TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview of the Microsoft Connector Framework
MOM to HP OpenView Operations Product Connector
MOM to IBM Tivoli TEC Product Connector
Other Connectors from Third-Party Vendors
Integrating enterprise management systems (EMS) is one of the key areas where businesses have elected to initiate integration projects. Over the years, hefty investments have been made in the company s IT infrastructure and framework. Additionally, as new technology and solutions are introduced, corresponding monitoring technology is also implemented. There is a tremendous need and confirmed value to tie all these disparate systems together ensuring a company s computing infrastructure is operating at peak performance.
This chapter covers some of the common connectors that can be used to integrate MOM 2005 with other management systems.
The core component of the integration between MOM 2005 and other enterprise management systems is the Microsoft Connector Framework (MCF). The MCF is a Web service-based framework for connecting MOM and any third-party management platform and enabling full bidirectional alert forwarding and synchronization, including alert clear-downs between management tools, providing increased management benefits to both medium and large enterprises.
The MCF is based on .NET technologies. As a result it is dependent on both IIS and the .NET Framework 1.1. The MCF makes it easier to develop custom product connectors for MOM. The MCF for MOM 2005 also offers additional APIs than those previously available with earlier versions, allowing third-party vendors to develop powerful applications that facilitate integration at a much...
