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17 Jul Posted by tim in Commands | Comments

Windows Commands

Windows Commands

Ever wondered what that pesky Windows Command does? Or perhaps you need to perform a task but you don’t know the command to use? Well, here’s a list of Windows Commands:

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15 Jul Posted by tim in SCOM | Comments

Sdk Service has not yet initialized

Sdk Service has not yet initialized

When you attempt to load the Operators Console on SCOM 2007 you receive the following message:  Sdk Service has not yet initialized Generally this error occurs because the Database Services are not running. Check the Services Console on the database server and make sure that they are indeed started.

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10 Jul Posted by tim in SCOM | Comments

800706BA: The RPC Server is unavailable SCOM 2007

800706BA: The RPC Server is unavailable SCOM 2007

800706BA: The RPC Server is unavailable SCOM 2007. When you get this error trying to install a SCOM 2007 Agent its most likely a firewall issue.

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05 Jul Posted by tim in SCOM | Comments

The group can not be modified because there is no group population rule defined for this group

The group can not be modified because there is no group population rule defined for this group

SCOM Error: The group can not be modified because there is no group population rule defined for this group.

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02 Jul Posted by tim in SCOM | Comments

SCOM Task exits with Failed to create process due to error 0x8007010b

SCOM Task exits with Failed to create process due to error 0x8007010b

Ever tried to run a SCOM 2007 Task and get the following error message? Failed to create process due to error 0x8007010b : The directory name is invalid, this workflow will be unloaded.

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01 Jul Posted by tim in SCOM | Comments

Finding Known SCOM Agents using PowerShell

Finding Known SCOM Agents using PowerShell

Yesterday I showed you how to find those pesky agents in an "Unknown" state. Today, since a couple of people have asked, I'll show you how to find the known ones. We're basically talking the same script as yesterday. See if you can spot the difference.

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30 Jun Posted by tim in SCOM | Comments

Finding Unknown SCOM Agents using PowerShell

Finding Unknown SCOM Agents using PowerShell

Don't you hate looking for Agents that are in the "Unknown State"? Those are the guys that have the Grey Icon. Well here's how you can locate those unknown agents using the PowerShell.

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29 Jun Posted by tim in Active Directory | Comments

Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication on Windows 2008 DC’s

Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication on Windows 2008 DC’s

In Windows 2008, we use repadmin.exe to troubleshoot Active Directory replication. Repadmin allows you to dig deep into replication, down to the level of the replication metadata and the up-to-dateness vector. You can specify Password Replication Policies (PRPs) with Read-only Domain Controllers and enable/disable replication for a given Domain Controller and manually configure a replication topology.

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26 Jun Posted by tim in SCOM | 3 comments

Exporting Sealed Management Packs

Exporting Sealed Management Packs

How can you export a Sealed Management Pack? Well, here's how you can.

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25 Jun Posted by tim in SCOM | Comments

error 0×80004005 Health Service won’t Start

error 0×80004005 Health Service won’t Start

Could not start the OpsMgr Health Service service on local computer error 0x80004005: Unspecified error

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