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 [...]
Archive for November, 2006
Monitor Active Directory with MOM 2005
Posted: 21st November 2006 by Anders Bengtsson in Microsoft Operations Manager 20052
MOM Maintenance Mode Utility GUI
Posted: 20th November 2006 by Anders Bengtsson in Microsoft Operations Manager 2005Matt Broadstock has created a GUI to work with maintenance mode 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 [...]
SCOM 2007 – IM Notification
Posted: 8th November 2006 by Anders Bengtsson in System Center Operations Manager 2007A 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 [...]
SCOM 2007 – Web Console
Posted: 5th November 2006 by Anders Bengtsson in System Center Operations Manager 2007System 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 [...]
Funny management packs
Posted: 2nd November 2006 by Anders Bengtsson in Microsoft Operations Manager 2005Michel Kamp did a Oracle management pack today when he was home sick. If you want to try it you can download it here. 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.
System Center Operations Manager 2007 RC1
Posted: 1st November 2006 by Anders Bengtsson in System Center Operations Manager 2007Today 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 [...]