I am new to SCOM, but I have read a lot about it and currently installed it in a test environment. What I am really looking for is a good step by step tutorial on how to write a management pack which monitors the health of a .net application. I have found this page which can be a start point but I need a more rudimentary guide. Actually an introductory guide which helps monitor a simple application and define client health data suffices. Sorry but this is a cross-post of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6633330/scom-management-pack-tutorialYSobhdel

Hi If it is .Net Applications that you wish to monitor then I'd suggest investigating the Avicode "add-on" to OpsMgr. Avicode were a seperate company but their module is currently an add-on to OpsMgr and in the next version (OpsMgr 2012) we should expect even tighter integration. http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/avicode.aspx http://innovativesingapore.com/2011/06/avicode1of2/ http://www.winworkers.com/avicode-webcast-event/ http://blogs.technet.com/b/avicode/archive/2011/01/26/are-you-wanting-to-learn-more-about-avicode-here-s-a-great-place-to-start.aspx If you really want to start authoring yourself then here are some more good links: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/cc671407.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9104af8b-ff87-45a1-81cd-b73e6f6b51f0&displaylang=en http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee533840.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd347527.aspx Cheers GrahamView OpsMgr tips and tricks at http://systemcentersolutions.wordpress.com/