This is the most common way to monitor URLs.  If you only have a few websites to monitor then this solution works fine. But most organizations have a ton of…

There are three different ways to monitor a website with operations manager in SCOM.  Each of the different ways has its own pros and cons. Web Application Management Pack Template…

  I recently ran into this error. “The report server has encountered a configuration error. Logon failed for the unattended execution account.”    A couple weeks ago I changed the…

Download: Link The System Center Operation Manager 2007 Administration Resource Kit provides the following features to aid in management group administration: Scheduled Maintenance Mode – Ability to schedule and manage…

Download: SubscriptionCopier.zip Guide: SubscriptionCopierGuide.pdf Subscriptions copier is a simple tool for copying subscriptions and helping with alert escalation. I created this tool after multiple customers have asked me why they…

SCOM 2007 R2 CU4 has been released to the web.  You can download it here CU 4 contains a fix that I have been waiting for since SCOM 2007 RTM. …

When I wrote SCOM VBScripts in the past, it was easy to test the script and see if I was getting the right output.  I would simply run the cscript…

  I decided I needed to re-install my lab environment.  I wanted to keep all of the firewalls on during the install process and only open the ports that are…

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg508710.aspx Covers the following: Custom Reporting Overview Setting Up the Environment Creating Custom Reports Data Warehouse Schema Inside a Generic Report Custom Report Queries

There is a new area on the Operations Manager connect site specifically for reporting management pack bugs. https://connect.microsoft.com/OpsMgr/feedback/CreateFeedback.aspx This will get your bug directed to the right people on the…