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70-400 Exam Study Notes: Section 2A - Import a Management Pack

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Section 2b of the “Skills measured” list says importing Management Packs is covered on the exam. There are two ways to do this in Operations Manager 2007:

1. 1. Through the Operations Console
2. 2. Through the Command Shell

Instructions for both methods are shown below.

Import a Management Pack Through the Operations Console

1. Log on to the computer with an account that is a member of the Operations Manager Administrators role for the Operations Manager 2007 Management Group.
2. In the Operations Console, click the Administration button.
3. Right-click the Management Packs node and then click Import Management Pack(s).
4. The Select Management Packs to import dialog box displays. If necessary, change to the directory that holds your Management Pack file. Click one or more Management Packs to import from that directory, and then click Open.
5. In the Import Management Packs dialog box, which displays the Management Packs that you selected, click Add or Remove to edit the list of Management Packs to be imported. When the list is complete, click the Import button.
6. After the import process is complete, and the dialog box displays an icon next to each Management Pack indicating success or failure of the importation, click the Close button.
7. The Management Packs pane of the Operations Console lists all imported Management Packs.

Import a Management Pack Through the Command Shell

You can import a Management Pack through command shell using the Install-ManagementPack cmdlet. Be sure to pass the Name (not display name), including the path to the MP file, as shown below.

install-managementPack c:\mp\Windows.MyMP.mp