Operations Manager 2007 Licensing

Operations Manager (OM) 2007 requires a server license for each management server and one of three types of Operations Management Licenses (OMLs) for each managed device. The accompanying illustration depicts an OM 2007—based system typical of a large organization.

Along the bottom are the devices monitored by OM. The type of device (e.g., server or client) and the type of workload that is managed determines which of three kinds of OMLs are required. Server applications such as Exchange Server, SQL Server, and SharePoint Server (pictured along the bottom right) and a variety of services built into Windows Server, such as Active Directory (AD), require an Enterprise OML (“E OML”), which retails for US$426. Simpler server workloads, such as file & print services and DNS (pictured along the bottom center) require the less expensive Standard OML (“S OML”), which retails for US$155. Client devices such as kiosks and desktops (pictured along the bottom left) require a Client OML (“C OML”), costing US$32.