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August 2005 - Posts

How does MOM 2005 Eval to licensed version upgrade work?

MOM 2005 Eval can be upgraded to MOM RTM licensed version even after the Eval period is over. This blog describes how this works. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:47 PM by DeploymentMan | 2 Comments

Creating a read-only MOM Operator Console

A question that I hear frequently is "How do I create a read-only Operator Console"? The MOM security groups are 'MOM User', 'MOM Author', and 'MOM Administrator'. Unfortunately, there is no 'MOM Read-only User' security group. This means that there is Read More...
Posted Monday, August 22, 2005 2:34 PM by twright | 2 Comments

MSDN Magazine MOM Article

MSDN Magazine has a great article on how to write a manageable application and then montoring it with MOM, entitled Instrument and Monitor Your ASP.NET Apps Using WMI and MOM 2005 . This really gets to much of the core of DSI which starts wtih designing Read More...
Posted Monday, August 22, 2005 7:12 AM by dalekoetke | 1 Comments

Securing MOM

Many customers are interested in best practices for securing their MOM 2005 deployment. Beyond the documentation we provide (see the MOM Security Center as part of the MOM 2005 Admin console\Information Center) here are a couple more tips: Use Security Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 9:27 PM by Lorenzo | 2 Comments
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MOM 2005 SP1 Dependency on Windows Installer (MSI 3.1v2)

Here is some background that led to the decision to take this dependency on Windows Installer (MSI) 3.1v2 in MOM 2005 Service Pack 1. I completely understand how this dependency may complicate or delay your deployment of MOM 2005 SP1 particularly in highly Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 9:48 PM by dalekoetke | 3 Comments

Final MOM 2005 Sizer Available Now!

The MOM 2005 Sizer tool is finally available. This is the final version that is officially released to the public. The MOM 2005 sizer helps you predict the hardware requirements for your MOM deployment based on the number of computers that you will be Read More...
Posted Monday, August 08, 2005 1:33 PM by twright | 3 Comments

Setting the Default Email Notification Format

It is not possible to configure the default email notification format through the administrator console. It is possible to edit the global page and command format but not the email format. Many people ask how they change the default email format at a Read More...
Posted Monday, August 08, 2005 1:12 PM by twright | 4 Comments

Take Control of your MOM 2005 Operator Console Experience with .omc Files

The MOM 2005 Operator Console has a great hidden feature most people don't know about - .omc files! A .omc file is a file which stores your personalization settings for the console session. You can do a File/Save As at any time to start a new .omc file. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 03, 2005 10:28 PM by twright | 5 Comments

Bypassing the MOM 2005 Installation Prerequisite Checker

There are quite a few situations recently which have come up where you might want to bypass the MOM 2005 installation prerequisite checker. These include installing MOM 2005 (not SP1) on a Yukon server, installing the MOM UI on Windows Vista, or installing Read More...
Posted Monday, August 01, 2005 11:54 PM by twright | 2 Comments