Definitely seems like a job for object-level auditing in Windows with event rules in OpsMgr to pick up the events

Sorry, working from my phone! A bit touchy on the keys!

The Channel defines method of delivery (SMTP, SMS, etc) and message format. If you have teams that have different format preferences, providing them their own channel and customizing the message format will meet the need.

This would best be accomplished with object-level auditing and picking up the resulting events with OpsMgr rules (or monitors if the missing folder actually affects application health). I would enable object-level […]

This would best be accomplished with object-level auditing and picking up the resulting events with OpsMgr rules (or monitors if the missing folder actually affects application health). I would enable object-level […]

On that page, this is the script - Script: File Count Monitoring for OpsMgr 2007 / 2012

and a tutorial on how to use monitoring scritps - How to create a Script-based 2-State Monitor

Yes, we have a big collection of monitoring scripts including the one you’re looking for at
Links: OpsMgr 2007 / 2012 Scripting Articles at System Center Central
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Nothing at all wrong with using SMLets in runbooks. I use them in a variety of situations with success.

Thanks for the heads up!

Have you looked into ‘recurring threshold’ unit monitors? With a unit monitor, you’ll only get one alert when a threshold is breached, and recurring threshold will further reduce the likelihood of false alarms.

If you are using Orchestrator to initiate server-side actions related to collections and software deployment, then yes. However, the Perform Client Action activity, which connects to the client directly, will not work.

VSS-related and can be safely ignored in most cases.

Yes, and one of our community colleagues did a great write-up on this feature in “Deploy an on-premise VM to Windows Azure with App Controller” at <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/datacenter/deploy-an-on-premise-vm-to-windows-azure-with-app-controller/5919&quot; […]

you could also execute the flush agent task multiple times through PowerShell. An example of task execution in bulk via PowerShell is available in “OpsMgr 2012: Running a Task in Bulk Using PowerShell” at

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