November 2008 - Posts

• Service Manager Beta-1 Now Available

  What a cool month! First SCOM 2007 R2 Beta released, and now Service Manager!   To download, simply go to the Service Manager site on Connect (link below) and click Downloads. Service Manager Connect Site https://connect.microsoft.com/SelfNomination.aspx?ProgramID=2733&pageType=1&SiteID=446     Grtz, Alexandre Verkinderen http://scug.be/blogs   ps: If you’r a Belgian IT pro and are familiar with service desks, CMDB, MOF/ ITIL etc and if you want to blog about service manager please contact us @ medewerkers at scug.be     Posted Nov 23 2008, 03:41 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: scsm, service manager, beta

• The SQL Server Service Broker for the current Opsmgr database is not enabled

  Yesterday I came accros this error: Saying that the SQL server Service Broker or database mirroring endpoint is disabled or not configured. If you don’t know what the SQL server service broker exactly is, have a look here: An introduction to SQL server service broker . In summary the Service Broker, internal or external processes can send and receive guaranteed, asynchronous messaging by using extensions to Transact-SQL. And it needs to be up and running for our Opsmgr DB. So I did a search on google...(read more) Posted Nov 22 2008, 10:04 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, Issue, SQL

• Opsmgr 2007 R2 Beta1 Released!

  Just got an email from Microsoft to announce that the Opsmgr 2007 R2 Beta available is on the connect site. Will post testing results soon! The System Center Operations Manager team is excited to announce the availability of the Operations Manager 2007 R2 beta, which is ready for you to download through Connect today! Operations Manager 2007 R2 introduces key new and enhanced functionality, including: Enhanced application performance and availability across heterogeneous platforms . Delivers monitoring...(read more) Posted Nov 20 2008, 04:17 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, opsmgr R2

• App-v 4.5 Solution Accelerator is now Available!

  Following Microsoft announcement of App-v 4.5 RTM (known previously as "Soft Grid") from the beginning of September, Microsoft just publish the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) for this version. Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) is a series of planning and design guides created to clarify and streamline the planning and design process for Microsoft infrastructure technologies. The App-v 4.5 RTM will be include as part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2008...(read more) Posted Nov 19 2008, 12:07 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: configmgr, sccm, smsv4, SCCM 2007, sms v4, configmgr2007, sccm2007, Configmgr 2007, AppV

• Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for App-V & SCCM

  Two new IPD guides has been published: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 with R2 Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Download them from the following link . Hope it helps Kenny Buntinx...(read more) Posted Nov 19 2008, 12:02 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: configmgr, sccm, smsv4, SCCM 2007, sms v4, configmgr2007, AdminUi, sccm2007, Configmgr 2007, AppV

• Network aware service management with EMC Smart and Opsmgr

  Stefan Stranger found an interesting video on network aware service management with the integration solution of emc smart and opsmgr.   After this video I was looking for some more information and didn’t find a lot: Keynote german mms: network aware service management White paper: creating network aware service management Datasheet EMC smart site     Look at the keynote for more interesting screenshots.   Unfortunatly we will have to waith until 2010 for the Opsmgr V10 for the...(read more) Posted Nov 17 2008, 02:13 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, General, end to end monitoring, emc, Network aware service monitoring, Opsmgr V10

• Day 2 of teched 2008 Barcelona

  At day 2 one of the sessions I followed covered the future of opsmgr. They announced that at the end of this month the beta of Opsmgr R2 will be available, RC is for Q1 of 2009 and RTM in Q2 2009. For opsmgr 10, the next version we will have to wait until H1 of 2011.   Microsoft also announced the availabiltity of opsmgr R2 on there website: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 will introduce new and enhanced capabilities including extending its monitoring capabilities to Unix and Linux...(read more) Posted Nov 09 2008, 05:08 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, TechEd, Events, opsmgr R2

• First day at teched Barcelona

  I'm now at teched Barcelona and my first impressions? WOOOOW! Everything is very well organized, free wifi, everything is taken care off you even get free metro tickets! I arrived Sunday morning and took the opportunity to visit Barcelona and of course, my first dinner was paella! :-) After that I went to the forum to collect my badge and went to the "ask the experts" (ATE) briefing. I'm standing at the system center/SCE ATE stand. So if you're in Barcelona come and join me...(read more) Posted Nov 03 2008, 09:51 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, Events

• SCCM : The “Creating Custom Reports by Using Configuration Manager 2007 SQL Views” documentation package is now available for download!!

  Creating custom reports in Configuration Manager can be a challenge, not only to create the SQL statement for the report, but to figure out what SQL view contains the information you need and how the SQL views can be joined together. The Windows Installer CreatingCustomReportsByUsingSQLViews.msi package provides information that will help you to create custom reports, determine which Configuration Manager SQL views contain the information you need for your reports, and identify a path between the...(read more) Posted Nov 03 2008, 01:09 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: configmgr, smsv4, SCCM 2007, sms v4, configmgr2007, sccm2007, Configmgr 2007