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2. Management Pack Development Understanding Relationships Brian Wren Principal Knowledge Engineer Microsoft Corporation
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3. Relationships
Hosting
Containment
Reference

4. Hosting Relationship Most classes hosted by another class
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Hosting Relationship
Most classes hosted by another class
One and only one parent
Child usually depends on parent for existence
Examples
Database Engine Hosts Database
Web Server Hosts Web Site
Computer Hosts Service
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5. Managing Agent Instance of hosted class Instance of unhosted class
AgentShouldManageEntity
Instance of unhosted class
Operations Manager 2007
Root Management Server
Instance of unhosted class
System Center 2012 Operations Manager
All Management Servers Resource Pool

6. Sample Hosting Relationship
srvdb01.contoso.com
Windows Computer
hosts
MSSQLSERVER
SQL 2012 Database Engine
hosts
master
SQL 2012 Database
model
Clarify this is not inheritence
OperationsManager
Key properties
Orders
Path: srvdb01.contoso.com\MSSQLSERVER\Orders
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7. Containment Relationship
Objects typically on separate computers
Used for
Rollup health between classes
Create logical groupings
Examples
Group contains object
Application contains application component

8. Sample Containment Distributed Application Web Sites
Containment Relationships
Application Servers
Databases

9. Common Base Classes Windows ComputerRole Unix ComputerRole
Primary function of server; Often only application installed.
Hosted by Windows Computer or Unix Computer
Automatic Health Rollup to Computer
Column in Computer State view
Windows LocalApplication
Unix LocalApplication
Application often installed with others on the local computer
Windows ApplicationComponent
Unix ApplicationComponent
Component of a local application or computer role
Unhosted; Create your own hosting relationship
System.ApplicationComponent
Components not hosted by a computer
Unhosted; Often left unhosted
Microsoft.SystemCenter.InstanceGroup
Microsoft.SystemCenter.ComputerGroup
Groups; Used for logical grouping of similar components
Unhosted; Singleton; Will show up in Group list
System.Group
Used for health rollups
Unhosted; Singleton; Will not show up in Groups list
System.Service
Distributed application; Used for health rollup of whole application
Unhosted; Singleton; Will show up in Distributed Application view

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