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Query That Upgrades Configuration Manager Clients

Vitalie Ciobanu — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:17:22 GMT

Vitalie Ciobanu writes, "...Created a package and program with ConfigMgr client upgrade with custom command line parameters. Program command line is...Now, as system resources with older client version are members of this collection they will receive the advertisement and will silently install the latest ConfigMgr client. When the collection will have no system resources..." more

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:17:22 GMT

Collaboration is Driven by Corporate Culture not Technology

Joris Poelmans — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:02:15 GMT

Joris Poelmans writes, "...With a new web savvy generation entering the work force companies will need to provide the necessary tools and freedom to allow people to work in ways that you probably did not imagine. This will mainly require a shift in management style from command and control to collaborate and connect..." more

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:02:15 GMT

Installing CU#3 SQL 2008 SP1 Runs Like a Charm

Marnix Wolf — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:56:31 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...In a SCOM R2 test environment of mine I installed CU #3 for SQL 2008 SP1 since I encountered some SSRS issues. With CU #3 these were solved. So when you run SQL 2008 SP1 for SCOM R2 you can install CU #3...SCOM R2 runs like a charm. CU #3 is to be found here..." more

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:56:31 GMT

Hotfixes for SCROM (R2) Targeted at Windows Server 2003

Marnix Wolf — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:45:36 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...hotfixes needed/advised when SCOM (R2) is going to monitor a server which is Windows Server 2003 based...These hotfixes are not SCOM based but are targeted at some Windows Server OS components...These are components the SCOM (R2) Agent uses a lot. So it is better to have these components at a good level..." more

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:45:36 GMT

Check this When Running Cumulative Update 1 for SCOM R2

Marnix Wolf — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:22:16 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "....I wanted to run CU#1 for SCOM R2. Got an account with admin privileges on the RMS and within SCOM. I downloaded the CU...But then I got an error message during the installation of CU#...it had no access to the SQL instance..." more

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:22:16 GMT

Setting up a Functional Service Level Tracking (SLT) in OpsMgr R2

Marnix Wolf — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:53:24 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...setting up SLT and more specific how to get the Service Level Objectives (SLOs) with the Collection Rules (Collection rule SLO) functional...It is all about targeting. When that isn’t done properly, one ends up with an empty screen...Lets start the SCOM Console, log on as a SCOM Administrator and select..." more

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:53:24 GMT

In OpsMgr R2 How to Get Collection Rule SLO Functional

Marnix Wolf — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:47:03 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...setting up SLT and more specific how to get the Service Level Objectives (SLOs) with the Collection Rules (Collection rule SLO) functional...Click on the Change Scope link displayed on the top right in the midsection of the SCOM Console. The Scope Management Pack Object screen is shown..." more

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:47:03 GMT

Why Your SOA Governance Efforts are so Complicated Today

Todd Biske — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:28:41 GMT

Todd Biske writes, "...How many companies actually practice systemic portfolio management versus “fire-drill” portfolio management, where a “portfolio” is produced on a once-a-year (or some other interval) basis in response to some event, and then ignored for the rest of the time, only to be rebuilt when the next drill occurs. Until these processes are more systemic, governance tools are going to continue to be add-ons to..." more

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:28:41 GMT

Workaround Steps for ESB Toolkit 2.0 Limited Deployment

Ben Cline — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:51:38 GMT

Ben Cline writes, "...I found that it is possible to do an limited deployment of assemblies for the pipelines as long as all of the dependent assemblies can be found. I recognize this is not an ideal or officially supported configuration but I found it to be a much quicker deployment...Here are the basic steps..." more

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:51:38 GMT

Update - Extension to Open Value Subscription Up to Date Discount

Emma Healey — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:38:40 GMT

Emma Healey writes, "...Customers who sign a new Open Value Subscription or Open Value Subscription for Government agreement and have an existing license for one of the following products:...Every 2007 Microsoft Office system license covered by Software Assurance includes rights to the same edition of Microsoft Office 2010 upon its release." more

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:38:40 GMT

New SCOM MP Catalog is Relocated on MS

Marnix Wolf — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:27:30 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...the SCOM MP Catalog has moved to a new website and interface. There is much to do about it. However, Microsoft is really interested what the users think about it...two other channels...let them know what you think..." more

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:27:30 GMT

Shutdown TechNet Forums?

Keith Combs — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:22:42 GMT

Keith Combs writes, "...if we shut down forums totally, where would people get authoritative answers? I am not suggesting I plan to make such a drastic change, but think about it. What if I pulled the plug tomorrow? We wouldn’t have to worry about moderators watching everything that goes on. We could dump reporting. We could use the budget for the staffing...What would you do?" more

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:22:42 GMT

Leveraging Social Computing Technologies in the Enterprise

Todd Biske — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:31:07 GMT

Todd Biske writes, "...The biggest challenge is creating the robust information pool. Today, the biggest complaint of newcomers to Twitter is finding information of value. It’s like walking into the largest social gathering you’ve ever seen and not knowing anyone. You can walk around and see if you overhear someone discussing something interesting, but that can be a daunting task...Your goals must be to enable one or more of the following..." more

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:31:07 GMT

Tip on OpsMgr and Duplicate Accounts

Marnix Wolf — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:45:39 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...An OpsMgr environment had an issue with the Data Warehouse. This EventID was frequently logged...This is serious. When an event like this is logged only once it is not a real problem. Somewhere along the line of storing data in the DW a hiccup occurred and that’s it. But when this event keeps on coming back..." more

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:45:39 GMT

Did IT Cause the Financial Crisis?

Barry Briggs — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:08:04 GMT

Barry Briggs writes, "A cautionary tale in The Economist suggesting that IT systems contributed to the present economic crisis:...Probably the least well-developed skill in IT, in my experience, is change management. Adding a new piece of technology is rarely, in and of itself, a panacea: the rollout of an IT solution must..." more

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:08:04 GMT

Management Packs Will Not Import into OpsMgr

Cameron Fuller — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:12:29 GMT

Cameron Fuller writes, "Check the free space on the OperationsManager database. There are alerts to provide warning if there is less than 40% available free disk space however if an OpsMgr environment is completely out of disk space all management packs will..." more

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:12:29 GMT

How to Link Multiple Gateway Servers Together

Marnix Wolf — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:48:24 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "how to “chain” multiple gateways together in order to get monitoring across multiple untrusted boundaries up and running...using Gateways in areas with poor network performance..." more

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:48:24 GMT

Troubleshooting Console Based OpsMgr Agent Install

Marnix Wolf — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:37:44 GMT

Marnix Wolf writes, "...how to troubleshoot Console based OpsMgr Agent installations...It happened on Windows Server 2008 systems where a tightened security policy is in place. This GPO had been created by running...After some searching it turned out that the Security Configuration Wizard had..." more

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:37:44 GMT

FAQ on Volume Licensing Products Requiring a VLK

Emma Healey — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:40:04 GMT

Emma Healey writes, "I am getting more and more questions come through on Product Keys, were do I get them, what products need a key etc etc. First off, we should try not to confuse Volume Licensing Product Activation with Product Keys, VA 2.0 is a new initiative...So to start..." more

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:40:04 GMT

Three Key Imperatives for Today's IT Departments

Barry Briggs — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:52:41 GMT

Barry Briggs writes, "...in today's economic climate IT departments must focus around three key imperatives:...Efficiency. The most obvious of the three, it's clear that belt-tightening is required across every aspect of IT...Rigorous models that describe your application portfolio, its health, and its capabilities, allow you to know precisely..." more

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:52:41 GMT