Tag: automation

Error on Starting SMA Runbook from Third Party System

We’ve trying to use the SMA Web Service to start SMA runbooks from another system. There is good sample of code for this and we’ve managed to get it working. Unfortunately when we’ve started to start more runbooks some of them were failing with the following error: Continue reading “Error on Starting SMA Runbook from Third Party System” →

System Center Cloud Services Process Pack Updated to Support SM 2012 SP1

You have noticed that System Center Cloud Services Process Pack (CSPP) for OM 2012 SP1 was released a month later than IT Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Process Management Pack. Microsoft needed more time to test CSPP with different languages in order to make sure it is fully compatible with SCSM 2012 SP1. The pack is part of System Center 2012 SP1 – Service Manager Component Add-ons and Extensions. You can download the updated pack here.

SystemCenterCentral: Automatically Reset Unhealthy Unit Monitors (when alert closed in error by a human)

In the past to resolve such issues we had to implemented scripts that were triggered daily by the task scheduler on one of the management servers. Pete Zerger shows us a way how to use Orchestrator and be more effective. Read the about the solution here.

Creating SCOM Monitoring Rules from Self-Service Portal with Orchestrator

Anders Bengtsson shows how a complex task of creating a new monitor in SCOM can be automated with Self-Service Portal and Orchestrator. Read all about this here.

Introducing SCVMM Service Templates and Datacenter Automation by Solution Accelerators Team

Update: As I wrote Microsoft is announcing two new Solution Accelerator beta programs for System Center products and now it is official at Microsoft SCVMM team blog.

Solution Accelerators Team in Microsoft is starting two new initiatives:

  • System Center Virtual Machine Manager Service Templates – Solution Accelerators Team will probably create a site where SCVMM service templates will be published and supported by Microsoft.  The first release will include templates for various Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012 Roles – Domain Controller, DNS, DHCP, IIS and File Server. There will be also add-in for SCVMM that will be able to browse and download these service templates.
  • Datacenter Automation for the cloud  – From this initiative we will probably see scripts and runbooks for Orchestrator supported by Microsoft. The first solutions will be focused on SharePoint and Windows Server – Orchestrator Runbooks for quick SharePoint farm back-up and recovery scenario; Back up a Web application; Back up a service application; Trace logs; Checking Disk Space, CPU and RAM; Sharepoint WMI scan for perf/alerts; Scan for missing patches / WMI.

The two initiatives will start as beta programs on Microsoft Connect soon.