Description of Cross Platform Cumulative Update 3 for Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

INTRODUCTION

Cross Platform Cumulative Update 3 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 is now available.

Release notes for this update

This update is only for cross platforms including the Linux operating system and the UNIX operating system.
This update is released as built-in components that are included in Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 instead of as a separate update.
Cross platform updates are language neutral. Therefore, this update is released in English only.

For more information about Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2251525 System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cumulative Update 3

Issues that this update resolves

The following issues are resolved in Cross Platform Cumulative Update 3 for Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.

Issues	Before you install this update	After you install this update
The default polling interval may cause excessive CPU usage in monitors that are created from the service template.	The default polling interval is 30 seconds. This interval may cause excessive CPU usage on Solaris-based computers that run lots of processes.	The default polling interval is changed to 300 seconds.Note If you have an override in an existing template, you may have to override it again after you import the new template.
The default discovery interval for Linux objects or for UNIX objects may cause excessive CPU usage.	The default discovery interval for Linux objects or for UNIX objects is 3600 seconds (1 hour). This interval may cause excessive CPU usage on monitored computers.	The default discovery interval is upgraded to 14400 seconds (4 hours).
Linux management packs and UNIX management packs report errors in Management Pack Best Practices Analyzer.	These errors have no operational impact. However, the errors are unnecessarily displayed when you run Management Pack Best Practices Analyzer.	These errors are not displayed when you run the Management Pack Best Practices Analyzer.
Monitors in Linux management packs and in UNIX management packs incorrectly generate alerts when performance counters return NULL values.	Performance counters do not return performance values if a multi-segment logical disk is monitored on a Linux operating system or on a UNIX operating system. Instead, the performance counters return NULL values. These NULL values cause an alert to be incorrectly generated.	This issue is resolved.
The agent file for monitoring the HP-UX operating system uses excessive memory when HP-UX enumerates lots of processes.	The internal design of the agent file that is in HP-UX causes excessive memory to be used when HP-UX enumerates lots of processes.	The design is changed to significantly reduce memory usage.
The agent file for monitoring the Solaris 10 operating system leaks handles.	If an error occurs while the /proc as file is read in a Solaris 10 operating system, a file handle leak may occur. After a while, the agent file on Solaris 10 becomes unresponsive.	This issue is resolved.

Additionally, the following feature addition is added in this update to control the rules that generate log file alerts in Linux management packs or in UNIX management packs:

The default behavior combines duplicate log file entries into a single alert. After you install this update, you can generate a separate alert for each log file entry.

Information about previous cumulative updates for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

The following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles contain information about the issues that are resolved in previous cumulative updates.

Cumulative Update 1:

974144 System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cumulative Update 1 Release Notes
Cumulative Update 2:

979257 System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cumulative Update 2 Release Notes
Cross Platform Agent Update:

973583 Description of System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Agent Update
Cross Platform Cumulative Update 2:

979490 Cross Platform Cumulative Update 2 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

Note Cumulative Update 3 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 includes all previous cumulative updates for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2. Cumulative Update 3 also includes previous cumulative updates of cross platform components.

More Information

Download information

The following files are available for download from the MicrosoftDownload Center:

Product	Update
Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2	Download the update package now.
Updated management packs for monitoring Linux-based computers and UNIX-based computers	Download the update package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online servicesMicrosoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Installation instructions

This update is included as part of Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2. To install this update, follow these steps:

Install Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2. To install this update, follow the installation instructions in KB article 2251525. Additionally, you must perform all the manual installation steps in KB article 2251525.
After you install Cumulative Update 3, follow these steps:
1. Download and then install the updated management packs from MicrosoftDownload Center. The Download Center link is provided in the "Download information" section.
2. Import the updated management pack for each version of Linux or UNIX that you monitor in your environment.
3. Use Operations Manager 2007 R2 Discovery Wizard to rediscover Linux-based computers or UNIX-based computers that you monitor. The agent files on these computers are updated during the discovery process.

File information

This update affects the following cross platform files.

File name	File version
SCXAgents.dll	6.1.7000.277
MOMSCXLogModules.dll	6.1.7000.277
Scxcertconfig.exe	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.AIX.5.3.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.AIX.6.1.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.AIX.Library.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.HPUX.11iv2.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.HPUX.11iv3.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.HPUX.Library.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Linux.Library.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Linux.RHEL.4.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Linux.RHEL.5.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Linux.RedHat.Library.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Linux.SLES.10.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Linux.SLES.11.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Linux.SLES.9.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Linux.SUSE.Library.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Solaris.10.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Solaris.8.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Solaris.9.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Solaris.Library.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Unix.Image.Library.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Unix.Library.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Unix.LogFile.Library.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Unix.Service.Library.mp	6.1.7000.277
Microsoft.Unix.Views.mp	6.1.7000.277

Updated agent files

For UNIX agent files and for Linux agent files, this update also installs updated files and removes old files. The updated agent files are installed in the following folder:

Program Files\System Center Operations Manager 2007\AgentManagement\UnixAgentsThe updated agent files have a version number of 265 and have file names in the following format:

scx-1.0.4-265-<server type>.<server version>.<architecture>.<package type>For example, Scx-1.0.4-265-sles.10.x86.rpm is an updated agent file.Notes

The placeholder <server type> represents the name of the UNIX or Linux server.
The placeholder <server version> represents the version number of the server.
The placeholder<architecture> represents the processor architecture of the destination computer.
The placeholder<package type> represents the kind of installation file.

References for old agent files

The agent files that were included in Cross Platform Cumulative Update 2 for Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 have a version number of 258. All agent files that use this version number are removed during the installation of Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.The agent files that were included in System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Agent Update (KB973583) have a version number of 252. All agent files that use this version number are removed during the installation of Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.The agent files that were included in the original release of System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 have a version number of 248. These files are replaced by some files that are 1 KB in size during the installation of Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2. You can manually remove these 1 KB files. These 1 KB files include the following:

scx-1.0.4-248.aix.5.ppc.lpp.gz
scx-1.0.4-248.aix.6.ppc.lpp.gz
scx-1.0.4-248.hpux.11iv2.ia64.depot.Z
scx-1.0.4-248.hpux.11iv2.parisc.depot.Z
scx-1.0.4-248.hpux.11iv3.ia64.depot.Z
scx-1.0.4-248.hpux.11iv3.parisc.depot.Z
scx-1.0.4-248.rhel.4.x64.rpm
scx-1.0.4-248.rhel.4.x86.rpm
scx-1.0.4-248.rhel.5.x64.rpm
scx-1.0.4-248.rhel.5.x86.rpm
scx-1.0.4-248.sles.10.x64.rpm
scx-1.0.4-248.sles.10.x86.rpm
scx-1.0.4-248.sles.9.x86.rpm
scx-1.0.4-248.solaris.10.sparc.pkg.Z
scx-1.0.4-248.solaris.10.x86.pkg.Z
scx-1.0.4-248.solaris.8.sparc.pkg.Z
scx-1.0.4-248.solaris.9.sparc.pkg.Z