Archive for the ‘Tips -n- Tricks’ Category

Posted by Pete on 12 / 12 / 08

SNMP Series: Part 4 - Configuring OpsMgr 2007 as an SNMP Trap Receiver

This article is going to address another question I get pretty frequently in the community and the classroom:  How do I configure Operations Manager or Essentials 2007 as an SN... read more

Posted by Pete on 12 / 10 / 08

Configuring Exchange 2007 Monitoring in OpsMgr and Essentials 2007

While I frequently read the articles at MSExchange.org for their Exchange 2003/2007 tips, occassionally the authors do post some good how-to's related to Operations Manager 2007. E... read more

Posted by Pete on 12 / 09 / 08

Deploying OpsMgr in Highly Available and Distributed Enterprise Environments (download)

OpsMgr MVP Andy Dominey has finally compiled his thoughts on considerations and best practices for designing a highly available Operations Manager 2007 enterprise infrastructure ... read more

Posted by Pete on 12 / 08 / 08

Powershell: Updating Proxy Agent for Multiple SNMP-enabled Devices (part 1)

As explained in part 3 of the SNMP in OpsMgr / Essentials series (still in progress), we explained that SNMP-enabled devices can be monitored from any management server OR agent... read more

Posted by Pete on 12 / 04 / 08

Enterprise Active Directory Integration In-Depth for OpsMgr 2007

In the 3rd update to our AD Integration Guide for Operations Manager 2007, we are joined by Raphael Burri in updating the guide to include extensive guidance for deploying Active ... read more

Posted by Pete on 11 / 26 / 08

OpsMgr 2007: Enabling agent proxy for all computers hosting an instance of a specific object class

Enabling agent proxy in bulk for multiple computers is not possible in Operations Manager 2007 SP1, making this a potentially tedious process. Likewise, you may sometimes need to e... read more

Posted by Pete on 11 / 25 / 08

Scheduled Discovery and Agent Deployment in Large and Complex Environments

Scheduled discovery and agent installation was a simple feature we lost in the move to Operations Manager 2007. In reality, it was more or less replaced by AD Integration. But what... read more

Posted by Marco Shaw on 11 / 20 / 08

Command Shell: OpsMgr 2007 Automation Introduction – Part 2

This is the second in a guest series by Powershell MVP Marco Shaw. Previous Installments Part 1 - Automation Introduction in OpsMgr 2007 In the first installment, I mention... read more

Posted by Pete on 11 / 15 / 08

Part 4: Exploring Discovery Data with the OpsMgr Command Shell - Dell Server Inventory Report

Previous Installments Part 1 - Powershell Tip: Retrieving an inventory of object classes and descriptions from OpsMgr 2007 Part 2 - OpsMgr 2007: Exploring your discovered inve... read more

Posted by Pete on 11 / 07 / 08

Dyanamic Group Population by Subnet(s) in OpsMgr / SCE - Advanced Formula Examples

As you may be aware, Operations Manager and Essentials 2007 store the IP address for managed systems in Operational database in the IP Address property of the Windows Computer clas... read more

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