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We’ve Moved!

In order to provide a more consistent experience with the System Center product family, we've moved...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 02/14/2012

Evaluating the Reach and Scale of Opalis Runbooks

Adam Hall just announced a couple new articles that were published on Opalis and the next version of...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/13/2011

New Configuration Manager 2007 IP Extension –Testers Needed!

This post has been updated for Orchestrator 2012 and re-posted to the new Orchestrator blog site:...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 05/18/2011

Now available: The Opalis Integration Pack for PowerShell Script Execution

Looks like Microsoft’s own Charles Joy announced the next addition to his collection of OIS 6.3 QIK...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/09/2011

Automating a Hyper-V Integration Services upgrade with Opalis and SCVMM

Not sure how I missed this one back when it first posted but our very own Charles Joy posted a great...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/02/2011

Handling PowerShell Switch Parameters in QIK CLI Activities

This post has been revised for Orchestrator and moved to the Orchestrator blog here:...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 04/07/2011

MSIT internal Opalis adoption - Using Opalis to Move Files Across Untrusted Domains

This post was written by Marian Stanescu I work in a small team at Microsoft that manages and...

Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 04/05/2011

MMS BB53 session demo – Automated Protection of Resources

As per the first post in this series, this article documents a demo that we did at MMS last week. In...

Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 03/31/2011

MMS BB51 session demo – User Initiated Server Restart

I am going to document and publish all the Opalis demos that I did at MMS, providing a description...

Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 03/30/2011

New Community Opalis Integration Pack for System Center Service Manager

Marcel Zehner over at SCSMFAQ.ch has recently built and made available a new Opalis integration pack...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/30/2011

Opalis Quick Fix: Opening the Operator Console fails with "No Operator Console URL configured"

This one’s really more of a tip that you need to configure the URL in the Opalis Integration Server...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/28/2011

Opalis – Add a User to a Service Manager Review Activity

This scenario came through my inbox recently, and what looked like a fairly straight forward runbook...

Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 03/15/2011

The Opalis Survival Guide

If you’ve ever said to yourself “Wow, I sure wish I knew more about all the really cool things...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/09/2011

So what’s the deal with Opalis 3rd party Integration Packs?

Wondering why your favorite 3rd party Opalis Integration Pack isn’t being updated?  Well rest...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/03/2011

Make installing the Operator Console easier with a superflow

You can find the Operator Console installation superflow here:...

Author: Gp De Ciantis Date: 02/28/2011

Test your ability to run remote PowerShell on a computer before you actually do it

This post has been edited and updated for Orchestrator and can now be found on the Orchestrator...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 02/28/2011

Opalis Integration Server Run .Net Script object returns error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." at runtime

When executing an Opalis Integration Server Policy that utilizes the Run .Net Script object, the...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/08/2011

Opalis Integration Server is now supported on Microsoft Windows 64-bit Operating Systems

Just a heads up on a new Opalis development regarding amd64 support.  Opalis Integration Server...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/07/2011

Error "Export failure _com_error, Unspecified error, -2147467259" in Opalis Integration Server Client when exporting policies

When attempting to export a large structure of Policies and/or Global Resources (Variables,...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/03/2011

New utility to automate the installation of the Opalis ops console

I am very happy to announce that Kelverion has created and published a new tool that simplifies and...

Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 01/26/2011

A couple new Opalis Integration Packs are available

In cased you missed it, our very own Charles Joy  just announced some recent additions to the...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/19/2011

How to install Opalis Integration Pack for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Class and Rule definitions

The Opalis Integration Pack for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console requires that new classes and rules be...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/18/2011

Opalis 6.3 step-by-step installation guides

HI everyone We have posted an article which contains links to two great installation resources....

Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 01/08/2011

Opalis Integration Server is officially supported by Microsoft in virtualized environments

I just wanted to let everyone know that Opalis Integration Server 6.2.2 and later versions are now...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/06/2011

Trouble Making the Connection to OpsMgr, VMM? Don't forget WinRM.

Sometimes we all forget to "RTFM". Some of us think we have stuff all configured right,...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/15/2010

Create Visio Diagrams and Word Docs of your Opalis Workflows

I just thought I'd give a shout out to Bruno Saille, one of our Senior Systems Engineers in France,...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/14/2010

Exploring VMM Live Migration as part of a patching workflow

This post goes under the heading "Sometimes you have to learn the hard way"… or maybe...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/10/2010

Opalis 6.3: Opalis System Center Service Manager Integration Pack: Attachments

The Opalis 6.3 Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center Service Manager provides a mechanism for...

Author: James Pitts1 Date: 12/07/2010

Opalis Operator Console Error When Logging in Using AD

I just thought I would pass on this post from another Opalis user. It seemed he was having an issue...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/06/2010

Opalis 6.3: Incident Escalation using the System Center Service Manager IP

System Center Service Manager provides a rich environment for customers to implement their Incident...

Author: James Pitts1 Date: 12/03/2010

Opalis 6.3: Automating Hyper-V Cluster Patching using the Configuration Manager IP (Part 3)

In Part 1 of this article, I began to talk about the process of maintaining Hyper-V Clusters. The...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/02/2010

How to monitor for Opalis Integration Server Platform Events

Just a heads up on a new Opalis Knowledge Base article we published yesterday afternoon.  If...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/02/2010

Opalis 6.3: Automating Hyper-V Cluster Patching using the Configuration Manager IP (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this article, I began to talk about the process of maintaining Hyper-V Clusters. The...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/01/2010

Opalis 6.3: What version do I have installed?

The latest version of Opalis may have been a big release because of the new support for Windows...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/01/2010

Opalis 6.3: Running PowerShell scripts on 64-Bit Operating Systems

Last week I posted about using a PowerShell script to automate VM cluster maintenance, and talked...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 11/29/2010

On MSDN - Opalis 6.3 to orchestrate SharePoint 2010

Emmanuel walks you through how to build a SharePoint cloud automation system using Opalis 6.3. Go...

Author: Gp De Ciantis Date: 11/29/2010

Opalis 6.3: Checkpoint Cleanup with Opalis and System Center Virtual Machine Manager

So now that you are provisioning VMs and checkpointing them regularly you may find that there is a...

Author: Gp De Ciantis Date: 11/23/2010

Opalis 6.3: VM Checkpoint Orchestration with Opalis and System Center Virtual Machine Manager

The great thing about virtual machines is that their state is capture as data on a drive. System...

Author: Gp De Ciantis Date: 11/23/2010

Opalis 6.3: VM Provisioning with Deep Customization with Opalis and System Center Virtual Machine Manager

A typical scenario for Opalis in virtualization environments is to be the engine that orchestrates...

Author: Gp De Ciantis Date: 11/23/2010

Opalis 6.3: System Center Service Manager Cross Service-Desk Interoperability

It’s only natural that a new Service Desk solution should have to interoperate with an...

Author: James Pitts1 Date: 11/22/2010

Opalis 6.3: CMDB Automation with System Center Service Manager and Opalis

You shouldn’t be shocked to discover that System Center Service Manager has a CMDB. A CMDB is...

Author: James Pitts1 Date: 11/22/2010

Opalis 6.3: Automating Hyper-V Cluster Patching using the Configuration Manager IP (Part 1)

In the Getting Started with the Configuration Manager IP article, I talked about the basic scenarios...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 11/22/2010

Opalis 6.3: Getting Started with the Service Manager Integration Pack

Overview If you are going to work with System Center Service Manager via the Opalis Service Manager...

Author: James Pitts1 Date: 11/22/2010

Opalis 6.3: System Center Service Manager Driven Hyper-V VM Provisioning

Overview The dynamic provisioning of virtual machines is probably one of the most requested scenario...

Author: James Pitts1 Date: 11/22/2010

Opalis 6.3: Getting Started with the Configuration Manager IP

Opalis 6.3 introduces four new System Center Integration Packs (for SCCM, SCSM, SCVMM, and SCDPM)...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 11/21/2010

SharePoint Integration Pack now on CodePlex

Jeffrey Fanjoy has just uploaded an Opalis Integration Pack for SharePoint to the Opalis Community...

Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 11/21/2010

Opalis 6.3 release–Talking to Rich Halbert and Rehan Jaddi

As part of the release of Opalis 6.3, I popped around the engineering teams and did a quick...

Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 11/19/2010

Opalis 6.3 release–Talking to Robert Hearn about the CM IP

As part of the release of Opalis 6.3, I popped around the engineering teams and did a quick...

Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 11/19/2010

Opalis 6.3 release–Talking to Jim Pitts about the SM and DPM IP’s

As part of the release of Opalis 6.3, I popped around the engineering teams and did a quick...

Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 11/19/2010

Opalis 6.3 release - Talking with Gp De Ciantis about the VMM IP

As part of the release of Opalis 6.3, I popped around the engineering teams and did a quick...

Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 11/19/2010

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