The System Center Operations Manager Support Team Blog
This is the OpsMgr 2007 blog for the Microsoft support team. If you were looking for the SCOM 2007 or MOM 2005 blog then you are in the right place.
An overview of the Operations Manager 2007 security model
NOTE: This information has been updated. To view the latest version see...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/22/2010
Welcome to the TechNet Wiki Beta!
What began a few years ago as an idea is now in front of you. Through the grassroots efforts and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/09/2010
Now available for download: The Operations Manager 2007 R2 Sizing Helper
The Operations Manager 2007 R2 Sizing Helper is an interactive document designed to assist you with...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/08/2010
Fix: Event ID 26319 is logged when you import a management pack in Operations Manager 2007 R2
When you try to import a management pack from Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 to a management...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/03/2010
Troubleshooting alert storms in OpsMgr 2007
A large and sudden increase in the number of alerts is called an alert storm. An alert storm can be...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/25/2010
Exchange 2007 Management Packs do not automatically monitor Exchange servers
The folks over on the System Center Operations Manager product team blog just posted a great article...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/23/2010
Some of the top Reporting deployment issues and resolutions for SCOM 2007
We see a lot of System Center Operations Manager 2007 Reporting installs around here and while they...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/23/2010
Just released: Version 6.1.7599.0 of the Operations Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 R2
Just an FYI that on Friday we released version 6.1.7599.0 of the Operations Management Pack for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/22/2010
New SCE 2010 Training for Microsoft Partners
Looks like the good folks over on the System Center Essentials Team Blog posted an article about our...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/17/2010
KB979490 - Cross Platform Cumulative Update 2 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
This update includes the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Agent...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/15/2010
Upcoming TechNet Webcast: Monitoring, Backing Up, and Restoring Exchange Server 2010 with System Center
Microsoft System Center helps you get the most from your mission-critical messaging infrastructure...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/10/2010
Updated OpsMgr 2007 IIS management pack to support monitoring Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2
We just released an update to the IIS7 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/09/2010
Now available: The DFS Namespaces Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
The DFS Namespaces Management Pack monitors servers running Windows Server® 2008, Windows Server...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/03/2010
Troubleshooting Agent Deployment in System Center Essentials 2010
Looks like our very own DustinJ (Program Manager for System Center Essentials) just posted a great...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/03/2010
List of known issues when you use a management pack for OpsMgr 2007 R2 in a localized version of Windows Server 2008 R2
Just an FYI that we have a new Knowledge Base article that lists the known issues that you may...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/03/2010
New KB solution: The "Windows Operating System" column has a "Not monitored" state for a new agent
In the Operations Manager console of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, the Windows...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/02/2010
New KB: 979388 - Alerts that are raised by the monitors should not be manually resolved in Operations Manager 2007
In Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 and in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/01/2010
Now available for download: The Windows 2008 R2 Direct Access Server Management Pack for Ops Manager 2007 SP1
Brief Description The DirectAccess Server Management Pack supports a rich set of Alarms, Monitors...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/28/2010
Support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2000 ends on July 13, 2010
I know this isn't necessarily Operations Manager specific but I figured that some of you may still...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/21/2010
System Center Essentials 2010 Release Candidate now available
The folks on the System Center Essentials team just announced the availability of the SCE 2010 RC...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/20/2010
New Opalis Overview Videos Now Available
The article below came out today from Paul Ross, Group Product Marketing Manager for System...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/19/2010
Management Pack Authoring Survey
Just a quick FYI that the folks on Operations Manager product team are looking for some feedback on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/19/2010
Fix: A push installation of the OpsMgr 2007 agent on a computer that is running Terminal Services may time out
On a computer that is running Terminal Services, when you try to use a push operation to install the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/13/2010
Fix: MOM 2005 Reports have incorrect date values on the X-axis
Just an FYI on a new KB we published today that's proven to be fairly popular: Symptom: MOM 2005...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/11/2010
Heads up on a few recently published MOM 2005 and OpsMgr 2007 KB articles
I've been out for a while due to the winter break so I'm still trying to get caught up on all the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/07/2010
Alert descriptions that contain HTML tags are displayed incorrectly in Operations Manager 2007 R2
Just a quick heads up to let you know about a known issue you may run into after upgrading to System...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/07/2010
Now available: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Audit Collection Services
System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Audit Collection Services enables the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/16/2009
Microsoft Acquires Opalis Software
In case you missed the big announcement over on the System Center Team blog I thought I'd pass it...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/14/2009
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 Beta Resources
Having signed up for the official Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 Beta (yes, even some of us...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/09/2009
How to link multiple Operations Manager 2007 Gateway Servers together
In Operations Manager, the Gateway server role is primary used for monitoring servers outside the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/08/2009
Cool Windows 7 Deployment Links
This is a little off topic but I thought you all would enjoy a heads up. One of our Windows...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/08/2009
Four new Operations Manager KB articles published last week
We had four new Knowledge Base articles for Operations Manager 2007 and MOM 2005 published last...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/07/2009
OpsMgr 2007: Not able to capture the web-site using Web application monitor on Win2008 64-bit servers
You may not be able to capture a website using the Operations Manager 2007 (SCOM) Web application...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/01/2009
Creating Rules and Monitors with a Schedule/Understanding XML internals!
Our own Steve Rachui posted some great info on creating Rules and Monitors with a schedule. If...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/30/2009
Wednesday: Live Meeting presentation for System Center influencers on System Center for Exchange 2010
Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, December 2, 10:00AM PST, we are hosting a Live Meeting...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/30/2009
Service Level Dashboard videos for Operations Manager 2007 R2
In these three short screen casts, IT Pro Evangelist Matt Hester shows how you can use the Service...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/30/2009
Putting a Group of Computers into Maintenance Mode via Powershell
Have you ever found yourself in need of putting a group of systems into Maintenance Mode in System...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/17/2009
New KB973499 - A memory leak occurs when many content location requests are received by a site server ConfigMgr 2007 SP1
Consider the following scenario: The management point role is installed on a site server that is...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/16/2009
How to enable a command notification channel in OpsMgr 2007
Command notifications differ from the other available notification channels. A command notification...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/12/2009
OpsMgr 2007: Subscriptions getting automatically disabled - Event ID 11452 logged
I recently ran across an issue where notification subscriptions were getting disabled every 30...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/12/2009
Windows Power Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 now available
The Power Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 R2 enables you to monitor and manage the power...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/11/2009
Now Available: The Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 management pack is designed to be used for monitoring Exchange...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/10/2009
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Community Technical Preview (CTP) Now Available!
I know this isn’t Operations Manager specific but I thought it was something you’d appreciate...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/10/2009
New KB: Description of System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 Update
We published a new Knowledge Base article last week, this one a description of System Center...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/09/2009
Automatic FixIt: You receive error 401.1 when you browse a Web site that uses Integrated Authentication and is hosted on IIS 5.1 or a later version
I asked the FixIt team for this a while back and they have delivered. Now if you ever run into...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/05/2009
Updated Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Management Pack – Now with 64-bit support
The updated Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Management Pack adds support for monitoring Configuration...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/29/2009
TechNet Webcast: PRO Tips in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
Being able to react to a changing server infrastructure is important for achieving a rationalized or...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/28/2009
Monitoring Windows 7 with Operations Manager 2007: Windows Client OS Management Pack to support Windows 7 now available
The Windows Client Monitoring Management Pack is built to detect, diagnose, and resolve hardware and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/27/2009
DFS Replication Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 is now available for download
The DFS Replication Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 monitors the health of...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/27/2009