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OpsMgr 2007 RC2 info
Source: Arlindo Alves Arlindo Alves is posting info on OpsMgr RC2 on his Twitter timeline.
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/03/2008
Designing a new Report for OpsMgr 2007
Some time ago Jonathan Hambrook has written an article about Designing a new Report in SCOM 2007....
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/03/2008
Another (web app) OpsMgr Maintenance Mode tool
Source: Steve Rachui’s Management blog – ConfigMgr/OpsMgr Steve wrote this tool because...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/28/2008
Jalasoft and Savision team up
Source: Bernardo Sanchez Blog Yesterday I got an email from Jalasoft about Jalasoft and Savision...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/28/2008
Netuitive SI for Microsoft SCOM?
I got an interesting email about Netuitive SI. Sounds interesting. Maybe I should download their 30...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/22/2008
PowerShell List all Object Discoveries targeted to Windows Servers
I’m currently trying to find a way to automatically create overrides for Object Discoveries targeted...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/13/2008
OpsMgr Remote Maintenance Mode Scheduler
Source: Everything System Center Operations Manager 2007 Tim McFadden has created a GUI based tool...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/06/2008
Deleting OpsMgr Attributes
Have you ever looked for a way to delete an Attribute you created (by accident)? I did today, when I...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/02/2008
Cleanup Tool for Operations Manager 2007
Source: Walter Chomak's System Center Operations Manager 2007 Landing Zone I’ve updated the...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/02/2008
Technet Magazine Nov. 2008: Monitoring Windows Server 2008 with OpsMgr 2007
Source: Technet Magazine Blog The November 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online....
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/02/2008
System Center Desktop Wallpaper
Source: internal A colleague of mine (André) likes to have simple clean Desktop Wallpapers and...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/25/2008
Creating a Business Intelligence framework for data collected by OpsMgr 2007
Source: Operations Manager Product Team Blog Yesterday the PerformancePoint team released a sample...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/18/2008
Xian Network Manager Io SP2 beta now available
Source: Jalasoft Jalasoft announced yesterday that soon it is going to be releasing service pack 2...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/16/2008
Creating overrides in Service Level Dashboard for OpsMgr 2007
Today I started to dive into the Service Level Dashboard for System Center Operations Manager 2007....
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/11/2008
Linux Integration Components for Microsoft Hyper-V RTM
Go to Microsoft Connect and download.
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/10/2008
SCOPE = System Center OpsMgr PowerShell Extentions
Source: Pavleck.Net Jeremy (who is turning 32 on September 26 and is giving away presents) blogged...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/07/2008
Reporting issue: Loading reporting hierarchy failed
Update: This is caused by by how the particular domain environment was constructed. Read more on...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/03/2008
The Health of the Root Management Server is in a Gray “Not Monitored” State
Source: SMS&MOM J.C. Hornbeck published an article from Lenny Wile on the Health of the Root...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/03/2008
What’s in an Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack?
I know this isn’t the first blog about what’s in a MP, but lately I often get asked what’s in MP...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/03/2008
Hyper-V Automatic Start Action
I’m currently tweaking my demo environment and in this environment I’m using a Virtual...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/03/2008
New personal website
Yesterday I reinstalled my personal website and deleted my old weblog...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/29/2008
Dell video on integrating SCVMM and OpsMgr 2007
Source: Virtualboy Matt McSpirit blogged about how you could run ESX 3.5/ESXi on a VMware...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/26/2008
PowerShell Dashboard is available
Source: DevInfra-US PowerShell Dashboard is a modular IT administration web portal based on...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/26/2008
Webcast: Microsoft's Investments in Virtualization and Cross-Platform Management
Source: NEXUS SC: The System Center Team Blog Brad Anderson, GM of the Management Services Division,...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/25/2008
Vyatta Virtual Router on Hyper-V
I’m currently building a new demo/test environment on my Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V server. And I...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/25/2008
Finding scripts in MP with PowerShell
Have you ever wanted to know which scripts are being using in a Management Pack? I did ;-) You would...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/21/2008
System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions Quick Start Guide
Source: Microsoft Download Center You can now download the System Center Operations Manager 2007...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/21/2008
Dutch System Center Event “Meer dan Beheer 2008”
On September 12th 2008, the Dutch System Center User Group, INOVATIV (the System Center specialists)...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/19/2008
Busy weekend
It has been a busy weekend for me which ended not so good for me. On Friday my sister got married...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/18/2008
OpsManJam Tip for SharePoint Dummies
I already blogged about the new OpsManJam website where you can find unofficial management packs,...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/14/2008
OpsMgr 2007 Cross Platform Extensions Beta Update
Source: Microsoft Connect There is a new Beta update for OpsMgr 2007 Cross Platform Extensions on...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/11/2008
Autopilot: Automatic Data Center Management
Source: Twitter My colleague Daniele Muscetta posted a Tweet about how much of OpsMgr is used for...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/11/2008
New OpsMgr 2007 and MOM 2005 MP’s available
Source: MPNotifier Windows 2008 Network Policy Server MP for MOM 2005. Release date: 8/5/2008....
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/06/2008
Back from holiday
I’m back from a long holiday to the South of France (Port-Grimaud). We had great sunny and warm...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/05/2008
Can Xplat monitor Linux Monitoring Device?
Source: Cnet News.com “Plat'Home, a Linux company from Japan that specializes in combining...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/09/2008
Email Alert Notification based on Alert Descriptions
Have you ever wanted to create email notifications for Alerts based on Alert Descriptions? This...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/09/2008
OpsMgr Scripting explained
Source: SCOMNIVORE at myITforum.com Vin DiPippo has written a great article about about some...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/05/2008
Thinking about buying a EEE PC
I know this is not a topic you normally find on this weblog, but I’m thinking about buying a new EEE...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/03/2008
TechNet Magazine: Windows PowerShell in System Center Operations Manager
Marco Shaw, has published an article about how Windows PowerShell can be used with System Center...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/02/2008
New Management Packs for OpsMgr 2007
In the last couple of days new or updated Management Packs for OpsMgr 2007 are released. mpnotifier...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/02/2008
PowerShell CMDLets for WebSphere MQ - administer queues on Windows or Linux
Source: All About Interop Dino Chiesa is writing about PowerShell CMDLets for WebSphere. “It...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/01/2008
Overrides in separate management packs
I saw this question in one of our internal maillists and I sometimes also get the question why you...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 06/25/2008
Goaaaal! MPViewer with export to Excel
Source: Boris Yanusholsky Update: I found that the that the MPViewer export to HTML functionality...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 06/25/2008
OpsMgr Lineage Explorer
Source: SCOMNIVORE Thanks to Rod Trent I found this tool called OpsMgr Lineage Explorer from Vin...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 06/19/2008
Updated OpsMgr Toolbox
Today I updated the OpsMgr Toolbox with the latest version of the Module Explorer v2 from Boris...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 06/18/2008
Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides - Now in Beta!
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008; System Center Operations Manager 2007; Microsoft...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 06/17/2008
MP Guide Library complete
Source: Jeanie Decker The guides for Windows operating systems and technologies and the guides for...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 06/16/2008
OpsMgr 2007 Event 21402
A colleague of mine Dirk van Coeverden has written an excellent article about troubleshooting OpsMgr...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 06/11/2008