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Which is you most important system?
Many organization would answer Active Directory. A lot of applications and systems are depending on Active Directory, for example Exchange. Most of the regular issues within Active Directory can be handle if a administrator get notice early. AD management pack monitors all core components of AD, client services, replication and gives you a good overview of your directory service health. There is one disadvantage, AD MP does not monitor security, for example changes in your domain admin security group.
I have written a article about how you can monitor changes in some key security groups. This is not a complete management pack, but I will show you how easy it is to create some basic rules.
You can download the article here
MOM Maintenance Mode Utility GUI
Matt Broadstock has created a GUI to work with maintenance modeÂ
This is a graphical utility to put Computers or Computer groups into Maintenance Mode for MOM.
It can be run from any system. It will query MOM for either Computer Groups or Computers that MOM manages and let you choose one or multiples of either. You can also manually type in a specific computer name (so you don’t have to browse through a large list)
You can download it here
SCOM 2007 – IM Notification
A new function in SCOM 2007 is the possibility to send alert with instant messenger (IM). This functions make easier to send alerts to mobilphones and PDA. I have done some test sending alerts with Microsoft Live Communication to Microsoft Office Communicator. You can setup your Microsoft Live Communication server to send alerts to regular MSN Messenger accounts.
With the correct handheld devide it will be no problem to get the alert and then start troubbleshot when you are on the run, not with all new nice functions in SCOM 2007 :)Â
SCOM 2007 – Web Console
System Center Operations Manager 2007 has a new really good looking web console. Some of the news are
- Almost all common tasks can be done diectly from the web console, for example to watch state viewes and diagram
- Start tasks
- Work with maintenance mode
- If a operator have a custom made view (my workspace) this view will be visable from the web cosnole too.Â
A nice function is that role based security also works in the web console. If a operator only se SQL related information in System Center Operations Manager console the operator will only see that in the web console too.
I have upload some pictures at my screenshot page. If you havent work with the web console in MOM 2005 there is a picture of it here. Picture1Â shows the mainpage that you will see directly after login. Picture2 shows a active alert. Picture3 shows a all machines status view and picture6 shows all function if you right-click a computer, notice maintenance mode. Picture4 and picture5 shows the possibility to access my workspace directly from the web console.
Funny management packs
Michel Kamp did a Oracle management pack today when he was home sick. If you want to try it you can download it here.Â
Secure Vantage Technologies have made a Directory Service Controls MP (DCMP) that is free. It is pretty basic. The webpage is absolute worth a visit.Â
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System Center Operations Manager 2007 RC1
Today System Center Operations Manager 2007 RC1 was published at Microsoft Connect
Some of the news
- There is a new tool to migrate from MOM 2005, MOM 2005 to OpsMgr 2007 Migration tool
- The documentation is heavy improved, more information and more details
- SCOM 2007 console is updated, much faster GUI, more information and more working functions
- Simplify installation, working links during installation
- Gateway server, a serverservice to monitor machines in non-trusted domains
- Discovery of machines based on Active Directory is working
- Self tuning thresholds, MP can tune itself based on your environmentÂ
 I have upload some new pictures under screenshots
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