I know it’s a bit late, but Interesting: http://blog.avicode.com/post/2010/10/06/From-the-CEO-AVIcode-Acquired-by-Microsoft.aspx … It is with great pleasure that I announce AVIcode, Inc. has today been acquired by Microsoft. Both AVIcode and Microsoft share a common vision about the evolution of application performance management and monitoring and the ever- growing need for organizations to gain 360-degree visibility into
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Comments Off Documentation updated to 1.0 (Date Published: 6/25/2009) Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=19bd0eb5-7ca0-41be-8c0f-2d95fe7ec636#tm The Operations Manager 2007 R2 technical documentation helps you plan, deploy, operate, and maintain Operations Manager 2007 R2. For information about the specific guides available in the library, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/bb498235.aspx. Linked.Reporting.MP.xml [8 KB] OM2007_AuthGuideXplat.exe [117 KB] OM2007_ReportAuthoringGuide.docx [238 KB] OM2007R2_CrossPlatformMPAuthoringGuide.docx [107 KB] OM2007R2_DeploymentGuide.docx [398 KB] OM2007R2_DesignGuide.docx
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Comments Off Sweet .. Source: http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/archive/2009/05/26/service-level-dashboard-2-0-for-system-center-operations-manager-2007-r2-released.aspx The Service Level Dashboard Management Pack 2.0 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 assists you in tracking, managing, and reporting on your line-of-business (LOB) application service levels. It displays a list of applications and their performance and availability against service level goals
Comments Off Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=983b941d-06cb-4658-b7f6-3088333d062f Version: 3.3 1641 Date Published: 4/21/2009 Network Monitor 3.3 is a protocol analyzer. It allows you to capture network traffic, view and analyze it. Version 3.3 is an update and replaces Network Monitor 3.2. Network Monitor 3.x is a complete overhaul of the previous Network Monitor 2.x version.
Comments Off A while back I posted this , but to have something more “in your face” I put a GUI around it, and this is the latest version. The script enumerates all messaging queue and displays it in a GUI. The GUI then refreshes every 10 seconds. THE GUI has four tabs: Queue Display the current
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Comments Off Christophe sent me a link to this .. a couple of new tools I have not played with Source: http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/100132/two-exchange-server-tools-you-should-know-about.html One of the great things about working with Exchange Server is the wealth of available support tools. For virtually every area of administration or management, you can find tools—some commercial, and some free; some from
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Comments Off Interesting topic on Technet Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc671175(EXCHG.80).aspx This topic provides guidance about the most useful performance counters to monitor that are common among all Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 server roles. When monitoring Exchange 2007 servers, you should know which performance aspects are most important. The common counters and threshold values detailed in this topic can be used to proactively identify potential issues
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Comments Off Been having a dig around for some SCOM stuff and came across these: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/opsmgr/bb498237.aspx
Comments Off Okay so Tuesday and a bunch of us headed to Microsoft’s office in Victoria to hear from Gordon McKenna talk about Managing and Monitoring Exchange using SCOM 2007. Here are my notes from the event … hopefully its not to disjoined So eight of us joined Gordon who is actually a Windows Management MVP. Check
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Comments Off Looks like an update over the weekend, but no details on what has been updated! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1A83E112-8677-4E03-83C3-F1B7EBFC3A4B&displaylang=en The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 management pack is designed to be used for monitoring Exchange 2007 events, collecting Exchange component-specific performance counters in one central location, and for raising alerts for operator intervention as necessary. By detecting, sending
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