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272 days ago
Technorati Tags: Operations Manager 2007,Audit Collection,ACS,System Center,SOX Here is an IT showcase from Microsoft on how we do compliance. I tend to work on a lot of audit collection projects and this article subtly points out the big issue with SOX or other regulatory compliance efforts. Its about PROCESS! Notice that our “tools” are actually processes. Yes they leverage technology, but we all know how fast that changes. A good process that leverages tools like Operations Manager (ACS) and Configuration Manager will be far more successful than just throwing some software at a problem that when you boil down most regulations, turns out to be a requirement to institute process. Microsoft IT Streamlines Regulatory Compliance
618 days ago
Here is a list that I follow for installing the prereqs for Ops Mgr. Sometimes order matters, like enabling ASP before installing the frameworks. Operations Manager SQL Cluster Software Prerequisites (in order): Windows 2003 SP2 Enterprise Edition OR Windows 2003 SP1 Enterprise Edition SQL 2005 SP2 with workstation components (Mgmt Studio) System databases, TempDB, Data and Log files should be all be on separate spindles. Root Management Server / Management Servers Software Prerequisites (in order): Windows 2003 SP2 Enterprise Edition OR Windows 2003 SP1 Enterprise Edition Win2K3 hot fix (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943875) IIS / ASP.Net .NET Framework 2.0 (dotnetfx.exe) .NET Framework 3.0 (dotnetfx3.exe) Windows Powershell Web Console with Reporting Software Prerequisites (in order): Windows 2003 SP2 Enterprise Edition OR Windows 2003 SP1 Enterprise Edition Win2K3 hot fix ...
619 days ago
It sounds a little funny, but this is actually an issue in the new millennium. The Engyro Remedy connector leverages the COM / .Net API's from BMC and they are only executable in 32bit windows. If your attending the Microsoft Management Summit this year, you'll hear our latest updates on the new MSFT branded versions being developed but in the meantime here is a workaround that I figured out to keep your Ops Mgr infrastructure running 64 bit with Remedy integration. Given that this is a COM / .Net API issue we have to get those pieces of the connector to run in a 32bit context. The API's are leveraged by the connector service itself for normal operations and the Web Config for setting up the relationship between Ops Mgr alerts and Remedy tickets. You would think that the solution is to move the Web Config off the server, but Kerberos delegation issues aside (there's a work around!) it is actually the Engyro service that needs to run on a separate 32bit server. In my test ...
622 days ago
This is some definite must read material: http://www.systemcenterforum.org/mp-authoring-guide-for-operations-manager-and-essentials-2007-now-available/ Here are some others, just in case: What rules are available in a management pack? http://blogs.msdn.com/boris_yanushpolsky/archive/2007/10/11/what-s-in-my-management-pack-take-2.aspx Ops Mgr Tools and Utilities http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/bb625978.aspx Ops Mgr Documentation http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/bb498235.aspx Ops Mgr Authoring site http://www.authormps.com/dnn/ Visual Studio tools for Office – required, along with Word, to edit Company Knowledge tab. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f5539a90-dc41-4792-8ef8-f4de62ff1e81&displaylang=en MVP / Product Group blog sites http://blogs.msdn.com/eugenebykov/ http://blogs.msdn.com/boris_yanushpolsky http://blogs.msdn.com/komal/ http://www.systemcenterforum.org/ ...
622 days ago
All too often when we are tuning Ops Mgr the noise in the console can become an issue. I won't get into the pros and cons of MP tuning here but at the end of the day, especially in our dev environments, we sometimes need to reset the clock. Here is a snippet of cmd shell code that will allow you to close all open alerts not generated by a monitor. Let me know if there is a need for an explanation as to why we would not want to close monitor based alerts. I often see that people aren't aware of the cmd shell in Ops Mgr, so just in case; the command shell is an add in to PowerShell. When you are frustrated by the UI functionality, understand that what you are trying to do is likely possible in the command shell. To run this command, simply open Start>>Programs>>System Center Operations Manager>>Command Shell paste this command: Get-alert -criteria "IsMonitorAlert = 0 and ResolutionState <> 255" resolve-alert Hit enter and watch it ...
