System Center 2012 Update Rollup 3 released

Microsoft has released last week Update Rollup #3 for its System Center 2012 suite.

Here are the fixes they have solved in this update rollup pack:

Update Rollup 3 for System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 (KB2751230) Continue reading “System Center 2012 Update Rollup 3 released”

SCOM 2012 beta released

Overview

System Center Operations Manager 2012 provides the monitoring component of cloud and datacenter solutions, to help you manage your datacenter and cloud environments by:

  • Delivering flexible and cost effective enterprise-class monitoring and diagnostics while reducing the total cost of ownership by leveraging commodity hardware, with standard configurations to monitor heterogeneous environments.
  • Helping to ensure the availability of business-critical applications and services through market-leading .NET application performance monitoring and diagnostics plus JEE application health monitoring. Continue reading “SCOM 2012 beta released”

SCOM R2 admin ResKit

The System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Administration Resource Kit includes three tools designed to help improve the Operations Manager Administrator experience. Included: Schedule Maintenance Mode, Clean mom and MP Event Analyzer. Continue reading “SCOM R2 admin ResKit”

SCOM in the cloud??

Anyone working in the ICT or having any related job for that matter, can’t deny it: things are changing. Much is to be found and told about the cloud and what it can do.

The cloud comes in many shapes and formats, like IaaS, Paas & SaaS. Also the formats can be different, like public, private, hybrid and community based. Even though this blog isn’t about the cloud, there is no doubt that it will affect SCOM as well. The question isn’t when nor why but more like how?

The first steps in moving SCOM into the cloud have been made. What started under codename ‘Atlanta’ has been rebranded into Microsoft System Center Advisor (SCA).

What it does? For now it does NOT deliver real time monitoring like SCOM. Taken directly from the website: Continue reading “SCOM in the cloud??”

SCOM R2 VHD download

Microsoft offers since a few days a VHD test drive for Operations Manager 2007 R2.It allows external customers and partners to download and import a pre-configured, working OpsMgr environment allowing easy evaluation of all major product components while eliminating the need to have an evaluation environment available or deep understanding of the installation process and server components. Continue reading “SCOM R2 VHD download”

Version numbers Microsoft and McAfee products

Hi guys,

Don’t you find it anoying that some products are named RC1/SP1/V1 or something like that and when checking the product you only find a build number. This list i’m creating here is an overview of the most common Microsoft and McAfee version/build numbers. If you find something not in this list or wrong please let me know by sending a email to jack at jackcobben dot nl. Continue reading “Version numbers Microsoft and McAfee products”