• Silect MPAuthor Service Pack 2 released

    Silect MP Author is the simple tool for authoring SCOM Management Packs. They shipped Service Pack 2 today: http://www.silect.com/mp-author Download here: http://www.silect.com/content/mp-author-free-download-form Questions? info@silect.com
  • UR3 for SCOM 2012 R2 – Step by Step

    KB Article for OpsMgr: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2965445 KB Article for all System Center components: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2965090 Download catalog site: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=2965445 Key fixes: Reliability...
  • Operations Manager 2012 R2 now supports SQL 2012 SP2

    I didn’t see any announcements on this – but several customers have been asking. From the SQL Requirements for System Center 2012 R2, which looks like it was updated on July 9th: http://technet.microsoft.com/library/dn281933.aspx System Center 2012 R2...
  • Monitor for file size with SCOM – Using script and WMI examples

    SCOM has many different ways to monitor for a file size. Here are some simple examples using script and WMI monitor types. In this specific example – this will be a monitor to look for Windows Server Registry Bloat. The monitor will inspect the registry...
  • The case of the Dell (Detailed) MP – beware of large environments

    This article is not just a warning about the Dell (Detailed) MP, but the danger of importing ANY management pack into your environment without fully understanding the intended scope, scalability, and any known/common issues. I recently worked with a customer...