Monthly Archives: August 2008

Ops-Mgr blog with 200,000 Hits!?!?!

Posted on August 28, 2008 by

On August 28, this blog passed the 200,000 mark for page views since its creation! Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the blog via articles, comments, or questions. We are glad this blog serves a useful purpose . … Continue reading →

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OpsMgr by Example: Server 2008 POC – Part 5 (Reporting Server)

Posted on August 28, 2008 by

This is the final of a five part series discussing lessons learned through installing System Center Operations Manager onto a fully Windows 2008 environment (DC, RMS, SQL, and Reporting servers). You can see previous posts in this series at: http://opsmgrunleashed.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/opsmgr-by-example-server-2008-poc-%e2%80%93-part-1-domain-controller/  … Continue reading →

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OpsMgr by Example: Server 2008 POC – Part 4 (Data Warehouse Server)

Posted on August 25, 2008 by

This is the fourth of a five part series discussing lessons learned through installing System Center Operations Manager onto a fully Windows 2008 environment (DC, RMS, SQL, and Reporting servers). You can see previous posts in this series at: http://opsmgrunleashed.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/opsmgr-by-example-server-2008-poc-%e2%80%93-part-1-domain-controller/  … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2003 Management Pack for OpsMgr 2007, version 6.0.6387.0

Posted on August 22, 2008 by

In June 2007, we posted OpsMgr by Example: Configuring Baselines (http://ops-mgr.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D3B8489FCAA9B51!183.entry), which discussed working with the baselines in the Exchange 2003 management pack for OpsMgr 2007. Microsoft released the most recent update to the Exchange 2003 management pack 8/21/08, available … Continue reading →

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OpsMgr by Example: Server 2008 POC – Part 3 (Root Management Server)

Posted on August 21, 2008 by

This is the third of a five part series discussing lessons learned through installing System Center Operations Manager onto a fully Windows 2008 environment (DC, RMS, SQL, and Reporting servers). In this post, we will install and configure the Operations … Continue reading →

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OpsMgr 2007 – Its all about uptime

Posted on August 20, 2008 by

A while back, Kerrie wrote a post about downtime and managing IT Operations at http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/20187. As a follow-up to that, she just participated in a blog interview with StackSafe about IT Operations and how Operations Manager can help you in … Continue reading →

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OpsMgr by Example: Server 2008 POC – Part 2 (Database Server)

Posted on August 18, 2008 by

This is the second of a five part series discussing lessons learned when installing System Center Operations Manager onto a fully Windows 2008 environment (DC, RMS, SQL, and Reporting servers). Since we now have a functional Windows 2008 domain controller … Continue reading →

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OpsMgr 2007 Unleashed Errata – the EnableAdIntegration Registry Key

Posted on August 15, 2008 by

Page 390 of System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed discusses modifying the Registry settings for the EnableADIntegration key on the RMS and management servers. This information was based on our own experiences and testing during earlier versions of OpsMgr 2007, … Continue reading →

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OpsMgr by Example: Server 2008 POC – Part 1 (Domain Controller)

Posted on August 13, 2008 by

This is the first of a five part series that discusses lessons learned when installing System Center Operations Manager in a Windows 2008 environment. Windows Server 2008 introduces some features that impact how applications are deployed and configured. Specific areas … Continue reading →

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