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How to create an Alert rule based on an Event description
Courtesy of The Manageability Team Blog -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
How to search the entire database for a string value or GUID
Courtesy of The Manageability Team Blog -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
You cannot reinstall the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 management server role on a computer on which the role has been installed and removed
Courtesy of Microsoft -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
Single Server View
Courtesy if Ian Blyth - https://ianblythmanagement.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/single-server-view/
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
Remote Maintenance Mode Scheduler v1.7
Courtesy of Everything System Center Operations Manager 2007 -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
Root Management Server Unavailable
Courtesy of Jason Sandys posted at SystemCenterForum.org -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
Updated SQL Server MP (v6.0.6441) - Large Database Discovery Fix
Courtesy of Operations Manager Team -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
Enabling Agent Proxy for all Computers Hosting an Instance of a Specific Object class
Courtesy of Pete Zerger -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
Scheduled Discovery and Agent Deployment in Large and Complex Environments
Courtesy of Pete Zerger -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
Programmatically Check for Management Pack updates in OpsMgr 2007 R2
Courtesy of Daniele Muscetta -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
Updating Primary and Failover Management Server Settings for Multiple Agents
Courtesy of Pete Zerger -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
Disappearing DNS Community Fix
Courtesy of Ian Blyth -...
Author: walterch Date: 12/03/2008
Virtualization of the Root Management Server (RMS)
The traditional approach to virtualization for a Management Group is simple, don't do it. Soon there...
Author: walterch Date: 11/18/2008
UPDATE: General Diagnostics Management Pack 1.0
I've pulled the MP since I have quickly learned I am no MP Author. For those of you who faced some...
Author: walterch Date: 11/05/2008
Obtaining Certificates for OpsMgr via Command Line or Script
Provided by the Operations Manager Product Team. Just an FYI, when working in distributed...
Author: walterch Date: 11/03/2008
Populating Groups from External Sources
Courtesy of Boris Yanushpolsky:...
Author: walterch Date: 10/29/2008
Configuring the Service Level Dashboard
Content provided by System Center Operations Manager Blog Part I: Create a Web Application Monitor -...
Author: walterch Date: 10/27/2008
Monitoring Windows Server 2008 with OpsMgr 2007
Gotta' give credit where credit is due.....nice write up Pete!...
Author: walterch Date: 10/24/2008
Creating Exchange 2007 Reports using the Service Level Dashboard Solution Accelerator and the Exchange 2007 Management Pack
Communications from the Operations Manager Product Team It is possible to create custom reports for...
Author: walterch Date: 10/24/2008
Alerts Issued from MOM 2005 ADMP after Instalaltion of OpsMgr 2007 SP1 Agent over a MOM 2005 Agent on a Domain Controller Running a 64-bit Version of Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956184
Author: walterch Date: 10/23/2008
Working with Large Data Warehouses
So you are designing an environment with enough agents and a retention policy necessitating a...
Author: walterch Date: 10/13/2008
Security Considerations - Controlling Access & Views with User Roles (Part 2 of 2)
In the second part of this series, I will discuss and demonstrate how to leverage User Roles to...
Author: walterch Date: 10/13/2008
Deleting Attributes
Please check out Stefan Stranger's post on how to delete OpsMgr attributes....
Author: walterch Date: 10/09/2008
How to Verify Data Warehouse Grooming is Working
Please check out this post at...
Author: walterch Date: 10/09/2008
Remote Maintenance Mode Scheduler 2.0
Check out Tim McFadden's blog entry at...
Author: walterch Date: 10/06/2008
Console Refresh Rates
When it comes to the Operations Console, the notion of refresh rate often is a popular topic. Just...
Author: walterch Date: 10/06/2008
Granular Targeting
Check out this terrific article by Steve Rachui....
Author: walterch Date: 10/06/2008
Description of System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Currently, it is not a supported scenario to run SQL Server 2008 together with System Center...
Author: walterch Date: 10/05/2008
Missing Services in Windows Service MP Template
Courtesy of David Allen:...
Author: walterch Date: 10/05/2008
Enabling the Web Splash Screen
When installing the Web Console you are presented with two authentication choices: Windows...
Author: walterch Date: 10/03/2008
Cleanup Tool for Operations Manager 2007
An must have tool in your arsenal. If the standard GUI fails for whatever reason you can rely on...
Author: walterch Date: 10/01/2008
Simplifying the Task of Processing Alerts
Processing alerts can seem like an arduous task. Realistically, it is not. There are only three...
Author: walterch Date: 09/30/2008
OpsMgr 2007 Post-Installation Tasks
So you just finished installing OpsMgr successfully and now it is time to begin using it. This post...
Author: walterch Date: 09/30/2008
Installing OpsMgr 2007 SP1 Reporting on Windows Server 2008
If you are deploying OpsMgr on the Windows 2008 platform, its no big deal. however, Reporting is a...
Author: walterch Date: 09/30/2008
Security Considerations - Controlling Access (Part 1 of 2)
Anyone who has installed OpsMgr knows there is a setup option to choose what computer group will...
Author: walterch Date: 09/29/2008
Changing Alert Severity with Overrides
You may often come across situations where you wish to change the severity of an override. Classic...
Author: walterch Date: 09/24/2008
Enable Agent "Act As A Proxy" in bulk via PowerShell
This script, originally posted at SystemCenterForum.org, is tremendously valuable in large ADMP...
Author: walterch Date: 09/24/2008
Improving Console Performance with Fast Disks & User Roles (TR7 Chalk Talk)
The attached deck is from Tech Ready 7 session, editied accordingly. Thanks Anders Ravnholt!!...
Author: walterch Date: 09/24/2008
Database Sizing Estimator (OperationsManager, OperationsManagerDW & OperationsManagerAC)
The attached spreadsheet is not a precise sizing instrument but a very accurate estimator. It will...
Author: walterch Date: 09/24/2008
Implementing High Availability Reporting
This document will provide the information required to deploy a highly available System Center...
Author: walterch Date: 09/24/2008
Maximizing Performance with User Roles
The purpose of this document is to explain how operational performance can be maximized through the...
Author: walterch Date: 09/24/2008