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I was working on a Windows 2008 Failover Clustering Scenario when I began to observe (over several days) some 'new' Alerts in the SCOM2k7 SP1 Console. One of those new Alerts is titled 'SDK SPN Not Registered'. Upon initially seeing this Alert I, 1) logged into a Domain Controller as...
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Operations Manager 2007 SP1 provides a rich Toolset to manage, monitor, configure and report on Windows Servers. In this Blog entry I briefly reviewing capabilities of the Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Windows Cluster Management Packs focused on supporting a 3 Node Windows 2008 Failover Cluster...
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The System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Management (SCVMM2k8) Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 (SCOM2k7) is now available. This Management Pack, which provides Monitoring, Alerting and Performance Data Reporting for SCVMM2k8 allows the required control needed by anyone using...
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Maintaining knowledge about Operations Manager 2007 requires constant learning. I have found I use a number of 'knowledge sources' to improve my understanding, challenge my thinking and modify my thought process when solving operational problems using SCOM2k7. Here are several of the books I...
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There are numerous instances when using SCOM2k7 SP1 it is appropriate to 'collect' Performance Data as reference data when troubleshooting or performing capacity planning for Windows Servers. This Performance Data can either apply to an immediate circumstance (where typically creating a custom...
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I wanted to record for reference the 'normal' SPN entries for a SCOM2k7 SP1 Root Management Server, along with the SDK and Config User ID in a single server configuration. I have interacted with a number of colleagues on this recently and thought it merited a Blog post that others could reference...
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The SC Operations Manager Team has updated the SQL Management Pack to include SQL 2008. Additionally, this new MP includes a number of new or improved views and monitoring capabilities for both SQL2k5 and SQL2k8. Here's the bulleted list from the download page: Support for Enterprise, Standard and...
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Another of the Operational challenges SCOM2k7 can solve is offering an Alert upon receipt of a specific Event ID in a Windows Event Log. In this scenario I will generate a Basic Event Monitor. The intent of this Basic Event Monitor is to ensure SCOM2k7 offers a 'Critical Alert' when the specified...
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We can use SCOM2k7 to solve many of the operational challenges faced in maintaining healthy Windows Servers. In this scenario I will generate a Basic Service Monitor. The intent of this Basic Service Monitor is to ensure SCOM2k7 offers a 'Critical Alert' when the specific Service of focus is...
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I have found the more time invested in Powershell for Exchange 2007 and Operations Manager 2007 Administration the more the reality of using a Command Windows that is viewable. I have invested in good quality Monitors and find myself sitting closer to the Monitor based solely on the Application in use...