I was always wondering why I never recieved any CPU alerts. This is why Cause: The CPU percentage Utilization monitors are targeted to the Windows server 2003 processor class. However,…

I ran into this one myself with a new installation and ended up just re-installing the database clean. This would have helped! KB946421 – The Root Management Server encryption key…

Are you getting this error from your Data Warehouse? I immediately started getting these alerts after I upgraded my Data Warehouse Library Management Pack to version 6.0.5000.26 from this knowledge…

If you are getting this error. You can fix it by installing Operations Manager 2007 Data Warehouse Library Management Pack 6.0.5000.26 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=09f74984-7e9d-42ef-8b38-ad770b084363&DisplayLang=en After installing that you might get this new…

I noticed a way to reduce our alert noise by up to about 80%. This may seem very obvious but it wasn’t to me till after I realized it. In…

A new SCOM 2007 targeting poster has been posted to help everyone understand targeting. http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/a/7/fa73e146-ab8a-4002-9311-bfe69a570d28/BestPractices_Rule_Monitor_REV_110607.pdf To sum it up Target all new monitors at Windows Server or one of the…

Below is a script that I wrote to monitor file count in a directory. To Implement this please reference my earlier post on how to setup a Script-Based monitor.  https://www.scom2k7.com/create-a-script-based-unit-monitor-in-opsmgr2007-via-the-gui/…

Recent Microsoft product releases which will be covered in detail during MMS 2008 include: System Center Operations Manager 2007System Center Configuration Manager 2007System Center Data Protection Manager 2007System Center Virtual…

Guide includes the following topics: – Overview of model-based design – Service models and understanding relationships – Health models – How Operations Manager implements models – Discovery – Changes between…

SP1 RC1 Can be downloaded at http://connect.microsoft.com/New Features The new features that are in Operations Manager 2007 SP1 are:· Improved performance and reliability when working with alerts, overrides, and searches….