This blog will now focus on advanced monitoring of heterogeneous data centers. This includes traditional physical servers, both Microsoft and non-Microsoft platforms. It will also include the virtual space, both Hyper-V as well as VMware. Lastly, it absolutely will include networking components!
September 2008 - Posts
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Processing alerts can seem like an a rduous task. Realistically, it is not. There are only three possible actions on any given alert. As long as you focus on processing all alerts and apply this simple template, you will calibrate and tune your management Read More...
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So you just finished installing OpsMgr successfully and now it is time to begin using it. This post has a collection of post-installation tasks that I use in every environment prior to deploying the first agent. As always, these are recommendations and Read More...
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If you are deploying OpsMgr on the Windows 2008 platform, its no big deal. however, Reporting is a bit more challenging. You are installing SQL Server 2005 SP2 with SQL Reporting Services. Do not even try to install OpsMgr Reporting before verifying you Read More...
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Anyone who has installed OpsMgr knows there is a setup option to choose what computer group will contain all OpsMgr Administrators. By default, it is the local Administrators group which means all Domain Administrators, by default, have administrative Read More...
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You may often come across situations where you wish to change the severity of an override. Classic example is the infamous 'Script or Executable Failed to run' with a severity of Warning. In large environments, especially where the old school technique Read More...
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This script, originally posted at SystemCenterForum.org, is tremendously valuable in large ADMP environments. I just executed against 500 domain controllers while eating a bagle. Read More...
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The attached deck is from Tech Ready 7 session, editied accordingly. Thanks Anders Ravnholt!! Read More...
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The attached spreadsheet is not a precise sizing instrument but a very accurate estimator. It will put you in the ball park with about a +5 to 7% surplus under NORMAL OPERATING conditions. The math behind the spreadsheet was worked out by Kerrie Meyler, Read More...
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This document will provide the information required to deploy a highly available System Center Operations Manager 2007 Reporting solution. Before embarking on this, be sure to spend some time considering the true value in having a highly available reporting Read More...
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The purpose of this document is to explain how operational performance can be maximized through the implementation of User Roles. NOTE: This is not a technical document on how to deploy User Roles. It is intended to explain how User Roles, when deployed Read More...
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