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Error when you install the Essentials 2007 reporting feature: "SRS Server Validation Error"
ISSUE: When you install the Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 reporting feature, the installation may be unsuccessful. Additionally, you may receive an error message that resembles the following: SRS Server Validation Error CAUSE The Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) computer that is running SQL Server Reporting Services has the default Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) port for the Web site...
New KB: Update distribution issues in System Center Essentials 2007
Problem: In Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007, you import updates from partner catalogs. When you do this, you experience the following symptoms. Symptom 1 The update source files are not correctly downloaded to the server that is running System Center Essentials 2007 during the import process. These files can not be distributed to the managed hosts. Symptom 2 When selecting Import updates from...
New KB: Discovery and Agent Approval issues with Essentials 2007 in Service Provider Mode
SCENARIO Run Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 in Service Provider mode. You may experience the following symptoms related to agent approval: Symptom 1 After a System Center Essentials 2007 server is configured to Service Provider mode, computers managed by the Operations Manager server must be discovered and then approved in Operations Manager. However, it may take several hours to approve these...
New KB: Error starting Health service on a Win2003-based Server running Essentials 2007
STEPS • Install Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. • The Opsmgr Health service does not start. • Attempt to manually start the Opsmgr Health service, you may receive the following error message: Could not start the Opsmgr health service on Local computer. Error 0x8004005 Additionally, the following events are logged in the Event Viewer System log: Event...
New KB: Unable to obtain elevated user rights in management servers and in agents in Essentials 2007 environments
Scenario: You are running the management server role and the agent components on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 computers in a Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 environment. Enable the User Account Control feature on these computers. Result: You are unable to obtain elevated user rights for workflows that need these rights. Additionally, the following event is logged in the Operations Manager...
New KB: Unable to approve pending actions in the "Agent License Limit Exceeded" state even after adding more server licenses in Essentials 2007
When the licensed server count is exceeded in Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007, other servers discovered are automatically changed to the Agent License Limit Exceeded state. However, even after you add more server licenses, you cannot approve the existing pending actions for the servers that previously exceeded the license count. Additionally, after you apply this hotfix, you must reject the...
Essentials 2007 requires changes to Update Management Settings to correctly distribute Feburary IE 7 update
Dustin Jones at the System Center Essentials Team Blog posted a heads up. http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenteressentials/archive/2008/01/28/internet-explorer-7-to-be-distributed-via-wsus-in-february.aspx IE 7 will be distributed via WSUS in February as an update rollup package. If you chose the default settings when configuring Updating Management in Essentials 2007, this package will not automatically...
WSUS issue with Windows Server 2003 affects Essentials 2007
As noted on the System Center Essentials Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenteressentials/archive/2008/01/28/vista-sp1-will-be-distributed-via-microsoft-update.aspx there is an issue with Vista SP1 updates that affects Essentials 2007. Windows Vista SP1 will be released as an update on Microsoft Update (MU). The patch is very large and there is a bug in Windows Server 2003 in the WinVerifyTrust...
New KB for Essentials 2007, Software updates cannot be deployed when System Center Updates Publisher 3.0 uses /qn switch
SYMPTOMS: System Center Essentials 2007 relies on both Microsoft Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) and functionality from System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to deploy software updates. Use Microsoft System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) 3.0 to import software update catalogs. On the command line of the imported catalog is a /qn switch for Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) updates or for...
New KB article for Essentials 2007: Registry entry names that contain a backslash character (\) cause issues when using Registry Probe
SYMPTOMS: On your computer that is running Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 you have a registry entry name that contains a backslash character (\). For example, you have a registry entry named: EMEA/Nordic Use Registry Probe to monitor the registry key value. RESULT: In this case, you will find that the Monitoring pane of the Operations Console displays "false" under the RegAttributeName...
New KB on reporting console stopping while generating a report in System Center Essentials 2007
SYMPTOMS: Generate a report in Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007, RESULT: you may observe any of the following: • The reporting console stops responding when you click Find on the Edit menu to search for specific text in the report. • The reporting console stops responding if you create a report in XML Paper Specification (XPS) format. • The contents of a report you created in XPS format are...
New KB: The background color of a System Center Essentials 2007 report may be black
SYMPTOMS: Create a Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 report. View the report by clicking Print Preview on the File menu. RESULT: the background color of the report may be black. You cannot read the report details. EXPECT: the background color of the report should be white. CAUSE: This problem occurs because of an issue in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services together with Microsoft SQL...
New KB Post for Essentials 2007 with SharePoint in Integrated Mode
When you configure Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services to run in SharePoint integrated mode, the Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 (Essentials) reporting feature does not work correctly. You experience the following issues: • Although the Essentials reporting feature passes the prerequisite check, and the features are installed, reports are not deployed to SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services...
