January 2006 - Posts

This looks pretty good...
30 January 06 12:16 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Event Log RSS Feed Generator

http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/EventLogRss.asp

Filed under: ,
Host Integration Server 2004 QFE to Enable MOM Pack
27 January 06 12:53 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Enables additional Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) events to be monitored using Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) Pack with Host Integration Server 2004.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=058167cb-1961-4209-b821-79c674f3d61e&displaylang=en

Filed under:
Have you seen the latest Windows in the Enterprise newsletter from TechTarget?
26 January 06 02:15 PM | rodtrent | with no comments
Of course, you can’t read it online, and you can’t reply via a web blog, because the technology simply isn’t there for TechTarget, but the latest issue of Windows in the Enterprise, from TechTarget, gives an interview with Mark Minasi.  Mark is a great guy, but a lot of the things he says in public, or to news hounds, doesn’t make sense.
Filed under:
Computer Virus - 20th Anniversary this month
25 January 06 08:55 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Harry Waldron posted this to the forums and it’s pretty interesting:

http://www.myitforum.com/forums/tm.asp?m=127014

Filed under:
The myITforum email lists are back up!
24 January 06 12:02 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

After a strange DNS issue, the email lists are back up:

 

http://www.myitforum.com/articles/14/view.asp?id=1301

Filed under:
Interesting site: The non-admin Wiki
24 January 06 08:35 AM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

http://nonadmin.editme.com/

This is a community site for PC users who want to run without administrator privileges (also known as least-privileged user accounts or limited-user accounts). Running as non-admin is a great way to improve your computer's security, and you don't need to buy any extra software to do it!

Updated content: How Microsoft IT Does Patch Management
24 January 06 08:33 AM | rodtrent | with no comments
http://blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/archive/2006/01/24/417982.aspx
Internet Information Server Management Pack for MOM
24 January 06 08:11 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Microsoft

Download Center

This management pack has been updated since the release of Microsoft® Operations Manager 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Changes include: 5/12/2003 - Updated to support use on international-language configurations and on Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003. 1/16/2006 - Updated to removed the rule “Application pool stopped:…” to prevent generation of false alerts and exposure of privileged information.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=efdc0a7e-676d-4999-a696-fa7110c3d319&displaylang=en

Filed under:
Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
24 January 06 08:10 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Microsoft

Download Center

The Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Management Pack provides monitoring functionality for Host Integration Server 2004 computers running on Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003, and is supported for use only with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MOM). This management pack provides monitoring of key Host Integration Server components, including SNA Connections and TN3270, TN5250, Print, and host transaction resynchronization services.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c9f9a62a-515c-4363-842d-6be7c2fb5467&displaylang=en

Filed under:
Upcoming Systems Management WebCasts
23 January 06 12:28 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

TechNet Webcast: Best Practices for Security Update Management with Systems Management Server 2003 (Level 200)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
John Baker, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation

Join this webcast to learn about the best practices you should consider when you develop an update management solution using Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003. Get detailed recommendations for all parts of a software update solution, including the setup stage and the software update cycle. We provide specific guidance on updating desktop, mobile, and server computers. We also discuss using the Dell inventory tool to update Dell servers.

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 for Exchange Deployments (Level 200)
Friday, January 27, 2006 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Keith Combs, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation

In this webcast, we explore the Microsoft Exchange 2003 Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and show how it can help your organization proactively identify problems. We discuss the monitoring capabilities provided by this management pack and demonstrate how they can help you to identify problems and quickly solve them. We also examine the reporting capabilities provided by this management pack and explain how they can help you avoid problems.

Filed under:
MOM for January 2006
23 January 06 12:28 PM | rodtrent | with no comments
http://blogs.msdn.com/managementupdates/archive/2006/01/15/513101.aspx
Filed under:
Great bit of info...!
23 January 06 11:27 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

I’ve seen folks ask about this in public forums quite a bit, and this really lays it all out:

Using Administrative Template Files with Registry-Based Group Policy

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=652e8fd2-8de0-473e-927d-572a64df844b&displaylang=en

New myITforum download: DSRAZOR for Windows
23 January 06 10:42 AM | rodtrent | with no comments
DSRAZOR for Windows rfox925 Miscellaneous, Windows, Networking, Security 1/23/2006 4.8 mb
DSRAZOR for Windows, from Visual Click, is your answer to a more secure and manageable network environment. Whether your organization is big or small, DSRAZOR’s patented drag-n-drop interface gives you the power to build a more stable and secure network, visually! Register for your Free assessment today!

 

 

Systems Management Server 2003 Toolkit 2
23 January 06 10:40 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Microsoft

Download Center

SMS 2003 Toolkit 2 contains 22 tools to help you deploy and troubleshoot SMS 2003. These tools are broken into 4 categories: Server Tools, Advanced Client Tools, Legacy Client Tools and General tools.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=61e4e21f-2652-42dd-a04d-b67f0573751d&displaylang=en

Filed under:
Updated download: Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Administration Feature Pack
23 January 06 10:39 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Microsoft

Download Center

The SMS 2003 Administration Feature Pack (English) has been updated for SMS 2003 Service Pack 1. The SMS 2003 Administration Feature Pack contains three tools: the Manage Site Accounts Tool, the Transfer Site Settings Wizard, and the Elevated Rights Deployment Tool. The following describes each tool.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7bd3a16e-1899-4e0b-bb99-1320e816167d&displaylang=en

Filed under:
More Posts Next page »

This Blog

News

    Ni Hao! Wo shi Rod.



    The Bruce Campbell Fan Store



    Proud member of the myITforum Network



Community

Things I've done

myITforum.com

Things I do

Blog Roll

Syndication