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    App Controller demo–taking a walk through the key capabilities

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    Hi everyone So last Thursday we posted the App Controller Beta ( article and download ), and we have now posted a video demo of App Controller, with a walk through the key capabilities that App Controller provides. You can watch the video over on TechNet...
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    Webcast–Opalis, the new SC IP’s and the Private Cloud

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    I have recorded a webcast of the new System Center Integration Pack’s in action.  These new IP’s will be released with Opalis 6.3. The video walks through a scenario that is part of the move to a Private Cloud: moving from a physical platform to...
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    What Opalis scenario would *you* like to see built and run?

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    I’m very interested in building out scenario’s that you want to see. So the easiest way to do this, is for you to tell me what you want to see! Please post in the comments :)
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    The difference between Opalis and Service Manager

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    One of the most common questions I get is to help people understand the difference between Opalis and Service Manager.  There is a misconception that they do the same thing.  They don’t. Whilst there are some things that you could do in both...
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    How to automate a process in Opalis, step-by-step

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    In this post, we’ll take a very simple looking process and show how easy it is to automate this in Opalis. Lets take a simple scenario:  read in lines from a text file and compare the values to a database table If there is a match, get the free disk...
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    What systems can Opalis integrate with?

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    Glad you asked. This is the current list of available integration packs that can be downloaded currently from here and the target versions.  You can also grab a 180 day trial from this location. This will of course continue to evolve, so please always...
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    App Controller–all the useful resources

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    Hi everyone Well, it is now out in the open what we have been working on! Over on the Server Cloud blog, you can read the announcement we made this morning, making the System Center self-service releases available – App Controller Beta, Service...
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    Installing the Operations Manager 2012 Beta!

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    Hi everyone The Operations Manager 2012 Beta is now available! There are a lot of significant new capabilities, including Network Monitoring and of course my particular area of interest, Application Performance Management. Below you will see the...
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    Application Performance Monitoring with Operations Manager 2012

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    As posted yesterday on the Server Cloud blog, we have released the Release Candidate of Operations Manager 2012. This is a significant milestone release, and in this article we will explore how Operations Manager 2012 Release Candidate delivers application...
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    Opalis 6.2.2 SP1 Release Announcement

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    We are very please to be announcing the release of System Center Opalis Integration Server 6.2.2 Service Pack 1. This release demonstrates Microsoft’s commitment to the product for the hundreds of customers using the current version of Opalis Integration...
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    Repost–existing Opalis workflow samples and examples

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    Seeing some of the suggestions for workflows reminded me that we already have some of these, or at least the foundation for them. Make sure you take a look at the existing Workflow Authoring Examples and Samples that are posted and published on the Opalis...
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    25,000 seat Fortune 500 company switches from VMware, saves $3.2m!

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    Engineering firm CH2M HILL was an early user of virtualization software to lower server costs. However, when the global economy began to slump in 2007, the company sought a more cost-effective virtualization solution than VMware. It switched to the Windows...
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    Worldwide Partner Conference … what a BLAST!

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    I have had the pleasure of being at WPC this week.  We rocked in on Sunday morning to set up the hardware for the Day 2 keynotes today, and I am very happy (relieved?) to say that the demos went perfectly and our Demo Gods rocked them. In summary...
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    Webcast–Using Opalis to perform DR based on an Application State

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    I have recorded a new 2-part Webcast, showcasing the new System Center Integration Packs, and how we can respond to an Application’s State. There are many things we can do in response to an Application State, and many different scenarios we can complete...
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    The “New Blog” Post

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    Welcome to the new look and feel! I am changing the focus of my blog to be about Opalis.  My name is Adam, and the “Magic Octopus” was my idea. So, what is Opalis? From the Opalis Homepage : Microsoft has acquired Opalis Software, a Toronto-based...
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    Using Opalis to automate Standard Operating Procedures

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    We use the term Run Book Automation as part of the description of what Opalis does.  This is a very good description as it encapsulates very precisely what Opalis is all about: “Run Book Automation (RBA) is the ability to define, build, orchestrate...
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    Changing the Opalis operator console timeout and polling interval settings

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    The Opalis operator console by default is set to refresh every 10 seconds and timeout after 20 minutes. If this does not meet your desired behavior, you can change these settings in the file “settings.properties”.  You change these settings at your...
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    Building the MMS keynote demos

    Posted over 1 year ago
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    It’s been an amazing week at MMS! Every year, our team has the pleasure of being a major contributor to the success of MMS, driving the session tracks, the marketplace booths, ensuring that the content delivered is of a high quality and of course building...
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    Opalis 6.2.2 SP1 Download links

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    The Opalis Integration Server 6.2.2 SP1 bits have been posted to the www.opalis.com website.  Here are the links: Opalis Integration Server - http://www.opalis.com/download.asp?id=189   Opalis Operator Console Installer - http://www.opalis.com...
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    Hello, is anyone home?

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    Just a very quick note to say that this site is not dead, it’s just neglected I will be posting a lot of content here after MMS.  I have been working on a lot of new content that we tested for the first time last week at our internal event, TechReady...
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    Taking a look at the next Opalis release

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    I posted today over on the System Center Nexus site about the upcoming Opalis release and what improvements it will bring. To quickly recap, the next release of Opalis brings two main enhancements: Platform Support – we will now support the latest Windows...
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    Enabling single sign-on for App Controller

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    By default when you load the App Controller page, you are prompted to enter a username in the format domain\username and enter your password. However you can enable App Controller to use your logged on credentials to automatically sign in.  This...
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    How does Opalis fit in with other System Center solutions?

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    If you are looking at Opalis and wondering how it sits within the greater System Center family, then you are not alone. In this post I will explain where Opalis fits, and how it can be used to work within the existing System Center solutions. System...
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    Planning and Architecting for an Opalis implementation

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    For anyone tasked with implementing Opalis, there are a number of solution-level questions that will immediately burst into your head.  You will have a bunch of questions along the lines of: How many servers will I need? How many concurrent jobs...
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    Applications Track sessions at MMS 2012!

    Posted over 1 year ago
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    Hi everyone Well, MMS is nearly upon us again for 2012!  We have been working hard behind the scenes to get the event ready. This year we have aligned the content into 5 tracks for Windows Server and System Center: (track owners respectively) Application...
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