Deploying a management pack from MP Author

Many authoring tools have the facility to deploy the management packs directly to your SCOM management group from the editor without having to manually import the pack from the Operations console. This can be a time-saver and reduces the possibility of picking up the wrong version of the management pack.

Getting ready

Make sure that you have followed the previous recipes or their equivalent. This means you will have a SCOM environment and MP Author already installed and available for use.

How to do it...

To deploy a management pack from MP Author, perform the following steps:

1. Open MP Author and the previous management pack if they are not already open.

2. Click on the Management Pack section. Navigate to New | Deploy Management Pack….

   

3. Enter the name of a management server and the appropriate credentials and click on Add.

   

4. Review the management pack to be deployed and any messages and then click on Deploy.

   

There is a progress bar in the bottom left that will...