While mapping out a distributed application a dependency upon specific file share on a file server was identified as a critical piece of the design. I was aware of two options for this: 1) Using the community “File System Management Pack” available on System Center Central at: http://www.systemcentercentral.com/PackCatalog/PackCatalogDetails/tabid/145/IndexID/13064/Default.aspx. In this case it was a…
You know it’s been a bad couple of days when as an Operations Manager administrator you find yourself looking back fondly to the good ol’ times when your environment only crashed with a “Root Management Server Unavailable” error… This one definitely fits that particular description. It started with one symptom: the inability to add web…
Lego Mindstorms Lego Mindstorms is a programmable construction toy. In 1998, Lego created the first generation of this product called the Robotic Invention System (RIS) through a partnership with the MIT Media Laboratory. For the second version that was released in 2006 the name was changed to Lego Mindstorm NXT, after a book called Mindstorms:…
Over the past 11 years, .NET technology, fueled by Microsoft’s ability to deliver sophisticated development tools, has arguably ruled the enterprise business software landscape. Intellisense, drag-and-drop UI design, XML configuration, dependency injection, unit testing, IDE extensibility APIs for third party controls, continuous integration, and more attempt to ease the use of Agile and SCRUM…
There is a new series on the TechNet forums that will be going through the R3 Power Management piece. Read the full post here. In this post series I will go through System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 Power Management showing general overview and prerequisites for the new SCCM 2007 R3 Power Management feature and…
When I’ve introduced Embedded Quality to the developers on a project, a common reaction is fear and loathing. They often have a visceral, negative reaction to the words "Quality Assurance," and the idea of working more closely with the Quality Assurance team instills a feeling of dread in them. As a reminder, I originally outlined…
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