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Requirements for installing ApplianceWatch PRO 2.1 management packs

You must meet all hardware, software, Data ONTAP, and Microsoft licensing requirements before installing ApplianceWatch.

ApplianceWatch requirements
To correctly install ApplianceWatch PRO 2.1, you must first uninstall any earlier versions of ApplianceWatch. If you install ApplianceWatch PRO 2.1 on the same management server on which a previous version of ApplianceWatch is installed, you can experience problems.
ApplianceWatch PRO Agent requirements
The following requirements are necessary for installation of ApplianceWatch PRO Agent:
  • System Center Operations Manager Agent
  • Hyper-V server role enabled
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
Data ONTAP requirements
ApplianceWatch PRO supports the following versions of Data ONTAP:
  • 7.2.6 or later in the Data ONTAP 7.2 product family
  • 7.3 or later in the Data ONTAP 7.3 product family
  • 7.3.3 or later for vFiler support
  • Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode in the Data ONTAP 8.0 product family
Hardware requirements
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 determines the hardware requirements. For more information, see the Microsoft TechNet site.
Software requirements
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 and Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 determine the software requirements. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1 is also required. For more information, see the Microsoft TechNet site.
System Center Operations Manager library requirements
The following System Center Operations Manager libraries are required for ApplianceWatch PRO functionality:
  • Microsoft.SystemCenter.Library
  • Microsoft.SystemCenter.InstanceGroup.Library
  • Microsoft.SystemCenter.NetworkDevice.Library
  • Microsoft.Windows.Library
  • System.Health.Library
  • System.Library
  • System.Performance.Library
  • System.Snmp.Library
  • Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.Pro.2008.Library
  • Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2008
The following System Center Operations Manager libraries are required for reporting functionality:
  • Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.Reports
  • Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.Report.Library
  • Microsoft ODR Report Library
  • Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.ServiceLevel.Report.Library
System Center Operations Manager reporting configuration requirements
You must configure System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 for reporting so that the Data ONTAP Reports management pack appears with the other management packs. To do this, you must correctly configure the SQL server data warehouse. For more information, see the Microsoft TechNet site.
Microsoft licenses requirements
ApplianceWatch PRO requires the following Microsoft licenses:
  • Windows Server 2003, 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit), or 2008 R2
  • Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
  • Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 (only necessary to receive PRO Tips)
Related concepts
Decisions to make before installing ApplianceWatch PRO
Related tasks
Installing ApplianceWatch PRO 2.1
Importing ApplianceWatch PRO 2.1
Related reference
The Show Windows Installer Log check box is not visible
Related information
Microsoft System Center - http://technet.microsoft.com