*Note that the information in this article is based on the Beta of this Integration Pack and is subject to change.  This information will be refreshed when the Integration Pack is RTM. The table below explains the Activities that are available with the new Opalis 6.3 Integration Pack for Service Manager. Activity Description Create Change With Template The Create Change from Template object is used to configure a change record, based on a selected template. The template must exist prior to using...

*Note that the information in this article is based on the Beta of this Integration Pack and is subject to change.  This information will be refreshed when the Integration Pack is RTM. The table below explains the Activities that are available with the new Opalis 6.3 Integration Pack for Virtual Machine Manager. Activity Description Create Checkpoint The Create Checkpoint object is used to save the state of a virtual hard disk that is attached to a virtual machine and all of the disk's contents...

*Note that the information in this article is based on the Beta of this Integration Pack and is subject to change.  This information will be refreshed when the Integration Pack is RTM. The table below explains the Activities that are available with the new Opalis 6.3 Integration Pack for Data Protection Manager. Activity Description Create Recovery Point The Create Recovery Point object is used to create a backup for a selected data source. This object allows you to create a Recovery Point outside...

*Note that the information in this article is based on the Beta of this Integration Pack and is subject to change. This information will be refreshed when the Integration Pack is RTM. The table below explains the Activities that are available with the new Opalis 6.3 Integration Pack for Configuration Manager. Activity Description Advertise Task Sequence The Advertise Task Sequence object is used to configure a policy that assigns an existing Task Sequence to a Collection...

The System Center team is pleased to announce the Opalis Community Evaluation Program (CEP).  The goal of this program is to provide customers with a streamlined approach to evaluating Opalis.  For customers and partners who want to efficiently manage implementation, test scenarios, discover and contribute to Best Practices, the CEP provides a structured approach for connecting with the product group and a community of peers.  Members of the CEP community will be asked to participate...

We’re looking to build out a series of real-world and relevant Opalis scenario’s that *you* want to see.  So the easiest way to do this, is for you to tell us! For each scenario we build, we will publish a video showing how we built it as well as an export of the workflow. So, please jump over to the poll and tell us what you would like to see!    Adam Hall     Sr. Technical Product Manager, Opalis          

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.  In this scenario, we are monitoring an Application’s State in Operations Manager, and when we see that it is not healthy, we perform some basic automated remediation tasks, and when they fail we raise a Change Request, await approval and the...