SCOM Multiple Sites

[MphoPlay]

Hi Guys

 

I have about 19 difference sites around the world, which have slow connection to then, and I am being hammered by the network team for the traffic that SCOM is generating.

 

For example to install to a server in Frankfort from South Africa, I generated about 3GB and they gave me a report to prove it.

 

Therefore I need a solution they will make monitoring easy,

 

1 - Do I install separate SCOM instances per location, which for me is going to be a management nightmare?

2 - how do I reduce the network traffic?

 

Any advice, thanks in advance.

[AdinE]

Hi MphoPlay,

 

The immediate solution that comes to mind is Gateways.

 

SCOM has a server called a Gateway server that will help facilitate your needs.

 

Here's some information about Gateway Servers in SCOM: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/hh212823.aspx

 

And here's some info on how to deploy them: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh456445.aspx

[MphoPlay]

Thanks for the advice

 

Let me try and install about 5 gateway servers, infact, how much traffic does geteways servers generate?

[AdinE]

Well what's nice about the Gateway servers is, they act the Management Servers. So your Agents can report to the Gateway, which will then collect all that info and compress it before it sends it onto the actual Management Server(s).