QuickTricks: Unix/Linux agent “Failed to find a matching agent kit to install” (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
We ran into this recently when attempting to deploy an OpsMgr 2012 SP1 agent to a SUSE Linux system. “One…
Office Visio Stencils – Office 365, Exchange 2013, Lync 2013 and SharePoint 2013
Apparently, I was enjoying my birthday too much to notice that Microsoft released the New Office Visio Stencils. This…
Issue when installing OpsMgr 2012 SP1 all-in-one (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
To develop a locally available OpsMgr environment on my laptop, I recently installed OpsMgr 2012 SP1 on an all-in-one configuration…
Microsoft Releases Exchange 2007 SP3 RU10 and 2010 SP3
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 was released a few months ago, but not many people could do much with it,…
Determining what is going on with GSM using OpsMgr event collection and views (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
The new GSM monitoring functionality in Operations Manager 2012 SP1 is really interesting, but when something goes wrong it’s difficult…
Microsoft Unified Access Gateway (UAG) endpoint components do not work with Windows 8 using Internet Explorer 10
Microsoft is working on a Service Pack 3 for UAG. It’s expected to be out in the first quarter of…
Change Office 365 Password Expiration and Policy
In Office 365, the default password policy requires users to change their password every 90 days. To some users…
Custom DLLs with SQL Server Reporting Services in SharePoint Integrated Mode
I don’t use custom compiled code often with the SQL Reporting Services reports I develop, but I came across a…
Can you upgrade from OpsMgr 2007 R2 to OpsMgr 2012 SP1? (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
During some testing at a recent client engagement, we were going through the process upgrading from Operations Manager 2007 R2…
Microsoft Office 365 Federation Metadata Update Automation Installation Tool
What is the Microsoft Office 365 Federation Metadata Update Automation Installation Tool? This tool automates an otherwise manual process, which…