February 04 2012 9:09 AM

SCVMM Tip: Testing PRO Integration in VMM / OpsMgr 2012

PRO Integration still has an important place in VMM / OpsMgr integration System Center 2012 and I expect many people will be leveraging it in a private cloud environment. Once you setup Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) integration (for info on...

February 02 2012 5:21 PM

OpsMgr 2012 (#SCOM) Overriding the default AutoSignOut value for the web console

A colleague of mine was having issues with the new OpsMgr 2012 web console that it would return to the login prompt after a period of time. This would represent an issue for organizations who want to display this web page on views which would not be regu...

February 02 2012 8:49 AM

How to clear agent cache on Operations Manager 2007 agent

This is a frequent item that is covered in the TechNet forums. So much so I’ve decided to make a post about how to do it so I don't have to type the directions any more. Steps to clear the agent cache. 1. Logon to agent machine with admin rights (or enou...

February 02 2012 8:33 AM

Hotfix: SCDPM 2010 Interoperability Hotfix for Centralized Management with SCDPM 2012 Beta

This interoperability patch enables your SCDPM 2010 servers to be centrally managed using the Central Console feature available with SCDPM 2012. Once you have installed this hotfix, you can monitor and manage both SCDPM 2010 and SCDPM 2012 servers using...

January 30 2012 9:12 PM

OpsMgr 2012 UNIX/Linux Authoring Templates: Shell Command [Operating Quadrant]

Kris Bash posted a great tutorial showcasing the new Shell Command monitoring templates in Operations Manager 2012. The new templates are: Monitors UNIX/Linux Shell Command Three State Monitor UNIX/Linux Shell Command Two State Monitor Rules UNIX/Linux S...

January 30 2012 1:42 PM

QuickTrick: Find alerts from a monitor or rule in OpsMgr 2012 (#SCOM)

Since I started with Operations Manager 2007 this has been a commonly asked question – “How can you tell what alerts are created by a rule versus those that are created by a monitor?” (This is important because you generally do not want to close alerts w...

January 27 2012 8:09 AM

MMS 2012, Session Declined & The Avengers?

The Microsoft Management Summit 2012 looks like it will be an incredible experience with all of the updates occurring in the System Center 2012 space (pun somewhat intended)! I highly recommend that if you can be there – be there. I think that this will...

January 27 2012 4:41 AM

Where to find details on the System Center 2012 Licensing Plan (downloadable datasheets and FAQ)

I recently attended a discussion / briefing on the new licensing model, which I think is going to simplify things for orgs like mine. Microsoft has recently posted downloadable datasheets to help customers sort this out, including a 27 question FAQ sheet...

January 26 2012 11:23 AM

OpsMgr 2012 (#SCOM) and ConfigMgr 2012 (#SCCM) Q&A

The following questions are the result of yesterday’s self-proclaimed game of “stump the chump” with myself playing the chump in a room full of IT folks (who had some excellent questions on Configuration Manager and Operations Manager). The responses bel...

January 26 2012 5:38 AM

What’s new in the Cloud Services Process Pack (CSPP) Release Candidate for System Center 2012?

Microsoft have posted a beta refresh of the Cloud Services Process Pack (CSPP), which you can download at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28726&ocid=aff-n-we-loc--ITPRO40886&WT.mc_id=aff-n-we-loc—ITPRO40886 I wanted to put together a...