Rule or Monitor to Track Add/Remove Programs

[robwheels]

Does anyone know of a way to track add/remove programs with MOM 2007?

1. We are looking for MOM to alert us whenever a program or update is added or removed from a server.

2. Or we are looking for MOM to generate a daily report to show added or removed programs?

I found a script that will list all current applications, but will not compare time periods.

Any help would be appreciated!!

 

[MadGeni]

Hi there,

how about take the script you have, output the list to a txt file, then compare it the next time it runs?
you could even just check file size is the same tbh?

Bear in mind in ops manager, you can't parse non-ops manager parameters..

Let me know if you want more.

Nick

http://www.akcsl.com

 

[robwheels]

The file size idea is good.

Can it be automated within MOM?

Thanks!

 

[MadGeni]

Hi again

Yeah, can definitely be automated within MOM, just create your script, and run it as a Timed Script (from within Authoring Space, Right Click, New Rule, Alert-generating rule, Timed Script..)

Remember that it'll have to be pretty much a hardcoded script though, as afaik you can't pass non-ops manager parameters into it..

hope that helps
Nick

http://www.akcsl.com

 

[robwheels]

Thanks!!

I found something that may work. It was a sql script that listed everything. Saved it as a task.