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• SCOM 2012: What’s new: Default behavior of overrides

  This post is part of a series What's new: Check here for the other parts. SCOM has some huge changes on board… But some are rather small and go unnoticed to the untrained eye although they could save you a major headache. I’m pretty sure not a lot... Posted Jan 20 2012, 06:46 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: scom, opsmgr, System Center, SCOM2012

• Live meeting: How to prepare for SCOM 2012

  On 20th of September I’ll be hosting a live meeting where we’ll go over the different steps to prepare yourself and your environment for the move from SCOM 2007 to SCOM 2012. The upgrade path has been said to be easier than the one from MOM2005... Posted Aug 22 2011, 03:22 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, System Center, Operations Manager 2012, sysctr

• SCOM 2007R2: Ramp Up Guide

  I came across an excellent list written by Sonda (MPFE in UK) of all the required resources you’ll need to get up to speed with SCOM 2007 R2. There’s plenty of info for the absolute rookie and the novice. You can find the exhaustive list here: http:/... Posted Aug 04 2011, 09:16 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: opsmgr, System Center, scsm, SCOM2007, sysctr

• SCOM 2007: Cumulative Update 5 is released

  Yesterday Microsoft released the Cumulative Update 5 (CU5) for Scom 2007 R2. This new update contains some additional fixes for Operations Manager 2007 R2 + support is added for Red Hat 6. You can download the CU5 package (948.0 MB) here: http://www.microsoft... Posted Aug 03 2011, 08:16 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: scom, opsmgr, System Center, SCOM2007, sysctr

• SCOM 2007: How to backup your SCOM IIS settings

  This blog post is part of a series how to backup your SCOM environment. You can find the other parts here: How to backup your SCOM environment How to backup your SCOM dbases How to backup your SCOM encryption key How to backup your SCOM IIS settings There... Posted Jun 24 2011, 04:05 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, System Center, SCOM2007

• SCOM 2007: Convert MOM2005 management pack guide

  Recently I was working on a migration from MOM2005 towards SCOM2007R2. Unfortunately the MOM2005toSCOM2007 migration tool which was included in the SCOM2007 install media was not working anymore so I had to convert the management packs manually. This... Posted Jun 22 2011, 12:29 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: scom, opsmgr, System Center, SCOM2007

• SCOM 2007: How to backup your dbases

  In order to keep the possibility to restore your SCOM environment in case of a disaster you need to make sure that you have a good backup of your dbases. Your dbases keep track of all the info in your environment so it’s crucial that you don’t loose these... Posted Jun 22 2011, 04:30 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, System Center, SCOM2007

• SCOM 2007: How to backup your environment

  The funny thing is most of the admins think of backups just after they had a major crash and there were no backups available. Most of the admin’s think backups are a hassle and they take some but loose interest in the long term. When disaster strikes... Posted Jun 22 2011, 04:07 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, System Center, SCOM2007

• SCOM 2007: Target a rule or monitor to a computer group

  Today I had to explain to a customer how you need to target a rule or monitor to a specific computer group. This is actually not a very intuitive process and if you are used to work with MOM2005 the process is different and can have big implications in... Posted Jun 20 2011, 09:51 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: scom, opsmgr, System Center, SCOM2007

• SCOM R2 Admin Resource Kit Available

  Overview The System Center Operation Manager 2007 Administration Resource Kit provides the following features to aid in management group administration: Scheduled Maintenance Mode - Ability to schedule and manage maintenance mode in the management group... Posted Jun 07 2011, 06:21 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: scom, opsmgr, System Center

• SCOM 2007: Scheduled reports failing

  Recently I got a mail of a user stating he’s not receiving his reports anymore via mail. They were created way back and normally these reports are in my category “set it and forget it”… When I checked the schedule reports pane... Posted May 16 2011, 06:14 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, System Center

• SCOM 2007: Renaming Default Management Pack display name

  One of the most common frustration I face (and I’m sure I’m not alone) is the fact that from time to time there are things saved in the default management pack. It’s so easy to forget to change the destination management pack while creating... Posted May 13 2011, 07:01 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, System Center

• Using System Center Advisor Management Packs in OpsMgr

  System Center Advisor has some extra management packs that are not available for OpsMgr. The full list of data points collected by the agent is available for download here , from the Microsoft Download Center, in an Excel spreadsheet.  For example... Posted May 02 2011, 02:59 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, opsmgr, Management Pack, System Center, opsmgr R2, Operations Manager 2012, opsmgr 2012, cloud, Advisor, system center advisor

• System Center Roadmap 2011

  I’m so excited about the direction that Microsoft is taking with the new System Center products! Below you find the roadmap of the System Center products and what is going to be released soon! Thanks, Alexandre Verkinderen...( read more ) Read More..... Posted Apr 19 2011, 09:20 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: sccm, scom, opsmgr, SCVMM, System Center, scsm, service manager, RTM, Opalis, opsmgr 2012, sys, roadmap

• 4 more speakers from the System Center Product Team at Techdays Belgium

  We've secured 4 more speakers from the System Center Product Team for Techdays Belgium Jeff Wettlaufer (will be talking about SCCM 2012) Adam Hall (covering Orchestrator, the next version of Opalis) Sean Christensen (Service Manager 2012) Clare Henry... Posted Apr 12 2011, 09:13 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, opsmgr, System Center, service manager, techdays, Opalis