Monitor Linux OS health & performance Monitor log files Monitor JEE app servers Monitor line-of-business applications Monitor databases and web servers Audit security events Operations Manager Monitor operations Inventory hardware Inventory installed applications Create collections based on inventory Distribute and install software to Linux OS Report on inventory and software distribution Endpoint Protection (anti-virus) Configuration Manager Deploy software Personalize Linux OS instances when deploying Use service templates for multi-tier deployments Scale out using service templates Live migrate Linux across Hyper-V hosts Virtual Machine Manager Manage a private cloud

Tie together System Center components Runbooks interact with Linux/UNIX computers via ‘ssh’ Execute arbitrary Linux/ UNIX shell command lines Orchestrator Automate IT Processes Live backup of Linux VMs Backups with file system consistency Restore Linux VMs (no item level restore) Data Protection Manager Backup VMs Deploy Linux VM from template into a private cloud Monitor VM resource usage UI style and concepts match Azure public cloud portal Windows Azure Pack Tenant/User Portal

Characteristic Scenario #1 – Single Patch Install Content distribution Uses ConfigMgr content distribution infrastructure (i.e., DPs) Servers require access only to local content repositories – no Internet access needed  Obeys ConfigMgr maintenance windows  Comprehensive compliance reporting Automatically resolves patch dependencies Uses inventory data to target deployments 

Characteristic Scenario #2 – Native Updates Install Content distribution Configurable to use Internet repository or a separately maintained local replica Servers require access only to local content repositories – no Internet access needed Depends on repository configuration Obeys ConfigMgr maintenance windows  Comprehensive compliance reporting Automatically resolves patch dependencies  Uses inventory data to target deployments 

Characteristic Scenario #3 – Native Install + Reporting Content distribution Configurable to use Internet repository or a separately maintained local replica Servers require access only to local content repositories – no Internet access needed Depends on repository configuration Obeys ConfigMgr maintenance windows  Comprehensive compliance reporting  with custom solution Automatically resolves patch dependencies  Uses inventory data to target deployments 

Single admin console Application Server and Database Automatic Patch Download Centralized Repository Credential Management Global Subscription Server (GSS) Vendor Websites

Characteristic Lumension Content distributionLumension Server Servers require access only to local content repositories – no Internet access needed  Obeys ConfigMgr maintenance windowsPlanned for future version Comprehensive compliance reporting  Automatically resolves patch dependencies  Uses inventory data to target deploymentsSeparate inventory/group mechanism

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Characteristic SUSE Manager Content distributionLocal repository on SUSE Manager server Servers require access only to local content repositories – no Internet access needed  Obeys ConfigMgr maintenance windowsNo (OpsMgr-based solution) Comprehensive compliance reporting  via SUSE Manager Automatically resolves patch dependencies  Uses inventory data to target deploymentsSeparate inventory thru SUSE Manager

Characteristic Scenario #1 – Single Patch Install Scenario #2 – Native Updates Install Scenario #3 – Native Install + Reporting LumensionSUSE Manager Content distribution ConfigMgr content distribution infrastructure (i.e., DPs) Configurable to use Internet repository or a separately maintained local replica Lumension Server Local repository on SUSE Manager server Servers require access only to local content repositories – no Internet access needed  Depends on repository configuration  Obeys ConfigMgr maintenance windows  Planned for future version No (OpsMgr- based solution) Comprehensive compliance reporting    Automatically resolves patch dependencies  Uses inventory data to target deployments  Separate inventory/group mechanism Separate inventory thru SUSE Manager (with custom solution) (via SUSE Manager)

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