Mananagement Pack Functionality Questions

Hello,

 

 

Here are the answers to your questions:

 

 

1) Once a device is discovered on a Management Server, it can only be removed from that Management Server. However, with the 715 build of the Management Pack, you can execute the server task "Remove Device" which should execute remotely on the appropriate Management Server, without requiring you to login to it.

 

Note that removing a device from monitoring by SCOM does not remove the big3d agent from the Big-IP. That must be done manually to ensure the Big-IP availability is minimally affected.

 

 

We'll clarify the documentation to that effect.

 

 

2) Apologies for the confusion between the videos. You can initiate discovery from any Management Server, rather than only the RMS. However, you must initiate discovery on the Management Server, either via the GUI, PowerShell, or command line.

 

 

We'll clarify the documentation to that effect.

 

 

3) The following permission requirements are required for setup:

 

Local System Admin for configuration of the service and software install

 

Member of SQL Admin for creation of necessary tables

 

Member of SCOM Admin for creation and modification of User Roles

 

 

The same permissions are required for the F5 Monitoring Service account, which you can specify during setup.

 

 

4) It is not necessary to install the SCOM console on any machine, except the RMS. You can use PowerShell to start discovery. You can also use the f5mpcmd.exe command on the Management Server. The SCOM Console is only required if you want to use the SCOM UI to initiate discovery.

 

 

We'll make sure this is updated more clearly in the documentation.

 

 

Thank you,

 

Stephen

 

F5 Management Pack