1 Introduction to the Connector

The Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) Connector enables Oracle Enterprise Manager to send alerts to and retrieve alerts from Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM). The retrieved alerts are stored in the Enterprise Manager repository and displayed through the Enterprise Manager console.

Connectors to MOM are bi-directional, meaning that you can send Enterprise Manager alerts to MOM as well as receive MOM alerts in Enterprise Manager. Beginning with Enterprise Manager 10g Release 4, you can send alerts to external systems in real time through Web services. For information about how to do this, see "Sending Enterprise Manager Alerts to MOM" on page 3E1.

Using a polling mechanism, the MOM Connector retrieves data through Web Services on HTTP and HTTPS protocols. The polling interval is user-definable, but cannot be shorter than 5 minutes. If an interval shorter than 5 minutes is defined, it defaults to 5 minutes.

The default target_type defined in Enterprise Manager is mom_managed_host. The retrieved alerts are stored in the default target instance generic_mom_managed_host. You can create more target instances based on your requirements. See "Configuring the MOM Connector" on page 2E2.