HP Operations Smart Plug-in for Microsoft® Enterprise Servers Release Notes

for HP Operations Manager for Windows®

Software version: 8.02

Publication date: January 2011

This document is an overview of the changes made to the HP Operations Smart Plug-in for Microsoft Enterprise Servers 8.02 (Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI). It contains important information that is not included in the manuals or online help. You can find information about the following in this document:

What's New in This Release?
Installation Notes
Enhancements and Fixes
Known Problems, Limitations, and Workarounds
Documentation Updates
Localization Support
Support
Legal Notices

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What's New in This Release?

The Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI contains new features, enhancements and other changes.

• This version of Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI includes the following:
  • Support for HP Operations Manager for Windows 9.00.
  • Support for instance-based licensing. In addition, it continues to support tier-based licensing. To check for recent documents, go to the following web site: http://h20230.www2.hp.com/selfsolve/manuals. To obtain the license keys, go to the HP License Key Delivery Service: https://webware.hp.com/welcome.asp
  • New Microsoft Enterprise Server–Microsoft Lync Server 2010.
  • HP Performance Agent to log data collected from the Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) server.
• The Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI 8.02 version introduces the following new tools:
  • Create Datasource for BizTalk Server
  • Create Datasource for ISA Server
• Dependency on Windows OS SPI metrics, used in the earlier versions, to generate Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) and BizTalk Server reports has been removed.
• This version of the Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI has these new additions:
  • Four data logging policies for BizTalk Server.
  • Data logging metrics for ISA and BizTalk Servers.

Installation Notes

For installation and configuration: Print and read the HP Operations Smart Plug-in for Microsoft Enterprise Servers Installation and Configuration Guide located in the \Documentation\SPI Guides\ directory on the HP Operations Smart Plug-ins DVD. You can also find detailed information in the Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI online help after you install the product.

Support Matrix

You can find the Support Matrix for this product that lists all software and hardware requirements at this location: http://support.openview.hp.com/selfsolve/document/KM323488

Software and Hardware Requirements

Before installing the Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI, ensure to fulfill the following hardware and software requirement:

Hardware

Intel/AMD Processors

OS platform and compatibility

• Windows 2003
• Windows 2008

Software

HP Operations Manager for Windows 9.00

Disk space

Minimum 200 MB

 

Enhancements and Fixes

To display details about each software enhancement or fix, click the reference number link to go to the HP Software Support web site. The first time you click a link, you must enter your HP passport information. To set up your passport profile, go to: HP Support.

• QCCR1A108786: HP Operations Manager for Windows 8.10 is not recognizing the permanent license for Microsoft Enterprise Server SPI.
• QCCR1A111948: The DB Configuration tool fails while using the BizTalk SPI 8.00.

Known Problems, Limitations, and Workarounds

This release of the Micros oft Enterprise Servers SPI contains the following problems and limitations:

(1) Limitation: The MSES_BTS_DB_Configuration Tool cannot be launched from a remote console

The MSES_BTS_DB_Configuration Tool cannot be launched from a remote console, it can only be launched from the management server.

(2) Limitation: Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI metrics have a limit beyond which values cannot be stored in HP Performance Agent classes.

The following tables mention the list of the Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI metrics with maximum value that they can store in the HP Performance Agent Class .

(3) Limitation: Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI Graphs

If you are using HP Performance Agent for logging data on the managed node, the Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI graphs show incorrect data for such nodes.

(4) Limitation: If the databases for the BizTalk and Microsoft Office SharePoint servers are on a remote system, they cannot be monitored.

Documentation Updates

The first page of this release notes document contains the following identifying information:

• Version number, which indicates the software version.
• Publish date, which changes each time the document is updated.

To check for recent updates or to verify that you are using the most recent edition, visit this URL: HP Software Product Manuals

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2. Version list.
3. Operating System.
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5. Document title.
6. Click Open or Download.

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Localization Support

The Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI is available in the Japanese (ja) language.

Note that the Japanese versions of the Microsoft Enterprise Servers SPI are compatible with both:

• English-based HP Operations agents
• English-based operating systems

HP Software Support

This web site provides contact information and details about the products, services, and support that the HP Software offers. For more information, visit the HP Support web site at: HP Software Support Online.

HP Software support provides customer self-solve capabilities. It provides a fast and efficient way to access interactive technical support tools needed to manage your business. As a valued support customer, you can benefit by being able to:

• Search for knowledge documents of interest
• Submit and track progress on support cases
• Submit enhancement requests online
• Download software patches
• Manage a support contract
• Look up HP support contacts
• Review information about available services
• Enter discussions with other software customers
• Research and register for software training

To access the Self-solve knowledge base, visit the Self-solve knowledge search home page.

Legal Notices

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