Caution Test the script(s), processes and/or data file(s) thoroughly in a test environment, and customize them to meet the requirements of your organization before attempting to use it in a production capacity.  (See the legal notice here)   Note: The workflow sample mentioned in this article can be downloaded from the Opalis project on CodePlex:  http://opalis.codeplex.com   Overview The SCOM Maintenance Windows sample demonstrates a basic process where Opalis orchestrates the...

This post has been updated for Orchestrator and reposted to the Orchestrator blog here: Enabling Link Text But Getting Rid of “Link” in All Your Links

Caution Test the script(s), processes and/or data file(s) thoroughly in a test environment, and customize them to meet the requirements of your organization before attempting to use it in a production capacity.  (See the legal notice here)   Note: The workflow sample mentioned in this article can be downloaded from the Opalis project on CodePlex:  http://opalis.codeplex.com   Overview The “AD User Onboarding” sample demonstrates a solution pattern for employee onboarding. Onboarding...

In this installment of the "8-Minute-Demo Video Series" by Charles Joy we have a video illustrating the Installation, Configuration and Usage of the hte Opalis Integration Server (OIS) -- System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Extensibility Kit -- Notification Subscriptions. The Kit includes an example of how to extend SCOM using both the SCOM and OIS SDKs. The C# code and compiled DLL included here offer two OIS objects which can be used to automatically create or delete notification...

Looks like our very own Charles Joy recently posted some great links on Opalis Help Files & Documentation: Due to circumstances beyond my control, I had to break this “Opalis Help Files & Documentation - All in One Place!” post into two parts. Sigh. Look at it this way, everything will now be in one place, on a single Blog. :) No more searching through all the various release notes, help files, and numerous directories to find the Opalis specific documentation you need. Now, everything that...

This post has been updated for Orchestrator and reposted to the Orchestrator blog here: Enabling Link Text But Getting Rid of “Link” in All Your Links

Here's a solution we ran across the other day and since I didn't see it published here I thought it would be worth a mention. Symptoms You may be unable to connect to BMC Remedy via Opalis Integration Server. When you attempt to do so you receive the following error when testing the BMC Remedy Connection: Connection test failed. Please make sure that the server name, username, password and application are correct. Details: AR System call failed. Details: Message number: 90: Cannot open...