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Mar
7
2010

Useful SCOM SQL Queries | Pavleck.NET

Useful SCOM Queries
I’m essentially mirroring this from the original one on my blog, but since I’ve decided to transition to a tech blog and a non-tech blog, it seems like a good idea.
I’ve taken the listing of SQL queries from Kevin Holman’s original post, cleaned them up a bit, and made it into one [...]

Mar
7
2010

How to Move the OperationsManager Database in Operations Manager 2007

Planning to move SCOM database to new server, here are the notes.
Updated: May 22, 2009
Applies To: Operations Manager 2007 R2, Operations Manager 2007 SP1
After the initial deployment of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, you might need to move the Operations Manager database from one Microsoft SQL Server-based computer to another.
SQL Server 2005 and [...]

Mar
5
2010

Kevin Holman’s OpsMgr Blog : New Base OS MP 6.0.6667.0 adds file fragmentation monitor to all Logical Disks

Here Kevin discusses how to tune the settings for disk fragmentation that ship with the Base OS Management Pack.
New Base OS MP 6.0.6667.0 adds file fragmentation monitor to all Logical Disks
I recently blogged about the new Base OS MP that was recently released:  HERE
One of the things you will notice RIGHT off the bat… [...]

Mar
5
2010

System Center Operations Manager : Designing a custom performance report

 
Designing a custom performance report
On February 27th 2009 I presented a TechNet Webcast to show how to author your own custom performance reports using Operations Manager 2007.
The webcast can be viewed from
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032399073&role=attend&pw=9CAB8380
Attached to this blog are the step by step instructions and sample [...]

Feb
17
2010

How To: Connecting SharePoint (MOSS) to a CMIS Repository

 
Microsoft has played a major role in the development of the Content Management Interoperability Specification (CMIS) that is currently in the hands of the OASIS working group. Committed as the team has been, they (including Microsoft) have not provided much information or examples of how CMIS will work with Microsoft’s SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). Until [...]

Jan
25
2010

SharePoint Feature Administration and Clean Up Tool

Tool that was very useful in cleaning up my Sharepoint site in preparation for upgrade to 2010.
Project Description Find faulty FeatureDefinitions and cleanly uninstall them. Find Feature remainders in Sites, SiteCollections, WebApps and in the Farm, from e.g. forcefully uninstalled Features from farm without [...]

Jan
15
2010

Ask the Directory Services Team : Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and the Group Policy Central Store

Article that highlights some of the problems with using a Group Policy Central Store along with Windows 7 and 2008 R2. Great timing, I just finally got around to changing to a central store a month ago, and now I see that I will probably need to change back.
 
Mike here again to help bring clarity [...]

Jan
12
2010

Removing Invalid SharePoint 2007 Features due to a Failed, Missing, or Unsuccessful Activation SharePoint WSP – Gilham Consulting Microsoft Notepad

 
Great tip if you ave issues removing WSP solution packages and web parts from third parties and find they don’t install or uninstall properly.  You may also have trouble activating or deactivating features in site settings when these invalid features crop up.
Errors that could be shown in SharePoint when installing or activating a feature "An [...]

Jan
5
2010

Internet Information Services 6.0 may not function correctly after installing KB973917

 
Consider the following scenario.  You have an Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 web server running on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.  The Microsoft update KB973917 gets installed on the server.  After installing KB973917, the IIS 6.0 application pools cannot start up successfully.  An inspection of the event logs show that the IIS worker processes [...]

Dec
2
2009

Jie Li’s GeekWorld : User Profile Sync Setup in SharePoint Server 2010 Beta

Excerpt from another very useful post on setting up Profile Syncs in Sharepoint 2010
This is how I setup user profile sync for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta on my machine. You should not take this as an official guide. But the steps may help if you have been drive crazy.
You should also [...]