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We’ve Moved!
In order to provide a more consistent experience with the System Center product family, we've moved...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 02/14/2012
Evaluating the Reach and Scale of Opalis Runbooks
Adam Hall just announced a couple new articles that were published on Opalis and the next version of...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/13/2011
New Configuration Manager 2007 IP Extension –Testers Needed!
This post has been updated for Orchestrator 2012 and re-posted to the new Orchestrator blog site:...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 05/18/2011
Now available: The Opalis Integration Pack for PowerShell Script Execution
Looks like Microsoft’s own Charles Joy announced the next addition to his collection of OIS 6.3 QIK...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/09/2011
Automating a Hyper-V Integration Services upgrade with Opalis and SCVMM
Not sure how I missed this one back when it first posted but our very own Charles Joy posted a great...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/02/2011
Handling PowerShell Switch Parameters in QIK CLI Activities
This post has been revised for Orchestrator and moved to the Orchestrator blog here:...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 04/07/2011
MSIT internal Opalis adoption - Using Opalis to Move Files Across Untrusted Domains
This post was written by Marian Stanescu I work in a small team at Microsoft that manages and...
Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 04/05/2011
MMS BB53 session demo – Automated Protection of Resources
As per the first post in this series, this article documents a demo that we did at MMS last week. In...
Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 03/31/2011
MMS BB51 session demo – User Initiated Server Restart
I am going to document and publish all the Opalis demos that I did at MMS, providing a description...
Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 03/30/2011
New Community Opalis Integration Pack for System Center Service Manager
Marcel Zehner over at SCSMFAQ.ch has recently built and made available a new Opalis integration pack...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/30/2011
Opalis Quick Fix: Opening the Operator Console fails with "No Operator Console URL configured"
This one’s really more of a tip that you need to configure the URL in the Opalis Integration Server...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/28/2011
Opalis – Add a User to a Service Manager Review Activity
This scenario came through my inbox recently, and what looked like a fairly straight forward runbook...
Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 03/15/2011
The Opalis Survival Guide
If you’ve ever said to yourself “Wow, I sure wish I knew more about all the really cool things...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/09/2011
So what’s the deal with Opalis 3rd party Integration Packs?
Wondering why your favorite 3rd party Opalis Integration Pack isn’t being updated? Well rest...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/03/2011
Make installing the Operator Console easier with a superflow
You can find the Operator Console installation superflow here:...
Author: Gp De Ciantis Date: 02/28/2011
Test your ability to run remote PowerShell on a computer before you actually do it
This post has been edited and updated for Orchestrator and can now be found on the Orchestrator...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 02/28/2011
Opalis Integration Server Run .Net Script object returns error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." at runtime
When executing an Opalis Integration Server Policy that utilizes the Run .Net Script object, the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/08/2011
Opalis Integration Server is now supported on Microsoft Windows 64-bit Operating Systems
Just a heads up on a new Opalis development regarding amd64 support. Opalis Integration Server...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/07/2011
Error "Export failure _com_error, Unspecified error, -2147467259" in Opalis Integration Server Client when exporting policies
When attempting to export a large structure of Policies and/or Global Resources (Variables,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/03/2011
New utility to automate the installation of the Opalis ops console
I am very happy to announce that Kelverion has created and published a new tool that simplifies and...
Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 01/26/2011
A couple new Opalis Integration Packs are available
In cased you missed it, our very own Charles Joy just announced some recent additions to the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/19/2011
How to install Opalis Integration Pack for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Class and Rule definitions
The Opalis Integration Pack for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console requires that new classes and rules be...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/18/2011
Opalis 6.3 step-by-step installation guides
HI everyone We have posted an article which contains links to two great installation resources....
Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 01/08/2011
Opalis Integration Server is officially supported by Microsoft in virtualized environments
I just wanted to let everyone know that Opalis Integration Server 6.2.2 and later versions are now...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/06/2011
Trouble Making the Connection to OpsMgr, VMM? Don't forget WinRM.
Sometimes we all forget to "RTFM". Some of us think we have stuff all configured right,...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/15/2010
Create Visio Diagrams and Word Docs of your Opalis Workflows
I just thought I'd give a shout out to Bruno Saille, one of our Senior Systems Engineers in France,...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/14/2010
Exploring VMM Live Migration as part of a patching workflow
This post goes under the heading "Sometimes you have to learn the hard way"… or maybe...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/10/2010
Opalis 6.3: Opalis System Center Service Manager Integration Pack: Attachments
The Opalis 6.3 Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center Service Manager provides a mechanism for...
Author: James Pitts1 Date: 12/07/2010
Opalis Operator Console Error When Logging in Using AD
I just thought I would pass on this post from another Opalis user. It seemed he was having an issue...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/06/2010
Opalis 6.3: Incident Escalation using the System Center Service Manager IP
System Center Service Manager provides a rich environment for customers to implement their Incident...
Author: James Pitts1 Date: 12/03/2010
Opalis 6.3: Automating Hyper-V Cluster Patching using the Configuration Manager IP (Part 3)
In Part 1 of this article, I began to talk about the process of maintaining Hyper-V Clusters. The...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/02/2010
How to monitor for Opalis Integration Server Platform Events
Just a heads up on a new Opalis Knowledge Base article we published yesterday afternoon. If...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/02/2010
Opalis 6.3: Automating Hyper-V Cluster Patching using the Configuration Manager IP (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this article, I began to talk about the process of maintaining Hyper-V Clusters. The...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/01/2010
Opalis 6.3: What version do I have installed?
The latest version of Opalis may have been a big release because of the new support for Windows...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 12/01/2010
Opalis 6.3: Running PowerShell scripts on 64-Bit Operating Systems
Last week I posted about using a PowerShell script to automate VM cluster maintenance, and talked...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 11/29/2010
On MSDN - Opalis 6.3 to orchestrate SharePoint 2010
Emmanuel walks you through how to build a SharePoint cloud automation system using Opalis 6.3. Go...
Author: Gp De Ciantis Date: 11/29/2010
Opalis 6.3: Checkpoint Cleanup with Opalis and System Center Virtual Machine Manager
So now that you are provisioning VMs and checkpointing them regularly you may find that there is a...
Author: Gp De Ciantis Date: 11/23/2010
Opalis 6.3: VM Checkpoint Orchestration with Opalis and System Center Virtual Machine Manager
The great thing about virtual machines is that their state is capture as data on a drive. System...
Author: Gp De Ciantis Date: 11/23/2010
Opalis 6.3: VM Provisioning with Deep Customization with Opalis and System Center Virtual Machine Manager
A typical scenario for Opalis in virtualization environments is to be the engine that orchestrates...
Author: Gp De Ciantis Date: 11/23/2010
Opalis 6.3: System Center Service Manager Cross Service-Desk Interoperability
It’s only natural that a new Service Desk solution should have to interoperate with an...
Author: James Pitts1 Date: 11/22/2010
Opalis 6.3: CMDB Automation with System Center Service Manager and Opalis
You shouldn’t be shocked to discover that System Center Service Manager has a CMDB. A CMDB is...
Author: James Pitts1 Date: 11/22/2010
Opalis 6.3: Automating Hyper-V Cluster Patching using the Configuration Manager IP (Part 1)
In the Getting Started with the Configuration Manager IP article, I talked about the basic scenarios...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 11/22/2010
Opalis 6.3: Getting Started with the Service Manager Integration Pack
Overview If you are going to work with System Center Service Manager via the Opalis Service Manager...
Author: James Pitts1 Date: 11/22/2010
Opalis 6.3: System Center Service Manager Driven Hyper-V VM Provisioning
Overview The dynamic provisioning of virtual machines is probably one of the most requested scenario...
Author: James Pitts1 Date: 11/22/2010
Opalis 6.3: Getting Started with the Configuration Manager IP
Opalis 6.3 introduces four new System Center Integration Packs (for SCCM, SCSM, SCVMM, and SCDPM)...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 11/21/2010
SharePoint Integration Pack now on CodePlex
Jeffrey Fanjoy has just uploaded an Opalis Integration Pack for SharePoint to the Opalis Community...
Author: Robert_Hearn Date: 11/21/2010
Opalis 6.3 release–Talking to Rich Halbert and Rehan Jaddi
As part of the release of Opalis 6.3, I popped around the engineering teams and did a quick...
Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 11/19/2010
Opalis 6.3 release–Talking to Robert Hearn about the CM IP
As part of the release of Opalis 6.3, I popped around the engineering teams and did a quick...
Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 11/19/2010
Opalis 6.3 release–Talking to Jim Pitts about the SM and DPM IP’s
As part of the release of Opalis 6.3, I popped around the engineering teams and did a quick...
Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 11/19/2010
Opalis 6.3 release - Talking with Gp De Ciantis about the VMM IP
As part of the release of Opalis 6.3, I popped around the engineering teams and did a quick...
Author: Adam Hall MSFT Date: 11/19/2010