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Automatic FixIt: You receive error 401.1 when you browse a Web site that uses Integrated Authentication and is hosted on IIS 5.1 or a later version

2009-11-05T21:28:00Z

I asked the FixIt team for this a while back and they have delivered. Now if you ever run into the symptoms below the chances are good we can automatically fix it with just a few clicks of the mouse:

The Symptoms: When you use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or a custom host header to browse a local Web site that is hosted on a computer that is running Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 or a later version, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:

HTTP 401.1 – Unauthorized: Logon Failed

Note You only receive this error message if you try to browse the Web site directly on the server. If you browse the Web site from a client computer, the Web site works as expected.

Additionally, an event message that resembles the following event message is logged in the Security Event log. This event message includes some strange characters in the value for the Logon Process entry:

Event Type: Failure Audit
Event Source: Security
Event Category: Logon/Logoff
Event ID: 537
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: Computer_Name
Description: Logon Failure:
Reason: An error occurred during logon
User Name: User_Name
Domain: Domain_Name
Logon Type: 3
Logon Process: Ðùº
Authentication Package: NTLM
Workstation Name: Computer_Name
Status code: 0xC000006D
Substatus code: 0x0
Caller User Name: -
Caller Domain: -
Caller Logon ID: -
Caller Process ID: -
Transited Services: -
Source Network Address: IP_Address
Source Port: Port_Number

The Cause: This issue occurs when the web site uses Integrated Authentication and has a name that is mapped to the local loopback address.

The Fix: If you happen to come across any symptoms like this then take a look at the following Knowledge Base article:

896861 - You receive error 401.1 when you browse a Web site that uses Integrated Authentication and is hosted on IIS 5.1 or a later version

The cool part is that this KB article contains a link to a Wizard that will fix this issue for you automatically. All you have to do is download and run it. This Loopback issue impacts almost any product that uses IIS, including your very own favorite, System Center Operations Manager 2007.

Jarrett Renshaw | Content Quality Program Manager

Updated Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Management Pack – Now with 64-bit support

2009-10-29T15:05:49Z

The updated Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Management Pack adds support for monitoring Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 in a 64-bit environment with Operations Manager 2007 R2 or Operations Manager 2007 SP1 with hotfix (KB971541) installed. This enables the Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Management Pack to work with either the 32-bit or the 64-bit Operations Manager 2007 agent. Except for the 64-bit support, the other features and guidance for Configuration Manager 2007 Management Packs remain intact.

Note: As of today, KB971541 is not yet available. This update should be available within the next few days. When it becomes available it should be found here.

For all the details and to download the updated MP see http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a8443173-46c2-4581-b3b8-ce67160f627b&displaylang=en

J.C. Hornbeck | Manageability Knowledge Engineer

TechNet Webcast: PRO Tips in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

2009-10-28T19:59:51Z

Being able to react to a changing server infrastructure is important for achieving a rationalized or dynamic IT infrastructure. This becomes a necessity with virtualization and the dynamic natures of workloads sharing an infrastructure. With Microsoft System Center Server Management Suite Datacenter, understanding and reacting to the dynamic nature of workloads becomes possible with our Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) Tips.

In this webcast, we detail the architecture of PRO Tips explaining the configuration, setup, and content of a PRO Tip along with a demonstration on how PRO Tips can rebalance the workload of a virtualized infrastructure, allowing customers to achieve savings in a more dynamic environment.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032429329&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

J.C. Hornbeck | Manageability Knowledge Engineer

Monitoring Windows 7 with Operations Manager 2007: Windows Client OS Management Pack to support Windows 7 now available

2009-10-27T14:04:20Z

The Windows Client Monitoring Management Pack is built to detect, diagnose, and resolve hardware and software problems pertaining to Client 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. Information and analysis on the issues that the system detected are collected by the MPs through an agent on the client machine and sent to OpsMgr where this data is converted into health state, alerts (if need be) and processed for business critical and aggregate reports. The MP gives a clear picture of catastrophic failures in your mission critical machines, trend-based alerts of significant changes to computer groups, in-depth views of health of individual machines, and reports that provide a landscape view of the health of all monitored clients.

Feature Summary

Key Processor Performance Indicators
Logical and Physical disk performance and free space
Memory utilization
Network health
Health monitoring of key Windows Operating System services
Comprehensive performance collections
Availability and event reports

Release History

3/23/2007 - Original release of the English version of Client 2000/XP management packs, version 6.0.5000.0
5/11/2007 - Original release of the English version of Vista management pack, version 1.0
1/15/2008 - Guide update of Client 2000/XP management packs, version 6.0.5000.0
2/22/2008 - Updated release of Client 2000/XP management packs, version 6.0.6278.0
5/27/2008 - Release onto Microsoft Download Center of Client 2000/XP management packs, version 6.0.6278.0
2/16/2009 - Update release that includes business Critical monitoring for Vista and bug fixes for performance and aggregate monitoring, version 6.0.6520.0
10/26/2009 - Updated release, version 6.0.6729.0, with bug fixes for Vista MP and support for monitoring Windows 7

For more information and to download the updated Management Pack see http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F55F1803-EAE6-4ED5-B2D2-9E1ADF98E325&displaylang=en&displaylang=en

J.C. Hornbeck | Manageability Knowledge Engineer

DFS Replication Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 is now available for download

2009-10-27T13:27:59Z

The DFS Replication Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 monitors the health of the DFS Replication service on Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008.

The DFS Replication Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 monitors the health of the DFS Replication service on Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008 computers. This management pack monitors events generated by the DFS Replication service. These events provide an insight into the health of the service and folders replicated on monitored computers. This management pack includes a dashboard view which can be used to monitor replication backlogs.

The management pack also features consolidation rules that monitor computers for frequent occurrences of certain operational conditions such as staging cleanups, sharing violations, replication conflicts etc.

Feature Summary
The following features are new in this release of the DFS Replication Management Pack:

Alerts indicating outages of the DFS Replication service on monitored computers.
Alerts indicating configuration issues that require administrative intervention.
Dashboard view that enables tracking of replication backlogs on monitored computers.
Tracking of intermittent operational conditions. These conditions are tracked by the management pack and show up either as warnings/errors. Transient warnings/errors flagged for conditions that are resolved over time are automatically corrected by the management pack, once those conditions are resolved.
Intuitive state view indicating red, yellow and green states of the service, replication groups, and replicated folders configured on monitored computers.
Monitoring of important service parameters such as staging area usage and replication conflicts generated.

For all the details and to download the MP see http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c97b22a1-1fd6-426f-94ab-2a6e6db4aed0&displaylang=en

J.C. Hornbeck | Manageability Knowledge Engineer

A recap of OpsMgr 2007 announcements you may have missed last week

2009-10-26T15:25:00Z

A lot went on last week surrounding System Center Operations Manager 2007 so in case you might have missed one or two I have a quick recap below: The System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Authoring Resource Kit was released: http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/archive/2009/10/21/system-center-operations-manager-2007-r2-authoring-resource-kit.aspx The Failover Clustering Management Pack was updated: http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/archive/2009/10/22/failover-clustering-mp-updated.aspx The Network...(read more)

OpsMgr 2007: Discovery Wizard may fail for multi-homing mixed version Management Groups

2009-10-21T14:40:12Z

Let’s say you’ve got a mixed version (SP1 and R2) Operations Manager 2007 environment and agents are commonly multi-homed. This works and is supported to enable a phased upgrade approach. However, if you’re planning to multi-home new agents in this mixed version environment and you’re using the Discovery Wizard, be sure to first discover and install the agent in the SP1 Management Group first. If you discover and install the agent in the R2 Management Group first, the Discovery Wizard...(read more)

New KB Article: KB973583 - Description of System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Agent Update

2009-10-20T15:18:13Z

We just published a new Knowledge Base article for System Center Operations Manager 2007. This one describes the OpsMgr 2007 R2 Cross Platform agent update. This update enables System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 to support the following platforms: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (32-bit and 64-bit) Solaris Zones (whole and sparse zones) The latest versions of all Operations Manager 2007 R2 Unix and Linux Agents are included in this update. Additionally, this update fixes the following...(read more)

Update to the Exchange Management Packs for Operations Manager 2007 now available

2009-10-15T14:19:05Z

Updates to the Exchange Management Packs for Operations Manager 2007 are now available on the Management Pack Catalog . Changes in This Update : The following list contains the issues that are fixed in version 6.0.6702.0 of the Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack. · Fixed issues in product knowledge articles. · Fixed issue with version number for Exchange Server 2003 discovery. The discovery now checks the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Exchange\setup\newestbuild for a range...(read more)

System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Update Now Available for Download

2009-10-14T22:36:45Z

The System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Update adds fixes for a defunct process issue on Unix/Linux Servers, as well as, adds support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions) and Solaris Zone support. Feature Summary: The System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Update supports the monitoring of Unix/Linux Servers including: Monitoring of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 servers (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions) Support of Solaris Zones...(read more)

The System Center Online Desktop Manager beta is coming soon

2009-10-14T14:11:17Z

You’ve heard about it and read about and now you’ll soon have the chance to try it out yourself. The System Center Online Desktop Manager beta is coming soon: The System Center Online team has been working hard in preparation for its next beta release of System Center Online Desktop Manager , expected in the fall of this year. This exclusive beta will only be available to a select number of customers. Our last beta was only offered to a small audience and resulted in a lot of great...(read more)

Provide feedback and vote on your favorite new OpsMgr features

2009-10-13T19:46:10Z

The Operations Manager Product Team blog just posted a request for feedback and a vote for which new features you’d like to see in the next version of the product. If you want to make your voice heard then now’s your chance: Most of you know we recently launched an easy to reach feedback portal for you all to file bugs and/or suggestions for the next version of Operations Manager - located here: https://connect.microsoft.com/OpsMgr/Feedback All you need to do is be registered on Connect. ...(read more)

OpsMgr 2007 R2 Management Pack version 6.1.7533.0 released

2009-10-13T15:50:23Z

Just in case you missed it, last week the Operations Manager Product Team announced that: “…the first out of band update to the Operations Manager Management Pack has been released to the MP catalog ! This MP package (Version 6.1.7533.0) is specific to OpsMgr 2007 R2 and will not import on product versions prior to that. Following are some changes made in this release that I’d like to highlight, but you can refer to the MP guide for the full list: 1. Based on customer and blogger feedback we’ve improved...(read more)

TechNet Webcast: Optimizing Operations Manager for Monitoring, Auditing, and Dashboards

2009-10-08T20:00:38Z

Learn how to optimize Microsoft System Center Operations Manager for cross-platform devices, applications, and regulatory auditing requirements, and see how to create advanced line-of-business (LOB), geographic, and executive-level dashboards in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. This webcast includes more than 40 minutes of demonstrations, and we provide customer examples of: Supporting Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and PCI audit requirements using Secure Vantage Technologies. Building intelligent...(read more)

Understanding Monitors in OpsMgr 2007 part III – Dependency Monitors

2009-10-07T18:41:05Z

Steve Rachui posted Part 3 in his series on monitors in Operations Manager 2007. If you liked the first two then you’ll love this one: This is part 3 (and last) of my series of posts describing monitors. The first post, found here , discussed unit monitors, which are the engine of monitoring. The second post, found here , discussed aggregate monitors, the ‘umbrella’ monitor sitting above unit monitors and reflecting their collective health forward – ultimately all the way to the class...(read more)