This sample which will work in PowerShell 2.0 or 3.0, and could come in handy in an Orchestrator 2012 runbook (which is where I use it), will rename and rebook the computer. Here is the PowerShell script, intended to run → Continue Reading.

I have put together a quick and dirty powershell script that will convert all HEX values from an SNMP Walk in SCOM 2012 .  It can be optimized, but as is, it runs pretty fast and clean. If you want → Continue Reading.

This script is for use in a Operations Manager 2007 R2 / 2012 monitor and requires the DPM Server Name to be passed to it. For full details on how to use this script, see the article “Monitoring DPM using → Continue Reading.

Here’s a great tip from an SCC forum thread this morning that I thought worth sharing. The Question How can I retrieve a list of monitored objects currently in maintenance mode in System Center 2012 Operations Manager? The Answer This → Continue Reading.

I recently posted how to delete work items in bulk in System Center 2012 Service Manager (SCSM) and in that post, promised I would post how to do the same with configuration items (CIs)in SCSM as well. As with the → Continue Reading.

Note: This is not a momcertimport post, this is regarding the initial cert import into the store, which momcertimport uses. Right now I’m deploying two enterprise size OpsMgr 2012 SP1 management groups at the same time. We’re using Server 2012, → Continue Reading.

Everyone, I just learned I am going to be running a Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) session on System Center  2012 Orchestrator use cases on Wednesday evening. If you have process automation scenarios you would like to discussion, I’d love to see you → Continue Reading.

I was working with line of business applications in System Center 2012 Operations Manager (SCOM) and wanted to quickly get all of the classes in the sample application (DinnerNOW) on the whitelist in System Center 2012 Service Manager (SCSM) so → Continue Reading.

I just read the KB for cumulative update 1 and was pleasantly surprised to see the long list of new cmdlets. The article shows 39 in all! Article and cmdlets below. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817245/en-us New Cmdlets included for System Center 2012 Configuration → Continue Reading.

While unlikely for production, you may want to reset your System Center 2012 Service Manager lab environment by deleting work items in bulk. Here are some Service Requests Get-SCSMClassInstance -Class (Get-SCSMClass -Name System.WorkItem.ServiceRequest) | Where {$_.ID -like “SR*”} | Remove-SCSMClassInstance → Continue Reading.