September 2011 - Posts

• SCE 2010: Error message when running Collect Inventory

  Installed System Center Essentials 2010 on a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 server. When trying to run Collect Inventory or Detect Software and Updates Now I received the following error: ************** Exception Text ************** System.UnauthorizedAccessException... Posted Sep 27 2011, 11:20 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: issues, SCE 2010, System Center Essentials, Microsoft

• SCOM 2012: Webconsole fails to load after upgrade

  In my recent session I’ve showcased an error I encountered when upgrading my SCOM2007R2 environment to SCOM2012beta. After the upgrade was finished successful I performed my standard after migration health check and opened my web console to check... Posted Sep 25 2011, 05:15 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: scom, opsmgr, Operations Manager 2012, sysctr, SCOM2012

• SCOM 2012: Upgrade failed with error 0x80070005

  During the prep of my lab I came across an error which was in fact not this very common so I’ve decided to share my solution with you to save you some trouble when performing this in your environment. After running through the entire installation... Posted Sep 23 2011, 02:19 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: opsmgr, Operations Manager 2012, sysctr, SCOM2012

• SCOM 2012: Don’t be the IT-Rambo…

  The title says it all… Don’t be the IT-Rambo but prepare yourself for the move to SCOM2012 by checking my session which I gave the 20th of September and is now available online. Check it here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/Hh443650... Posted Sep 22 2011, 05:03 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: opsmgr, sysctr, SCOM2012

• Troubleshooting gray agent states in System Center Operations Manager 2007 and System Center Essentials

  Yesterday Microsoft announced kb2288515 about Agent states in Operations Manager and System Center Essentials I believe this is a very important kb which must be in the kb library of every SCOM admin. Summary: An agent, management server or gateway can... Posted Sep 22 2011, 03:26 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: scom, 2007, sysctr, troubleshoot

• SCOM 2012: Run WebConsole in different application pool

  During my session on how to prepare yourself I’ve showcased some tips and tricks which will make your live much easier when you upgrade your existing SCOM 2007 R2 installation to SCOM2012. One of the tricks I’ve mentioned was to run the SCOM2012... Posted Sep 21 2011, 06:04 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, Operations Manager 2012, SCOM2007, sysctr, SCOM2012

• Windows 8 and Hyper-V

  They announced that windows 8 will have Hyper-V. I downloaded the Developer preview yesterday and installed it today. Hyper-v was one of the first this I went looking for… Just like in windows server 2008 it is a feature that you need to add. Since I... Posted Sep 15 2011, 10:07 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Virtualization, Hyper-V, Virtual machine, Buildwindows, VM, Windows Developer Preview, Windows 8, WDP

• Installing Windows 8 Developer Preview the very first time…

  Installing Windows Developer Preview for the first time…. Yesterday they released the windows 8 developer review… lets’ see a step by step installation J Et voilà, we have installed windows 8 Greetzzzz Lars Verbist twitter: @LarsVerbist...( read more... Posted Sep 15 2011, 02:31 AM by SCUG.be

• Service Request mgmt pack (Codeplex) update

  Hello, With this post I want to explain how you can adjust the codeplex SCSM Service Request mgmt pack to fit your needs. This codeplex mgmt pack provides a Work Item class model for Service Requests and a form for creating/editing service requests. The... Posted Sep 12 2011, 03:43 AM by SCUG.be

• System Center Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Unleashed book – Available

  Hi everyone, Just a little post for telling you that the System Center Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Unleashed book is now in stock at Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/System-Center-Opalis-Integration-Unleashed/dp/0672335611/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315594827&sr... Posted Sep 09 2011, 03:08 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: Opalis

• TechNet Virtual Labs: System Center Opalis

  Step into the System Center Virtual Labs for Free It's simple: no complex setup or installation is required to try out System Center running in the full-featured TechNet Virtual Lab. You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for... Posted Sep 09 2011, 02:37 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: Opalis, SCOrchestrator

• TechNet Live Meeting Event Coming Up!

  Hi There! I would like to announce that I will present a TechNet Live Meeting session about: BitLocker in the Enterprise BitLocker (To Go) is one of the features that are shipped with Windows 7. First, what is the best approach to deploy this in an environment... Posted Sep 09 2011, 09:38 AM by SCUG.be

• Migrate from SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012 Part 3

  Hi there! As discussed in the previous blog, the package content does not get migrated, only the metadata. During the migration SCCM 2012 clients can still use the SCCM 2007 DPs to locate content. You can select such DPs by using “Share Distribution... Posted Sep 02 2011, 10:14 AM by SCUG.be

• SCDPM 2012 Beta: How to install

  Well the beta is live now. So let’s start installing it. In this particular case I’m installing it on a Hyper-V machine in my test environment. The SQL is on the same machine as this is just a lab environment. Always make sure to run the Setup... Posted Sep 01 2011, 04:40 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: System Center, sysctr, SCDPM2012Beta, SCDPM

• System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 - BETA

  System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 Beta has been released! Overview The key DPM 2012 features that will be available for BETA validations are - Centralized Management (Built on the Ops Manager platform) Centralized Monitoring and Troubleshooting... Posted Sep 01 2011, 01:07 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: Microsoft, DPM 2012, Data Protection Manager, System Center 2012, DPM 2012 beta