I was recently working with a customer that had this solution configured in full production and I must say it is impressive. They were getting really useful alerts about…
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How to set Agent proxy enabled for all agents in SCOM 2012
Here is an updated PowerShell script that can be used to set agent proxy in SCOM 2012. param ($MSSvr) Import-Module -Name "OperationsManager" New-SCManagementGroupConnection -ComputerName:$MSSvr; ## set proxy enabled…
Jeff Blankenburg – You have too much time
Off the topic of SCOM. Jeff Blankenburg delivers an interesting presentation on how we waste our time. Jeff Blankenburg – You have too much time from The Kalamazoo…
Disable The Server Manager Dashboard on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
It was not real obvious to me how to disable the Server Manager Dashboard that launches every time I login to a Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 Server….
Download Windows 8.1 RTM, Visual Studio 2013 RC and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM Today
Starting today, we will extend availability of our current Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM builds to the developer and IT professional communities via MSDN…
Updated SQL Management Pack released with sweet new SQL Server 2012 Dashboard
Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10631 Changes in This Update SQL Server Management Pack version 6.4.0.0 includes the following changes: · New Dashboard for SQL Server 2012 DB · New Monitors…
Free ebook and Hands on Lab for Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release
Get the high-level overview you need to begin preparing your deployment now. This book is based on the Preview release and will be updated to cover Windows Server 2012…
Team Foundation Service – A great place to store your Management Packs using the Visual Studio Authoring Extensions
http://tfs.visualstudio.com I recently started building Management Packs using the Visual Studio Authoring Extensions. Using Visual Studio in the past, I used a local Team Foundation Server for versioning of…
Error "No such file or directory" error when you try to install a Unix agent after applying CU6 or CU7 for SCOM 2007
KB2882532 To resolve the issue, remove the 1 KB agent installer files from the following folder on the management server under the System Center Operations Manager installation directory: %ProgramFiles%\System…
SCOM 2012 SP1 UR2 agents not showing up in Pending Management
Recently I ran into an issue of agents not showing up in Pending Management after installing SP1 UR2 at a customer. I had installed the files using and elevated…