You are the systems administrator for your company. The network runs Windows Essential Business Server 2008 and contains a server running System Center Essentials (SCE) 2007. You use SCE 2007 to manage all client computers on the network and monitor performance data on all managed computers. You have configured SCE 2007 to generate alerts when any performance bottleneck occurs on a managed computer.
One of the users reports that his computer is infected by a virus. You decide to take the computer offline to remove the virus. You want to ensure that you do not receive any new alerts from that computer until after you remove the virus.
What should you do?
A.
Use a self-tuning threshold monitor.
B.
Use a static threshold monitor.
C.
Use a Windows Performance Collection rule.
D.
Use maintenance mode.
Explanation:
You should use maintenance mode. Maintenance mode is a feature in SCE 2007 that allows you to avoid any alerts or errors that might occur when a monitored object, such as a computer, is taken offline for maintenance.You should not use a self-tuning threshold monitor. A self-tuning threshold monitor monitors performance counters based on a value that SCE 2007 obtains by establishing a baseline according to the regular and expected activity of a computer. Creating a self-tuning threshold monitor will not ensure that you do not receive any alerts or errors while you are performing maintenance tasks on a computer.
You should not use a static threshold monitor. A static threshold monitor will monitor performance counters based on a value you specify. Creating a static threshold monitor will not ensure that you do not receive any alerts or errors while you are performing maintenance tasks on a computer.
You should not use a Windows Performance Collection rule. Rules are used to collect data, such as events, generated by managed objects. Rules can also be used instead of monitors to generate alerts when the data collected from managed objects does not indicate the health state of the managed objects. A Windows Performance Collection rule is used to collect Windows performance data, not to manage alerts.