How to use the custom properties in SCVMM 2008
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How to use the custom properties in SCVMM 2008
Posted: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 5:50 PM :: Rank: 119
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Greetings,

I am currently facing the following challenge and I have not being able to find good information on the internet.

I need to know when was the last time the adminsitrator account logged to the virtual machines, like loggin to the console or remotly using RDC. 

I have a exe file that can login to any given virtual machine and returns the results I need (using the command prompt); however the real challenge is to use the Custom properties in VMM to have the information display in the console.

Is there a how to, or some examples that I could follow to make use of those custom properties?
Should I run the utility through a batch file?
How can I run my utility in the custom properties?

It is worh noting that this virtual machines are not part of any domain and that the utility I have already returns the value I need, but I just need to integrate it with VMM.

Any help will be appreaciated.

Thanks and have a nice day.

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RE: How to use the custom properties in SCVMM 2008
Posted: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 6:05 PM :: Rank: 162
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 I think perhaps I could show you how to update that property in PowerShell (VMM Command Shell). Is that what you had in mind?

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Re: How to use the custom properties in SCVMM 2008
Posted: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 7:19 PM :: Rank: 108
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If I can get it through PowerShell then the better and I will learn a great deal out of it; however, the ultimate goal is to show the last time the account log on to the server in VMM. Regardless, I do appreaciated your help.



Have a nice day.



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Re: How to use the custom properties in SCVMM 2008
Posted: Thu, Feb 11, 2010 2:31 PM :: Rank: 133
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Hello,



Any ideas as to how to populate the custom properties in VMM 2008?



Thanks.
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Re: How to use the custom properties in SCVMM 2008
Posted: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 11:42 AM :: Rank: 156
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Do you have SCOM or another monitoring application that can watch the security event log of the servers ? If something is polling the security eventlog then you could configure it to run an update script each time there is successful logon attempt.



Regards - Ronnie
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