The latest version includes an updated Authoring Console (version 6.1.7221.49). It now has the capability to create and edit Management Packs for Azure applications (see the Azure Management Pack Guide for details). All other tools and functionality in...

Here's a quick note on an issue I saw recently.  When you are trying to install Reporting for System Center Operations Manager 2007 (SCOM 2007), the installation wizard may hang after you select the SQL SRS Instance and click the Next button if the...

Just a quick FYI on a new Management Pack we released recently: The Windows Azure Management Pack enables you to monitor the availability and performance of applications that are running on Windows Azure. Feature Summary After configuration, the...

Cumulative Update 3 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 R2 is now available. This update also includes Cumulative Update 3 for Cross-Platform Components ( KB2222955 ). Cumulative Update 3 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager...

The good folks over on the Operations Manager product team blog just posted a heads up on an issue you might run into where SCOM 2007 setup fails to detect SQL: If you have run into issues during setup where you know that you have a supported version...

Download the management pack I recently had the opportunity to sit down for a conversation with the DPM 2010 management pack team. I was elated with some of the new features and the approach they took in designing this management pack. This one is definitely...

The Host Integration Server 2010 monitoring management pack provides the capabilities for Operations Manager 2007 R2 to discover and monitor the availability of Host Integration Server 2010 server features and applications. Feature Summary This monitoring...

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If you have run into issues during setup where you know that you have a supported version of SQL running on your machine but setup in unable to detect it, you may have hit a SQL WMI provider issue. In OpsMgr 2007 R2, this shows up as the SQL Server requirement...

In Operations Manager R2 CU3 we added a new feature that expands our capabilities in monitoring web applications via synthetic transactions. Parameter extraction allows us to extract data from the HTTP responses to web requests and store the value in...

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Today, Microsoft announced its acquisition of AVIcode, Inc.  Read the official blog here . We hope that the rest of the Operations Manager community is as excited as we are about the enhanced capabilities that the AVIcode technologies bring to Systems...