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System Center Operations manager 2007 in Egypt

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Friday, November 16, 2007

List Local Group using OpsMgr 2007 Task

you can list all local groups on your server using a simple task in operations manager
use the script below to create your task

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Group Where LocalAccount = True")
For Each objItem in colItems

Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objItem.Description
Wscript.Echo "SID: " & objItem.SID
Wscript.Echo "-------------------Tarek-----------------------"
Next

Enable TS using OPsMgr 2007 Task

you can enable Terminal service using a Task for your operations manager console

the script is below :

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."Set oReg=GetObject( _
"winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &
_ strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\"
strValueName = "fDenyTSConnections"
oReg.SetDWORDValue _
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, strValueName,0
oReg.GetDWORDValue _ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, strValueName, dwValue
if dwValue = 0 then
Wscript.Echo "Terminal service is now enabled"
else
Wscript.Echo "Terminal service could not be enabled"
end If
Wscript.Echo "-------------------Tarek----------------------"

List of fixed issues in OpsMgr 2007 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate

This article lists the issues that are fixed in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Release Candidate.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944443

Friday, November 9, 2007

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 8

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 8
Configure agent-less exception monitoring (AEM) in operations manager 2007

  • Configure proxy setting for management server.
  • Enable client monitoring on management server.
  • Create group policy administrative template
  • Create AEM policy
  • Configure AEM group policy
  • Test AEM setting

Use the following link to download

http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/scom/entry27820.aspx

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 7

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 7
Installing data warehouse and reporting for Microsoft system center operations manager 2007

  • Run prerequisites checker
  • Run install operations manager reporting installation wizard.
  • Configure data warehouse database name , size, and location
  • Configure data warehouse write account
  • Configure data reader account
  • Navigate reporting pane


Use the following link to download
http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/scom/entry27818.aspx

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 6

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 6
Installing Web console and enable SSL for Form based authentication

  • Installing web console using installation wizard
  • Use forms authentication option during installation.
  • Assign the requested certificate for Management server to
    Enable SSL for web console web Site.
  • Login to web console by administrator

Use the following link to download
http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/scom/entry27811.aspx

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 5

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 5
Certificate authentication in Operations manager 2007

  • Request a certificate for operations manager management server
  • Issue certificate for Management server
  • Install certificate for Management server
  • Export Certificate and use MOMCertImport.exe tool to assign the certificate for management server.
  • Check the registry after import the certificate.
  • Restart OpsMgr Health service to update the setting with the imported certificate.


Use the following link to download
http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/scom/entry27803.aspx

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 4

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 4
Installing Microsoft System center operations manager 2007


  • Using prerequisites checker
  • Running operations manager installation wizard
  • Choose installation folder
  • Choose installation components
  • Type management group name
  • Configure MOM administrators
  • Configure Operations manager 2006 name , size , and DB file locations
  • Configure server action account
  • Configure SDK account
  • Configure Web console authentication

Use the following link to download

http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/scom/entry27797.aspx

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 3

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 3
Creating service accounts for operations manager 2007

  • Check the domain function level (must be windows 2000 native at least)
  • Check the forest function level (any function level)
  • Create server action account
  • Create SDK account
  • Add Server action account to domain admins group
  • Add SDK account to local administrators group in operation manager server.


Use the following link to download
http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/scom/entry27792.aspx

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 2

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 2
Installing Microsoft SQL 2005 for operations manager 2007

  • Install MS SQL 2005 (Database – reporting Service)
  • Install MS SQL 2005 SP2


Use the following link to download
http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/scom/entry27791.aspx