• PowerShell Script: Extract Operations Manager Severity & Priority Information

      MPViewer v1.7 returns no rule severity/priority data for the System Center Configuration Manager Management Pack version 6.0.6000.3 (27/9/2011) . This script can be used to extract that information. 1: #requires -version 2 2: < # ...
  • PowerShell Script: Retrieve Specific Event ID’s From Event Log On Multiple Computers

      This script was put together very quickly to accomplish the objective stated in the title. 1: #requires -version 2.0 2: < # 3: author: Johan Vosloo 4: date: 24/11/2011 5: purpose: Retrieve event id’s from multiple...
  • Creating a Performance Baseline for SQL Server with System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

    Time for a Friday night post. Microsoft PFE raise the absence of system performance baselines pretty much in every Risk Assessment Program (RAP) or Health Check . Customers do not generally create performance baselines. So, what are the typical uses...
  • PowerShell Script: Bulk move Mailboxes using a CSV Input File (HMC 4.0)

    This script can be used to move mailboxes, specified within a CSV input file, between mailbox servers. It will also update the MPS Resource Manager database. # Author: Johan Vosloo # Date: 12/10/2009 # Purpose: Bulk move mailboxes from...
  • Best lessons learnt while moving part of my LAB from Virtual Server 2005 R2 to Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

    Issue: Laptop Wireless NIC is not available by default to VM’s in Hyper-V :-( Solution: In Hyper-V Virtual Network Manager , create a new ‘Internal Only’ NIC e.g. Virtual Wireless Network In Windows Server 2008 R2 Network...