AVIcode Installation Error (#SCOM)

I have now seen or heard of this particular error when installing AVIcode from three different sources so I figured it’s time to put it out there in case others run into this. The installation of AVIcode goes smooth, but when attempting to open any of the websites from the Intercept web page the following…

Question from #MMS2011: Operations Manager Evolution – Order of execution for diagnostics and recoveries (#SCOM)

During Q&A after my Operations Manager Evolution session (BB37) several interesting questions were posed when I hope to respond to over the next several weeks. The question asked (paraphrased below) is: “Can I set the order of execution for diagnostics and recoveries in Operations Manager?" A couple of technical notes on this first: “Diagnostics and…

QuickTricks: How to select more than 10 items for tasks or reports in the OpsMgr Console (#SCOM)

At MMS I had a request to re-blog this as a specific topic to make it easier to find. Specifically the question was asked how to configure OpsMgr to allow more than 10 objects to be selected to perform a task (or run a report) on. The following is a subset from: http://blogs.technet.com/b/operationsmgr/archive/2008/11/11/opsmgr-2007-registry-keys-to-control-the-refresh-of-the-admin-console.aspx  — Registry…

#MMS2011 Keynote 3/23: Summary for Geeks

The second keynote of MMS 2011 was starting to look kinda cloudy again but the focus shifted to mobile devices – the “Now Generation" – and Consumerization of IT. Specific detailed points from the keynote include the following items: Announcements: ConfigMgr 2012 Beta 2 announced as available today (feature complete). Forefront Enterprise Protection moved from…

#MMS2011 Keynote 3/22: Summary for Geeks

The first keynote of MMS 2011 was pretty interesting. Specific detailed points from the keynote include the following items: Announcements: System Center Advisor announced: Azure service using the OpsMgr Agent to return configuration and make recommendations for changes to the configuration. This application was demonstrated during the keynote showing how a hotfix would be relevant…