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

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

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 1

BlogCast: System Center Operations manager 2007 - Part 1
Installing prerequisites for operations manager 2007:

• The machine must be a domain member.
• Installing IIS and ASP.Net
• Installing .NET framework 2
• Installing .NET framework 3
• Installing Powershell

Use the following link to download
http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/scom/entry27790.aspx

Microsoft forefront client security - part 5

Finally in my last demo about microsoft Forefront client secuirty installtion contains the following:

• Install Microsoft forefront client security server
• Create forefront policy
• Deploy forefront policy

You can download it from the following link
Microsoft forefront client security - part 5http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/windows_security/entry26737.aspx

Microsoft forefront client security - part 4

WSUS 3 is a great service you can use to update your current infrastructure servers and workstations
You can use my video to install WSUS 3 server in your environment it is a Microsoft free product.

Here in my demo I configure WSUS server specially for forefront client security server but you can do more in your WSUS server in your network to update other Microsoft product

You can download it from the following link
Microsoft forefront client security - part 4
http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/windows_security/entry26736.aspx

Microsoft forefront client security - part 3

The 3rd forefront blog cast contains how to install Microsoft SQL 2005 with SP2 to make your server ready to install Forefront server components

You can download it from the following link
Microsoft forefront client security - part 3
http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/windows_security/entry26732.aspx

Microsoft forefront client security - part 2

My second forefront blog cast contains how to prepare your server to install Microsoft forefront client security server
Contain the following items:

• Install GPMC with SP1
• Create DAS account
• Configure DAS account as local administrator on FCS server

You can download it from the following link
Microsoft forefront client security - part 2
http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/windows_security/entry26731.aspx

Microsoft forefront client security - part 1

After long time working with Microsoft Forefront client security I have decided to prepare videos about how to install and configure Microsoft forefront client security
My first forefront blog cast contains how to prepare your server to install Microsoft forefront client security server
Contain the following items:

• Install IIS and ASP.net
• Install .NET framework 2
• Install .NET framework 3

You can download it from the following link
Microsoft forefront client security - part 1
http://www.blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/folders/windows_security/entry26723.aspx

Monitoring Windows Event using Operations manager 2007-Part4

Monitoring Windows Event using Operations manager 2007
Correlated Event detection unit monitors Guide
http://tarek.ismail.googlepages.com/MonitoringwinEvent-part4.pdf

The Database Size Estimator for Operations Manager 2007

Ian Blyth provide us with a pretty spreadsheet to estimated Operations Manager database size based on number of agents and data transfer

the original post is Here

many thanks to : Ian Blyth - System Center Technologies
http://ianblythmanagement.wordpress.com

Operations Manager 2007 available documentation

Operations Manager 2007 Release Notes
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/bb309430

Operations Manager 2007 Supported Configurations
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/bb309428

Operations Manager 2007 Operations Guide
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/4/d/74deff5e-449f-4a6b-91dd-ffbc117869a2/OM2007_OpsGuide.doc

Operations Manager 2007 Backup and Recovery Guide
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/4/d/74deff5e-449f-4a6b-91dd-ffbc117869a2/opsmgr2007_backup.doc

Disaster Recovery: OpsMgr 2007 Root Management Server on a Cluster
http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/attachment/1597917.ashx

Operations Manager 2007 Design Guide
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/4/d/74deff5e-449f-4a6b-91dd-ffbc117869a2/opsmgr2007_designguid.doc


Operations Manager 2007 Deployment Guide
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/4/d/74deff5e-449f-4a6b-91dd-ffbc117869a2/opsmgr2007_deployment.doc

Operations Manager 2007 Performance and Scalability White Paper
http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/3/6/d3633fa3-ce15-4071-be51-5e036a36f965/om2007_perfscal.doc

Operations Manager 2007 Security Guide
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/4/d/74deff5e-449f-4a6b-91dd-ffbc117869a2/opsmgr2007_security.doc

Microsoft Management Pack Authoring Guide
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/4/d/74deff5e-449f-4a6b-91dd-ffbc117869a2/om2007_authconsole.exe

Operations Manager 2007 Operations Guidehttp://download.microsoft.com/download/7/4/d/74deff5e-449f-4a6b-91dd-ffbc117869a2/om2007_opsguide.doc

Operations manager Knowledge Base (KB)

Operations Manager 2007 Support Tools requirements
http://support.microsoft.com//kb/938997/en-us

Error message when you try to import a management pack by using the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Operations Console or the System Center Essentials Console: "OutOfMemoryException"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933987/en-us

The System Center Operations Manager 2007 Prerequisite Checker indicates that ASP.Net is not installed, even though Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 is installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934759/en-us

How to test notification settings after you configure e-mail notifications for a recipient or for a subscription in Operations Manager 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934756/en-us

Error message when you click Record after you start the Web Application Editor in Operations Manager 2007: "The requested lookup key was not found in any activation context"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934757/en-us

Error message when you try to install a management agent in Operations Manager 2007: "Unknown error 0x80072971"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934760/en-us

A graphic that contains a red X may appear instead of an image after you perform a sort action in a Systems Operations Manager 2007 report
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934758/en-us

Error message when you try to install System Center Operations Manager 2007 Reporting: "The wizard was interrupted before Operations Manager 2007 could be installed"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936219/en-us

A frame that you resize continues to move together with the mouse pointer in System Center Operations Manager 2007 Web Console
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938990/en-us

You cannot configure a rule or a monitor to target a computer group in the Operations Console in System Center Operations Manager 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938999/en-us

Subscription notification objects in System Center Operations Manager 2007 may not be displayed correctly on a computer that uses a regional setting other than "English (United States)"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938989/en-us
Error message when you try to enable Active Directory integration for System Center Operations Manager 2007: "The binary form of an ACE object is invalid"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938992/en-us

Some report information does not appear in Japanese in the Japanese version of System Center Operations Manager 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938505/en-us

How to upgrade the 180-day evaluation version of System Center Operations Manager 2007 to the full product version
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937826/en-us

When you try to install Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Reporting, the installation is unsuccessful
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938627/en-us

System Center Operations Manager 2007 cannot find some network devices by using the network device discovery process
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939364/en-us

The Entity Health monitor for an Operations Manager 2007 management server displays "Critical" together with a Health Service threshold setting
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938626/en-us

When you try to install Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 or you try to install Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007, the Setup Welcome page appears to be empty
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932812/en-us

You cannot deploy an agent by using the Discovery and Installation Wizard in System Center Operations Manager 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938993/en-us

The Run As Account that you create in System Center Operations Manager 2007 or in System Center Essentials 2007 does not run a task successfully
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936221/en-us

You may be unable to delete a log file on a client computer in System Center Operations Manager 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938988/en-us


ASP.net Web application exceptions may unexpectedly appear as monitored Web service exceptions when you monitor a Web service in System Center Operations Manager 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938998/en-us

How to change the credentials for the OpsMgr SDK Service and for the OpsMgr Config Service in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936220/en-us

Error message when you run the Operations Manager Prerequisite Viewer for the Server component: "Microsoft.interop.security.azroles.dll is not registered in the global assembly cache"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937292/en-us

The Operations Manager Audit Collection Service does not start and Event ID 4668 is logged after you install Audit Collection Server from a read-only source
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936579/en-us