apply)
Systems Architect
Server Admin
Server App Developer
Monitoring Operator
IT Systems Developer
IT Systems Manager
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify)
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. How many Windows servers, non-Windows servers and network devices are you currently managing using System Center Operations Manager 2007? (please specify)
How many Windows servers, non-Windows servers and network devices are you currently managing using System Center Operations Manager 2007? (please specify)
Servers
Non-Windows Servers(X-Plat)
Network Devices
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. How many custom Management Packs have you written to date? (please specify the number of custom Management Packs)
How many custom Management Packs have you written to date? (please specify the number of custom Management Packs)
Specify number here
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. What is the percent of time you spend developing completely custom MPs for your own applications versus extension to MPs developed by others?
What is the percent of time you spend developing completely custom MPs for your own applications versus extension to MPs developed by others?
I always create new custom MPs (100%)
I mostly create new custom MPs (> 75%)
Both about equally (50%)
I usually extend other MPs (20%)
I always extend existing MPs (0%)
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. 4. In your organization, how many people typically work on authoring a custom management pack? (choose one)
4. In your organization, how many people typically work on authoring a custom management pack? (choose one)
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3-4
5 or more
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. What is the primary tool you use for authoring custom Management Packs? (choose one)
What is the primary tool you use for authoring custom Management Packs? (choose one)
The OpsMgr Console
The Authoring Console
XML Editor
Other (please specify)
If you selected Other, please explain
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. What percentages of your custom MPs contain Management Pack Template output (for example output from the Process Monitoring template)?
What percentages of your custom MPs contain Management Pack Template output (for example output from the Process Monitoring template)?
Most (>75%)
Some (50%)
Almost none (<25%)
None (0%)
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. What Management Pack Templates do you typically use in your custom Management Pack? (select all that apply)
What Management Pack Templates do you typically use in your custom Management Pack? (select all that apply)
OLE DB Data Source
Process Monitoring
TCP Port
Unix/Linus Log File
Unix/Linux Service
Web Application
Windows Service
I typically don’t use Management Pack Templates
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. What data source do you most commonly use to create the custom monitoring? (rank 1-9 in order of frequency where 1 is the most frequently occurring type)
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Windows Events
What data source do you most commonly use to create the custom monitoring? (rank 1-9 in order of frequency where 1 is the most frequently occurring type) Windows Events 1
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Windows Performance counters
Windows Performance counters 1
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Windows Services
Windows Services 1
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WMI Performance Counters
WMI Performance Counters 1
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WMI Events
WMI Events 1
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SNMP
SNMP 1
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Log Files
Log Files 1
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Custom script
Custom script 1
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9
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify) 1
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If you selected Other, please explain
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. What types of monitors and rules do your custom management packs most commonly consist of (rank 1-10 in order of frequency, where 1 is the most frequently occurring type)
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Windows events alert generating rules
What types of monitors and rules do your custom management packs most commonly consist of (rank 1-10 in order of frequency, where 1 is the most frequently occurring type) Windows events alert generating rules 1
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Windows events collection rules
Windows events collection rules 1
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Windows events monitors
Windows events monitors 1
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Windows Performance counter collection rules
Windows Performance counter collection rules 1
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Windows Performance counter monitors
Windows Performance counter monitors 1
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Windows Services monitors
Windows Services monitors 1
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SNMP-based monitors
SNMP-based monitors 1
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10
Log Files based monitors
Log Files based monitors 1
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Script-based rules or monitors
Script-based rules or monitors 1
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Other, please specify
Other, please specify 1
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If you selected Other, please explain
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. How much of your authoring involves ”copy & paste”? This refers to creating many very similar rules/monitors
How much of your authoring involves ”copy & paste”? This refers to creating many very similar rules/monitors
Most (>75%)
Some (50%)
Almost none (<25%)
None (0%)
Additional Comments
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. If you are using the Authoring Console, which MP elements/constructs have you used when authoring an MP (please specify all that apply):
If you are using the Authoring Console, which MP elements/constructs have you used when authoring an MP (please specify all that apply):
Classes
Relationships
Images
Rules
Monitors
Diagnostics
Recoveries
Overrides
Module types
Monitor types
Linked reports
Custom reports
Templates
Service Level Objectives
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. Do you also use the Distributed Application Designer to model your Line of Business Applications?
Do you also use the Distributed Application Designer to model your Line of Business Applications?
I model most of our applications (>75%)
I model some (50%)
I model almost none (<25%)
None (0%)
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. Please comment on improvements you’d like to see in the Distributed Application Designer (please specify)
Please comment on improvements you’d like to see in the Distributed Application Designer (please specify)
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. Please list your suggestions in order of importance for how custom Management Pack authoring using the OpsMgr Console could be made easier. Are there particular areas that you have struggled with? (please specify)
Please list your suggestions in order of importance for how custom Management Pack authoring using the OpsMgr Console could be made easier. Are there particular areas that you have struggled with? (please specify)
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. Please list your suggestions in order of importance for how custom Management Pack authoring using the Authoring Console could be made easier. Are there particular areas that you have struggled with? (please specify)
Please list your suggestions in order of importance for how custom Management Pack authoring using the Authoring Console could be made easier. Are there particular areas that you have struggled with? (please specify)
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. How did you learn to author MPs, and what resources did you use? (please specify)
How did you learn to author MPs, and what resources did you use? (please specify)
Authormps.com
Management Pack University Web Site
Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack Development Kit
OpsManJam site
Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack Authoring Guide
Cross Platform Management Pack Authoring Guide
Operations Manager 2007 Report Authoring Guide
Other resources (please specify)
If you selected Other, please specify
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. Are there specific areas of authoring that you found complex that could be documented better? (please specify)
Are there specific areas of authoring that you found complex that could be documented better? (please specify)
I need the basics of creating a Management Pack better documented
I need more samples
I am using modules that are not documented in the Management Pack Development Kit
I need documentation on how to compose modules
I need more documentation on creating linked reports
I need more documentation on creating custom reports
I need better documentation on the following specific scenarios (please specify, example: writing a Management Pack using the SNMP modules)
Other documentation improvements (please specify)
If you selected Other, please explain
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