Operations Manager 2012 R2 Management Pack Dependencies

I am not proficient at managing Ops Manager.  I am at best a competent tinkerer.  I have been needing to do some clean up on our Ops Manager installation, and clear some management packs that are not used, or just used to generate noise that we subsequently ignore.  That is a bit of an annoying… Continue reading Operations Manager 2012 R2 Management Pack Dependencies

Upgrade of System Center Operations Manager Server OS

Our Operations Manager installation is an upgrade from 2007 through (currently) 2012 R2.  The operating system was Server 2008 R2.  I like to stay current, so I was interested in figuring out how to upgrade to Server 2012 R2.  When I did a search on it, I found that there were recommendations on how to… Continue reading Upgrade of System Center Operations Manager Server OS

System Center Service Manager

When I first heard that Microsoft was going to release a “Service Desk” product, I was actually kind of excited.  I heard about it at MMS in 2006 (I think) and the things that they were planning for their Service Desk product sounded really useful and even a bit forward thinking.  Evidently, what they intended… Continue reading System Center Service Manager