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Taking Distributed Applications to the Next Level with Savision Live Maps

Cameron Fuller — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:45:25 GMT

Cameron Fuller writes, "...I have 3 servers in a web farm I want the farm icon to go red when more than 2 of them are offline...I started with a simple distributed application as shown below which monitors two websites, which are dependant upon one service and two databases. The website is monitored by a distributed application. The distributed application is shown below:..." more

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:45:25 GMT

Microsoft Focusing on Eight Core Businesses

Mary Jo Foley — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:16:11 GMT

Mary Jo Foley writes, "...Microsoft execs attempted to clarify where the company is focusing its efforts currently and in the coming year. Officials also emphasized repeatedly that in spite of all its talk and high-profile marketing push on the consumer front, Microsoft’s enterprise products constitute a huge part of the company’s revenue base. Actually, Microsoft has eight core focus areas..." more

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:16:11 GMT

How to Install OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Server on Server 2008 R2

Aaron Tiensivu — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:45:31 GMT

Aaron Tiensivu writes, "To begin, follow the instructions here for the usual Server 2008 R2 workaround/fixes for Server 2008 R2 and OCS 2007 R2. 1. From an elevated PowerShell prompt...[8 steps]...Celebrate, at this point you'll have a working Group Chat install on Server 2008 R2..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:45:31 GMT

Setting up Windows 7 Remote Assistance in a Corp. Environment

Helmers Blog — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:34:46 GMT

Helmers Blog writes, "...in a corporate environment it’s really easy to setup Windows Remote Assistance without additional costs and installation! The only thing you have to configure are a few Group Policies, which can be done in a few minutes. With Remote Assistance it’s even possible to chat with the person who..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:34:46 GMT

Solution to Empty Graphs - Reports for NICs Based on HP Teamed NIC

Marnix Wolf — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:28:19 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...Bumped into this issue at a customer. SCOM R2 is deployed, many MPs in place, among them the Server OS MP (of course). Also the Reporting component is installed...some Server reports did not show any data related to the NICs:...The server experiencing this issue is a HP server...Even with the HP Proliant MP loaded in SCOM R2 it does not collect any performance data at all.." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:28:19 GMT

How to Create a simple free OpsMgr Disk Space Report

Cameron Fuller — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:40:28 GMT

Cameron Fuller writes, "...steps required to create a simple free disk space report as this is one of the top three cases I am seeing for OpsMgr reporting: Show me the amount of free space on my servers over time, show me the processor utilization over time, and show me my specific counter I want gathered over time...The easy approach is..." more

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:40:28 GMT

Community MP: Logical Disk Extension Management Pack

Marnix Wolf — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:36:55 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "A MP from the Community which I really like is the ‘Logical Disk Extension Management Pack’...it works great...found here..." more

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:36:55 GMT

How to Get Rid of EventID 11463 in SCOM R2

Marnix Wolf — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:34:40 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...Even though the SCOM R2 Console does not Alert upon it, this nagging Event must be taken care off as well. But no where in the SCOM R2 Console was anything to be found about it. No more ADI was in place for the old (removed) Forest nor did the related RunAs Profile (Active Directory Based Agent Assignment Account) contain anything..." more

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:34:40 GMT

How to Change Priority and Severity of Service-Process Monitors in OpsMgr

Cameron Fuller — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:40:20 GMT

Cameron Fuller writes, "...Since the Windows Service Template and the Process Monitoring template create rules and monitors in the unsealed management pack that we specify when we create the service or process, we can locate the underlying rules and monitors and edit them...or we can alter their default behavior through creating overrides" more

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:40:20 GMT

Office 2010 IT Pro User Readiness Resources

Sean Earp — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:53:48 GMT

Sean Earp writes, "If you are planning an upcoming rollout of Office 2010, the Office team has released some readiness materials to help get your end users excited about Office 2010. The download includes posters, flyers, and weekly e-mails with tips and tricks..." more

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:53:48 GMT

New Microsoft Certification for Students called MTA

Bob Familiar — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:46:24 GMT

Bob Familiar writes, "...Students who aspire to become IT Professionals or Developers should have a look at MTA which is an ideal stepping stone to our professional MCTS certifications and to a career in IT...Institutions can get started with MTA through a FREE 45-Day Trial MTA Campus License—good for up to 50 exams. You receive the entire suite of MTA exams including..." more

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:46:24 GMT

Microsoft: 'If we don't cannibalize our existing business, others will'

Mary Jo Foley — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:06:18 GMT

Mary Jo Foley writes, "..It’s a pretty realistic take on why Microsoft and its partners need to move, full steam ahead, to slowly but surely lessen their dependence on on-premises software sales...Partners need to focus on selling “the triple play...of Windows 7, Office 2010 and Internet Explorer 8 and 9...85 percent of Microsoft’s installed base is running XP or Vista. Fifty-two percent is running..." more

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:06:18 GMT

Great Resource for Designing Dashboards

Buck Woody — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:35:23 GMT

Buck Woody writes, "...Not all data professionals get into the "front end" of the applications that hit their data. But most of us end up having to do a "dashboard" of information, even if it's a dashboard of our system information and performance tracking...a resource I use for that. It's from a site called "Quince", and I really like the way they break down all kinds of User-Interface (UI) information. Well worth your time..." more

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:35:23 GMT

Solution to SCOM R2 E-Mail Notifications Error Message

Marnix Wolf — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:33:56 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...Many times it is caused by the SMTP server which does not allow relaying (which is a GOOD thing). Resolution: The IP-address of the RMS has to be added to..." more

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:33:56 GMT

Tips from Pinpoint Management Pack Catalog

Marnix Wolf — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:02:51 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...I have tried the new page in order to search some MPs which were normally very hard to find in the previous versions of Pinpoint. And the good news is, these MPs are easily found now. The filters are really snappy and filters the dataset on the fly. Some Tips & Tricks:..." more

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:02:51 GMT

OpsMgr Challenge Excluding Servers from being Monitored on Select Applications

Marnix Wolf — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:07:25 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...A customer needs a quick installation of a SCOM R2 environment...a certain set of servers must NOT be monitored on SQL level...all other components on those very same set of servers must be monitored by SCOM R2...all other SQL servers present must be monitored by SCOM 2. So how to go about it? There are multiple approaches..." more

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:07:25 GMT

Two New Microsoft Certifications: Office and Technology Associate

Tom Swanson — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:10:33 GMT

Tom Swanson writes, "...availability of the Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 training and certification program. By earning a Microsoft Office certification credential, you can prove your expertise...(MTA) certification. The MTA is a new, entry-level certification designed to help individuals take the first step toward a career as an IT professional or developer. The certification helps..." more

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:10:33 GMT

Installation Error with SCOM R2 Management Server

Marnix Wolf — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:18:21 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...Bumped into this issue today at a customers site. SQL, RMS and Reporting were already in place and fully functional. Time to install a SCOM R2 MS. All seemed to running just fine until I had entered the credentials for the SDK Account. Setup stalled too long and threw this error:...EventID 26319?..." more

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:18:21 GMT

Solution to AD MP Error: Health Service Credentials Not Found Alert Message

Management Software and Virtualization — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:54:18 GMT

Management Software and Virtualization writes, "The AD MP had been imported and configured. Also replication monitoring was configured. For this a Run As Profile within SCOM has to be configured (AD MP Account). All was set as it should but still the DCs raised this Alert in the Console...the cause had to be found in the Run As Profile.So I removed..." more

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:54:18 GMT

TechEd Europe: Register by 5 July and Save

Rui Silva — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:50:52 GMT

Rui Silva writes, "...Tech·Ed Europe returns to Berlin this year, the event will take place between 8 and 12 November. If you register by 5 July you can save €500..." more

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:50:52 GMT