Agent Proxying Alert

Agent proxying needs to be enabled when health service discovers instance of some managed entity type for which management context doesn’t provide information that this exact health service will also monitor this instance.

alert:

Agent proxying needs to be enabled for a health service to submit discovery
data about other computers.
Source: 
Path:
Alert Rule:
Microsoft.SystemCenter.DiscoveryWriteActionModule.AgentProxyingNotEnabled.Alert
Alert description: Details:Health service (AA918247-6E40-E645-A2D2-9C8629CE0AAB) should not generate data about this managed object ( ).

Things you can do to find the error:

Execute following T-SQL against OperationsManager database:

select * from basemanagedentity
where basemanagedentityid = 'AA918247-6E40-E645-A2D2-9C8629CE0AAB'

Make sure that proxy is enabled for health service matching Path property.

Remember every DC needs the proxy enable setting !!!

see the full name below this is the DC that needs the proxy setting !!

For pushing the Scom agent to a ISA server you need to do some things.

First we have to make a rule and a protocol rule and then you can push the agent. here is a how to do this with a "nijntje manual "

Open ISA server                   

Create Protocol Rule

Use Port 5723 TCP ! this is the default Scom Agent port

Go to the scom server do a discovery pick the ISA server and push the agent

As you can see it works BUT but I tricked you. if you do this it may not work.

In the scom account settings there is a setting this account is a remote local account USE this and the agent push will succeed

Cool stuff. from the microsoft office lab

http://www.officelabs.com/projects/emailprioritizer/Pages/default.aspx

Project: Email Prioritizer



Click here to download.

Requirements: This prototype requires Outlook 2007 running on Exchange Server

Limitations: None

Last updated: 08/18/2008

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Email Prioritizer is a plug-in for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (running on Exchange Server) that helps you manage email overload. This concept test provides a “do not disturb” button that temporarily pauses new email arrival, and prioritizes email with a 0-3 star rating system. We hope this prototype helps you focus on the emails that are most important to you.



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Maybe you did know this but the HP servers have a insight display The new tool uses leds to show the status of the hardware components within the server.

Where can you find this on the new DL360. The display is hidden. It clicks open if you push a little button on the front panel of the server.

Advanced Group Policy Management

You can use Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) to extend the capabilities of the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), providing comprehensive change control and enhanced management for Group Policy objects (GPOs). Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management is a component of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance (MDOP SA)

With AGPM you can:

• Perform offline editing of GPOs, so you can create and test them before deploying to a production environment.
• Retain multiple versions of a GPO in a central archive, so you can roll back if a problem occurs.
• Share the responsibility for editing, approving, and reviewing GPOs among multiple people using role-based delegation.
• Eliminate the danger of multiple Group Policy administrators overwriting each other's work by using a check-in/check-out capability for GPOs.
• Analyze changes to a GPO, comparing it to another GPO or another version of the same GPO using difference reporting.
• Simplify the creation of new GPOs by using GPO templates, storing standard settings to use as starting points for new GPOs.

AGPM adds a Change Control node under each domain displayed in the GPMC, as well as History and Extensions tabs for each GPO and Group Policy link displayed in the GPMC.

Advanced Group Policy Management Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=993a34d0-c274-4b46-b9fc-568426b81c5e&DisplayLang=en

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb767569.aspx

For more information: Advanced Group Policy Management datasheet
Also watch the AGPM video presented by Kevin Sullivan, Senior/Lead Program Manager in Group Policy Product Team (23 min)
Or listen to the AGPM talk on Technet Radio on AGPM (15 min)

Cool new Features with IIS 7 for a new Scom Site ( Webbased ) I had this problem with a Website NLB. SO I tried to test this new tool.

IIS syncronisation tool - tech preview released

For all those wondering what options you have post-Application Center 2000 for synchronisation (let alone load balancing etc), the IIS Product Group has released a technical preview of a new tool: msdeploy.exe. This tool can sync or migrate:

• IIS 7.0 configuration settings
• Web content
• Registry keys and values
• SSL certificates

It supports moving configuration, content, SSL certificates and other types of data associated with a web server. You can choose to sync a single site or the entire web server. Because we know that one tool can never ‘automagically’ guess what your application relies on, we’ve tried to be pretty flexible and powerful – you can customize exactly what you want to sync using a manifest file. You can also skip sites or other objects, or you can perform regular expression replacements during a sync (like changing the home directory on the destination machine).

The goal of the tool is to help you keep servers in sync, to make deployment easier and also to help with migrating to new versions of IIS. You could use a sync on two machines in a web farm, for example. Or maybe you need to move to a new server of the same version, you can use this tool. Of course, we also enable you to do a migration from IIS 6.0 to 7.0.

Download the x86 version or the x64 version of our Technical Preview 1.

What is faster USB or SATA with virtual servers you need disk io and memory. Stuart James did some testing with virtual server. tabels are from Ken Schaefer.

ExpressCard: http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=676511

2.5" External eSATA/USB case: http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=603610 (note that this comes with all cables you need, including eSATA to eSATA)

2.5" Hard Disk: http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=773812

Tests are performed using HD Tune 2.55 using a quick test.  It's the same disk just plugged in to a different socket so all other things (such as cache, RPM etc) are equal.

USB 2                                         eSATA

This tabel shows eSata is about 2x the speed of USB 2.0, provided you have a 7200 RPM disk (at the 2.5” form factor)

SysAdminDay.com System Administrator Appreciation Day

Yes today is the day greetings to all. ;-) Next Year the 10 and it is always the last Friday in July

July 25th, 2008 (Last Friday Of July) 9th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day

This is a copy from the http://www.sysadminday.com/ think about this day.

It's a great idea to think about your SysAdmin and thank him/her for all the great work he/her have done

There are great songs : 

If you can read this, thank your sysadmin

A sysadmin unpacked the server for this website from its box, installed an operating system, patched it for security, made sure the power and air conditioning was working in the server room, monitored it for stability, set up the software, and kept backups in case anything went wrong. All to serve this webpage.

A sysadmin installed the routers, laid the cables, configured the networks, set up the firewalls, and watched and guided the traffic for each hop of the network that runs over copper, fiber optic glass, and even the air itself to bring the Internet to your computer. All to make sure the webpage found its way from the server to your computer.

Fig. 1 Ted.

A sysadmin makes sure your network connection is safe, secure, open, and working. A sysadmin makes sure your computer is working in a healthy way on a healthy network. A sysadmin takes backups to guard against disaster both human and otherwise, holds the gates against security threats and crackers, and keeps the printers going no matter how many copies of the tax code someone from Accounting prints out.

A sysadmin worries about spam, viruses, spyware, but also power outages, fires and floods.

When the email server goes down at 2 AM on a Sunday, your sysadmin is paged, wakes up, and goes to work.

A sysadmin is a professional, who plans, worries, hacks, fixes, pushes, advocates, protects and creates good computer networks, to get you your data, to help you do work -- to bring the potential of computing ever closer to reality.

So if you can read this, thank your sysadmin -- and know he or she is only one of dozens or possibly hundreds whose work brings you the email from your aunt on the West Coast, the instant message from your son at college, the free phone call from the friend in Australia, and this webpage.

Show your appreciation

Friday, July 25th, 2008, is the 9th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. On this special international day, give your System Administrator something that shows that you truly appreciate their hard work and dedication.

Let's face it, System Administrators get no respect 364 days a year. This is the day that all fellow System Administrators across the globe, will be showered with expensive sports cars and large piles of cash in appreciation of their diligent work. But seriously, we are asking for a nice token gift and some public acknowledgement. It's the least you could do.

Consider all the daunting tasks and long hours (weekends too.) Let's be honest, sometimes we don't know our System Administrators as well as they know us. Remember this is one day to recognize your System Administrator for their workplace contributions and to promote professional excellence. Thank them for all the things they do for you and your business.

Best movies great stuff

System Center Solution: Managing Data Server Compliance Start download

Solution: End to End Monitoring

Managing the Dynamic Desktop

http://www.blackberry.com/devicesoftware/entry.do?code=wlm20

Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals

Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals is the Microsoft premier technical education conference just for IT professionals. For five days, you and 5,000 of your peers will learn how to architect, plan, deploy, manage and secure a connected enterprise from Microsoft experts and industry leaders. Experience more than ever before at Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals.

Be a part of the experience

• Design a personalized schedule from 11 Technical Tracks and 4 Virtual Tracks
• Advance your development skills in one of more than 190 Breakout Sessions
• Go deep with Microsoft experts in one of more than 95 Interactive Sessions
• Take your time and drill down on a specific task in one of our Hands-on Labs

Be a part of this year’s Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals, 3-7 November 2008, in the CCIB, Barcelona, Spain.

For more information, check out the following:

• Is Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals right for you? Learn who should attend.
• Why you can’t afford to miss Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals. See the benefits of attending.

 http://www.microsoft.com/emea/teched2008/itpro/about/default.aspx

dutch only

source :http://www.iphoneclub.nl/8595/handleiding-pwnage-tool-mac-en-windows/

Nu Pwnage Tool 2.0 beschikbaar is, is het mogelijk om eerste generatie iPhones te upgraden naar firmware 2.0, te unlocken en te jailbreaken. Omdat er veel nieuwe gebruikers bij zijn gekomen, hebben we een simpele handleiding gemaakt waarin begrippen zoals pwned, jailbreak en unlock nog eens duidelijk worden uitgelegd. We leggen stapsgewijs uit hoe Pwnage Tool op de Mac werkt, maar ook hoe je te werk moet gaan als je Windows-gebruiker bent.
Meteen verder » iPhone Unlock handleiding

Onderaan de handleiding geven we ook een lijst met downloadlocaties en mirrors voor firmware 2.0, bootloaders en Pwnage Tool 2.0 zelf.

De handleiding gebruikt de Simple Mode in Pwnage Tool, geschikt voor beginnende gebruikers. Ben je gevorderde gebruiker en wil je vooraf instellingen van logo’s, Installer- en Cydia-packages kiezen, dan kun je beter voor de Expert Mode kiezen. Een uitgebreide handleiding daarvoor vind je op iClarified.

Verder lezen:
iPhone Unlock: Handleiding iPhone firmware 2.0 unlock (Mac OS X en Windows)

Praten over je ervaringen en vragen stellen? We hebben twee aparte forumtopics geopend waar je kunt discussiëren over Pwnage 2.0:

• Pwnage 2.0 gebruiken op eerste generatie iPhone
• Pwnage 2.0 gebruiken op iPhone 3G

We are pleased to announce the availability of the Service Level Dashboard Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 for download on TechNet.

You can download it from the following page:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc463350(TechNet.10).aspx

An online demonstration of this solution accelerator is available at:
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=eaa26b14-35e5-4355-a69f-84cb0d207161

IT departments need ever more sophisticated tools to monitor the performance and availability of line-of-business (LOB) applications that make the organization run. These tools need to go beyond traditional server-based monitoring where server health equals service health.

The Service Level Dashboard for System Center Operations Manager is a new Solution Accelerator that addresses the need of IT service managers for end-to-end reporting on the performance and availability of their line-of-business (LOB) applications. The accelerator provides a unique view of a business application from the user's perspective by simulating user interactions with the business application and reporting on the experience. Results are displayed on an easy to read dashboard, providing both top-level and detailed views. The top-level view reports the service level agreement (SLA) status (compliant or non-compliant) for every application being monitored. The detailed views reveal component-level information that can help administrators investigate the possible causes of noncompliance reported at the top level.

Solution Accelerator Components

This accelerator includes the following software components:

Service Level Dashboard for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack
Sample unsealed Management Packs targeted at monitoring a Web site, Web Based Application (SharePoint) and Non-web based Application (SQL).
The accelerator provides the following guidance:

- Executive Overview on TechNet
- User's guide
- Planning guide

In addition to the above guidance, there is also an online video demonstration available for this solution.

Overview of the Tool

The Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager 2007 is designed to work with an existing Operations Manager infrastructure (it is assumed that Operations Manager is already configured to monitor the business-critical applications). Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager 2007 uses the following components to gather and process additional data (see figure for reference):

- SLA definitions. The IT Manager identifies and defines the SLA agreement for a given business-critical application or service.

- Web application monitors and synthetic transactions. The IT administrator configures and deploys watcher nodes to perform the actions of a synthetic transaction, such as connecting to the Web site or querying the database. A Web application monitor runs on the watcher node and uses these synthetic transactions to perform actions to check availability and to measure performance of a Web page, Web site, or Web application. It does this by monitoring the web application and then changing the health state of an object associated with the web application based on the results of the synthetic transaction. It is this change in health state that the Service Level Dashboard records and reports on. The IT administrator configures the thresholds for identifying an error or warning state during a synthetic transaction. For the Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager 2007, an error is equivalent to an availability exception, and a warning is equivalent to a performance exception. Because an unavailable application is by definition not performing as expected, availability exceptions are also factored into performance exceptions.

- Distributed Application model. The IT administrator uses an Operations Manager Distributed Application (DA) model to define the application or service. Using the DA model, the IT administrator groups Web application monitors and other monitors into applications and regions for the dashboard.

Operations Manager derives availability and performance percentages independently for each component object in the application model tree, based on Operations Manager's time in state for that object. Any rollup calculations are controlled by the standard DA model health rollups.

- Dashboard interface. As soon as the Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager 2007 components are configured and operating, you use the dashboard interface to analyze the SLA compliance data. The Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager 2007 evaluates each application over the defined reporting period, determines whether the application was in or out of compliance during that period (and for how long). The dashboard then lists the application as compliant or non-compliant, based on defined service level targets.

The Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager 2007 evaluates each application over the defined reporting period, determines whether the application was in or out of compliance during that period (and for how long). The dashboard then lists the application as compliant or non-compliant, based on defined service level targets.

Thank you for your interest

The Solutions Accelerator Team

Lately I was doing some testing with users and local & global groups, did you know you can't give a user more than 1015 groups.

There is a limit in group membership. I did a yahoo and saw there a lot and lots of issues whit this problem in large sites.

Sites with more than 10k users an 500k off groups the user get a error

  Excellent info is there form microsoft  read it and there is no hotfix for this to fix this by software.

Don't give users more than 1000 groups that's a fact.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=22dd9251-0781-42e6-9346-89d577a3e74a&DisplayLang=en#filelist

Cheers,

Robert

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• Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.5 Now Available

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• Introducing Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, which manages all real-time communications such as instant messaging (IM) and audio and video conferencing.
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