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Microsoft System Center Network Device Monitoring Management Pack for System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 (KB960569)

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  • Version: 6.0.1885.4
  • Category: Tool
  • Language: English

Provides the ability for System Center Essentials 2007 to monitor network devices.

The Microsoft System Center Network Device Monitoring Library Management Pack provides System Center Essentials 2007 with the ability to identify and monitor network devices such as routers and switches. This update resolves an issue where Essentials is unable to monitor network devices that report an interface speed greater than 2147483647. Refer to KB960569 for more information. Note: It is necessary to delete the existing Network Device Monitoring Library Management Pack before importing this updated version.

Feature Summary

  • Monitoring for SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c devices such as routers and switches
  • Performance monitoring for network devices
  • Health monitoring and alerting for network devices
  • Topology for network devices

Release History
  • 2/21/2008 - Original release with System Center Essential 2007 Service Pack 1, version 6.0.1885.0
  • 3/23/2009 - Updated MP, version 6.0.1885.4, to resolve issue preventing Essentials from monitoring network devices that report Network Interface speeds greater than 2GB per second.
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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Small Business Server 2003

  • Other Software - System Center Essentials Service Pack 1

Installation Instructions

To download the Management Pack
  1. Click on the Download button towards the top of this page
  2. Save the Management Pack MSI to the System Center Essentials Server
  3. On the System Center Essentials Server, double click on the Management Pack MSI and follow the instructions to extract the Management Pack files
  4. Note the location the Management Pack files are extracted to

Delete the existing Management Pack

Prior to installing the new Management Pack you must delete the existing Management Pack. You can delete the existing management pack using the Microsoft System Center Essentials console and by following these steps:

  1. Open the System Center Essentials Console
  2. Navigate to the Administration Space
  3. Click on the Management Packs node
  4. Scroll down and select the Network Device Monitoring Library Management Pack
  5. Click the Delete action from the Actions pane

Importing a Management Pack

You can import this management pack using the Microsoft System Center Essentials console and by following these steps:

  1. Open the System Center Essentials Console
  2. Navigate to the Administration Space
  3. Click on the Import Management Packs action
  4. Select the Management Pack from the location it was extracted to
  5. Follow the instructions until you have finished importing the management pack
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