KB: Installation of a System Center 2012 Operations Manager server fails with...
Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue where installing a System Center 2012 Operations Manager server fails with error 0x80131604. ===== Symptoms Installing a...
View ArticleUsing the Web Application Availability Monitoring to monitor Web Applications...
Dear Users, This blog explains how to get the most of Web Application Availability Monitoring in SCOM 2012. This Monitoring allows you to observe the health of web application end points using your...
View ArticleNew “How to Participate in the System Center Community” Wiki Page
I’ve put together a new TechNet Wiki page that is a “one stop shopping” index of the following things: · Forums · Galleries · Libraries (aka “docs”) · Survival Guides · Wikis · Engineering Team Blogs ·...
View ArticleNew Style
Whoa! What’s with the new style?! The System Center engineering team blogs are now part of the Server & Tools blog network which is a select few top tier blogs from the Server and Tools division....
View ArticleFree Windows Server 2008 Dashboards for OpsMgr 2012 and TOOL to help create...
In OpsMgr 2012, we provided users the ability to create customized dashboards using the OpsMgr 2012 console. The GTM.exe tool provided in this blog allows you to build off these dashboard investments,...
View ArticleAnnouncing Availability of System Center 2012 SP1 Community Technology...
As I write this post flying back from TechEd, North America (check out Day 1 keynote), it never ceases to amaze me how technology has really changed our lives!!! Speaking of which, what an honor that...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Availability of System Center 2012 CTP2 – Operations Manager
As Vijay announced we are excited about the CTP2 release of the System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 that is now ready to download! System Center 2012 SP1 integrates with and leverages the exciting new...
View ArticleKB: Setup cannot determine free disk space for the operational database in...
Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue where installing a System Center 2012 Operations Manager fails if there is not enough free disk space for the Data file...
View ArticleEvent-to-Alert ratio, reviewing problems and understanding trends for APM...
I have been talking to a number of people, both online as well as in person (at MMS, TechED and in other occasions) and one of the recurring questions I get, as people plan for their deployment of...
View ArticleUpdated Windows Server Operating System Management Pack
You can find the MP here. From the Management Pack Guide Document Version This guide was written based on the 6.0.6972.0 version ofthe Monitoring Pack for Windows Server Operating System. Changes...
View ArticleSystem Center 2012 Self-Study Guide (System Center Advisor and App Controller)
The following is a self-study guide put together by a Technical Account Manager here at Microsoft named Scott Rachui. He was gracious enough to let me post the contents here so if you’re looking for a...
View ArticleGlobal Service Monitor for System Center 2012: Observing application...
Dear Users, With the CTP2 release of System Center 2012, we announced the immediate availability of the Customer Preview of a new System Center component called “Global Service Monitor”. Global...
View ArticleKB: Operations Manager AD Replication Monitoring generates "Invalid Script...
Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue where an Operations Manager AD Replication Monitor generates an "Invalid Script Parameter Configuration" error message....
View ArticleSystem Center 2012 Guided Hands On Labs
Check out the System Center 2012 Guided Hands On Labs! They are a set of 14 labs that cover how to use System Center to deliver IT as a Service using a Private Cloud. The demos span across the three...
View ArticleKB: The System Center Data Access Service fails to start after applying...
Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue where the System Center Data Access Service may fail to start with a Timeout error after applying the hotfix in 2677070....
View ArticleDownloadable Virtual Machines for System Center 2012 SP1 CTP2 Evaluation Now...
App Controller – Evaluation VHD http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4da3d1d9-91d4-472e-acb7-10885df9d1c2 Operations Manager – Evaluation VHD...
View ArticleUpdate Rollup 2 for System Center 2012 is now available for download
This rollup includes updates for App Controller, Data Protection Manager (DPM), Operations Manager (OpsMgr), Orchestrator, Service Manager (SCSM) and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). Download links,...
View ArticleCloud and Datacenter Management System Center Update Rollup Improvements
Greetings, Hi, Carmen Summers here from the Cloud and Data Center Management System Center team. Yesterday System Center released Update Rollup 2 for System Center 2012 posted on all System Center...
View ArticleNow available: System Center 2012 Operations Manager Monitoring Pack for UNIX...
The UNIX and Linux Operating Systems Monitoring Packs enable discovering, monitoring, and managing UNIX and Linux computers with System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. They provide both proactive...
View ArticleIMPORTANT: HP-UX PA-RISC computers monitored by Operations Manager will...
The information below applies to the monitoring of HP-UX PA-RISC computers with: Operations Manager 2007 R2 System Center 2012 – Operations Manager Background Operations Manager uses the WS-Management...
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