Strange symptom for a corrupt agent in OpsMgr (#SCOM)
One agent in an environment I was working with was reporting that DNS has been shut down on the box,…
Lync April 2011 Server and Client Updates Released
The Lync team has released server and client updates for April. The cumulative update is back…see below. Here are all…
WebRequest.Create vs WebRequest.CreateHttp
At some point, every .Net developer comes across WebRequest.Create. It’s a simple way to create any type of request to…
QuickTricks: How to obtain the Dell service tag from any computer using the CMD prompt
Type this into a command prompt on any Dell computer: wmic bios get serialnumber The Dell service tag will…
Those Pesky Bugs – Special Characters Redux
A little while ago, I wrote about a few bugs that I encountered due to special characters. I ran into…
OpsMgr: Can’t get an agent to communicate – won’t leave grey state (#SCOM)
In an environment I was working in recently we had several clients which had gone grey and would not communicate…
UX, Propeller Hats, OOTB Oh My
Background It took a moment for me to make sense of it, but Bil Simser is the guest here for…
Hydration – Automating builds in your datacenter
Deployment extraordinaire Johan Arwidmark has created a nice blog post on creating an environment to hydrate your server and lab…
Office 365 Beta Open to Public
Just Announced! Office 365 Beta has moved from “Limited Beta” status to “Public Beta” status. This means that anyone can…
OpsMgr: Missing the “System Center Core Monitoring Reports” folder? (#SCOM)
Is the “System Center Core Monitoring Reports” folder missing in your OpsMgr environment? These reports are not available if you…