System Center and Azure Blog by Russ Slaten
Retiring my Blog
I just wanted to inform anyone that subscribes to this blog that I will no longer be posting here....
Date: 10/05/2015
Static vs Dynamic Routing Gateways in Azure
I was recently designing an Azure Hybrid Cloud implementation and was asked some questions regarding...
Date: 12/08/2014
Multihop Routing in Azure
There is some great documentation on how to Configure a Multi-Site VPN connection in Azure. I wanted...
Date: 12/05/2014
Create a Multi-NIC VM with a Public IP in Azure
We recently announced support for virtual machines (VMs) with multiple network interface controllers...
Date: 11/18/2014
Monitoring Distributed Applications in Operations Manager
One of the more complex Management Pack Authoring scenarios is monitoring distributed applications....
Date: 09/08/2014
Deploying Virtual Machines in Azure using Service Manager and SMA Part III
This is the 3rd post in a 3-part series on deploying VMs in Azure using System Center Service...
Date: 09/01/2014
Deploying Virtual Machines in Azure using Service Manager and SMA Part II
This is the 2nd post in a 3-part series on deploying VMs in Azure using System Center Service...
Date: 08/25/2014
Deploying Virtual Machines in Azure using Service Manager and SMA Part I
Earlier this year I worked with Brad Watts on some automation: Deploying Virtual Machines in Azure...
Date: 08/18/2014
Update the Request Action Log in Service Manager from SMA
Almost a month ago I posted on Updating the Request Action Log in Service Manager from Orchestrator....
Date: 08/11/2014
Converting Times from One Time Zone to Another Time Zone in PowerShell
I was doing some work with Service Manager and Orchestrator over the last few weeks and ran into a...
Date: 08/04/2014
Logging in CMTrace format from PowerShell
I know there are other examples of doing this out there but the one I use has a few other features...
Date: 07/28/2014
Management Pack Authoring in the VSAE - Tips and Tricks
I started authoring management packs (MPs) in System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) when the 2007...
Date: 07/21/2014
Updating the Request Action Log in Service Manager from Orchestrator
I have been developing a lot of automation in Service Manager / Orchestrator lately and wanted a way...
Date: 07/14/2014
Installing the Service Manager 2012 Self Service Portal
There is a lot of information on installing the SCSM 2012 portal on SharePoint. Recently I ran into...
Date: 07/07/2014
Operations Manager Health Service Restarts due to Exceeding Handle Count Threshold
Two of my coworkers, Chris Maiden and Phil Bracher, recently ran across an issue where many of their...
Date: 04/22/2014
Deploying Software from Configuration Manager using the Service Manager Self-Service Portal
This post is the 12th in a series of posts focused on making common administrative tasks in System...
Date: 03/31/2014
Sync Configuration Manager Application Collections in Service Manager
This post is the 11th in a series focused on making common administrative tasks in System Center and...
Date: 03/31/2014
Using an RDS Gateway to Connect to a Remote Lab
In my role I often have to demo solutions at conferences, customer locations, or training rooms. I...
Date: 03/20/2014
Monitoring Exchange 2010 Database Backup and Mount Status
The Exchange 2010 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 / 2012 does some of its...
Date: 03/20/2014
Get All Windows XP Machines in an Active Directory Forest
Support for Windows XP ends on April 8, 2014. Some organizations might not be completely off Windows...
Date: 03/18/2014
Monitoring Point-of-Sale Devices Remotely Using System Center Operations Manager
Back in 2010 I developed a management pack to monitor retail point of sale devices. The design takes...
Date: 03/14/2014
URL Monitoring Part V–Monitoring URLs from a Resource Pool
This post is a continuation of the following series: URL Monitoring Part I – The Design URL...
Date: 03/12/2014
Shutting down your Azure Virtual Machines during non-working hours
I have a few Azure accounts which I use for labs, mainly virtual machines running various...
Date: 03/11/2014
Configuration Manager 2012 Direct Membership Collection Manager
I recently wanted to experiment with creating a user interface with PowerShell. I found that it...
Date: 03/10/2014
Monitoring Operations Manager Agent Health
I’m working on clearing out some old items on my “to blog” list. This one happens to be a management...
Date: 03/10/2014
How to make an Operations Manager Resource Pool Host your Custom Class
About 6 months ago I created a sample management pack after being asked how one could have their...
Date: 03/09/2014
DMVMUG 2014: DC, Maryland, Virginia Management User Group Conference
On Saturday, March 8th I am presenting at the DMVMUG 2014 User Group Conference with a group of my...
Date: 03/07/2014
Managing Operations Manager Agent Maintenance Mode using the Service Manager Self-Service Portal
This post is the 10th in a series of posts focused on making common administrative tasks in System...
Date: 03/07/2014
Enabling the Act as Proxy setting for Operations Manager Agents using the Service Manager Self-Service Portal
This post is the 9th in a series of posts focused on making common administrative tasks in System...
Date: 03/07/2014
Using the Service Manager Self-Service Portal to Manage Operations Manager Agents
This post is the 8th in a series of posts focused on making common administrative tasks in System...
Date: 03/07/2014
Managing Configuration Manager Collection Membership using the Service Manager Self-Service Portal
This post is the 7th in a series of posts focused on making common administrative tasks in System...
Date: 03/07/2014
Managing Configuration Manager Collections using the Service Manager Self-Service Portal
This post is the 6th in a series focused on making common administrative tasks in System Center and...
Date: 03/07/2014
Using the Service Manager Self-Service Portal to Manage Configuration Manager Clients
This post is the 5th in a series focused on making common administrative tasks in System Center and...
Date: 03/07/2014
Sync Configuration Manager Client and Operations Manager Agent State in Service Manager
This post is the 4th in a series focused on making common administrative tasks in System Center and...
Date: 03/07/2014
Sync Configuration Manager Collections in Service Manager
This post is the 3rd in a series of posts focused on making common administrative tasks in System...
Date: 03/07/2014
Deploying Virtual Machines in Azure using the Service Manager Self-Service Portal
This post is the 2nd in a series focused on making common administrative tasks in System Center and...
Date: 03/07/2014
Using the Service Manager Self-Service Portal for Common Tasks in Configuration Manager, Operations Manager, and Azure
This post is the first in a series focused on making common administrative tasks in System Center...
Date: 03/07/2014
Past Due Applications Not Installing in SCCM 2012
Jim Riekse and I recently collaborated on a solution to an issue involving newly imaged workstations...
Date: 11/26/2013
Get Counts of all Operating Systems in a Forest Per Domain
I was recently asked to get the count of all Windows XP systems in a forest. I decided to do a bit...
Date: 11/25/2013
Pinging a List of Machines in PowerShell
I know what you are thinking, another ping script? Yes, there are thousands of ping tools and...
Date: 07/30/2013
Create Overrides in SCOM 2012 with PowerShell
This is a continuation of a Data Center Automation series of posts that I have been working on with...
Date: 07/21/2013
Get All Overrides in a SCOM 2012 Management Group using PowerShell
This is a continuation of a Data Center Automation series of posts that I have been working on with...
Date: 07/21/2013
Get Overrides Applied to a Workflow in SCOM 2012 using PowerShell
This is a continuation of a Data Center Automation series of posts that I have been working on with...
Date: 07/21/2013
Get Parameters that can be Overridden in SCOM 2012 with PowerShell
This is a continuation of a Data Center Automation series of posts that I have been working on with...
Date: 07/19/2013
SCOM 2012 MP Authoring for Linux and UNIX
Kris Bash recently posted an excellent article on Management Pack Authoring for Linux and UNIX. Kris...
Date: 06/27/2013
Modifying Explicit Group Membership in SCOM 2012 with PowerShell
This is a continuation of a Data Center Automation series of posts that I have been working on with...
Date: 06/27/2013
Dumping WMI Instance Property Values for all Classes in a Namespace
This is a continuation of my Troubleshooting WMI Repository Bloat post. Once you have identified the...
Date: 06/17/2013
Adding References to MPs in SCOM 2012 with PowerShell
This is a continuation of a Data Center Automation series of posts that I have been working on with...
Date: 06/06/2013
Creating Groups in SCOM 2012 with PowerShell
This is a continuation of a Data Center Automation series of posts that I have been working on with...
Date: 06/06/2013
Deleting Workflows in SCOM 2012 with PowerShell
This is a continuation of a Data Center Automation series of posts that I have been working on with...
Date: 06/03/2013