We're considering a SCOM implementation not only for our internal needs, but for our client base.
We don't have a VPN to our clients and am worried the monitoring will be limited. What we want to monitor is:
- MS servers with different workloads (this doesn't seem to be an problem: http://www.toolzz.com/?p=224). We'd also monitor hardware where possible.
- VMware infrastructure, how would we go about doing this? There are MPs, but I can't find many free ones and am unsure if this would work for internet clients as well? Any how-to's available?
- different storage systems (HP, NetApp, IBM), can these be monitored from the internet? What kind of licensing is required if at all?
- network equipment and other devices through SNMP.
Some of our clients are quite large, some only have a server or two. How would we approach this?