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Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:40 PM

New Base OS MP released 9-18-2009 version 6.0.6667.0 to add support for Windows Server 2008R2 and other fixes

As you can see from the “Changes in this update section” of the guide – this isn't just about supporting Server 2008 R2 – there are many fixes and updates, so this would be a good one to get through your testing cycles and plan for production.  
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009 4:04 PM

Getting SQL Admin Studio to connect to your SQL Cluster

I had hell yesterday figuring out what was wrong with this. I built a new SQL 2005 cluster, on Server 2003x64, to install my SCOM R2 release candidate environment into.  I used iSCSI for my cluster, and my nodes are VM guests under Hyper-V, the same
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:56 AM

Authoring rules for Windows 2008 events, and how to cheat

So…. with the introduction of Server 2008 into OpsMgr… as a monitored agent, you might need to re-evaluate some of your old rules.   Almost all (if not all) of the basic event ID’s and parameters, in the security event log, have changed.   
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:23 PM

Recording a web application browser session driving you crazy?

    Sometimes - getting this to work is frustrating.  The problems generally are caused by the security hardening of the OS hosting the console... not an issue with OpsMgr.  Here are some tips. This is seen especially on hardened versions
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Monday, October 20, 2008 3:11 AM

Setting up a 2 node Server 2008 failover cluster under HyperV

For lab testing, we would often set up Microsoft Server 2003 2-node clusters, under virtual server 2005, in order to test OpsMgr configurations, such as clustered RMS, clustered databases, or just testing management packs on clustered applications like
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Friday, September 26, 2008 12:17 AM

How to install IIS on Server 2008 to support OpsMgr Web Console and Reporting

The IIS role on Server 2008 is required for Web Console support, and SQL reporting.  Below are the steps to have a IIS configuration with all the options that are necessary:   On the server, run Server Manager   Click Roles, then Add Roles. 
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008 7:53 PM

Installing the Web Console on a 2008 Management Server - using Windows Authentication

Below is a step by step on taking a Windows 2008 Management Server, and adding the Web Console...  with the requirement of using Windows authentication.  The easiest method is to use Forms Based auth for Web Console servers.... but using Windows
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Friday, September 12, 2008 10:01 PM

What hotfixes should I apply ?

This topic has moved here: http://blogs.technet.com/kevinholman/archive/2009/01/27/which-hotfixes-should-i-apply.aspx
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 4:43 AM

My experience installing a SCOM Management server on Windows Server 2008

Figured I might as well chronicle the process.   1.  First - starting off with a generic install of Server 2008 x64 Enterprise.  Since this is running on Hyper-V, I installed the Hyper-V additions to make it run correctly under the hyper-v
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:53 AM

A note on KB 951116 - it is not directly required for Server 2008 support

  If you look at the current MSKB article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953141 on OpsMgr Server 2008 support - it states you need 4 hotfixes: 951327 952664 951116 953290   However - if you dig a little deeper.... 951116 is not required. 
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 12:58 AM

How do I know if I have all the required hotfixes on Windows Server 2008 to be supported for a OpsMgr agent?

Given the recent support of Server 2008 with an OpsMgr 2007 agent.... (see Announcing OpsMgr support for Windows Server 2008 )  We need a good way to determine if all of our Server 2008 machines have the required hot-fixes.   We can do this
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Monday, July 28, 2008 2:40 PM

Announcing OpsMgr support for Windows Server 2008

It's here! First - read the overall KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953141 You will need to download several Windows Server 2008 hotfixes, and then the OpsMgr hotfixes: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954049 The new supported configurations
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