Tarek Online !: November 2007

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