Tag: SCOrch

Explaining Multi-Value Data and the Databus in Orchestrator

If you want to know how Multi-Value Data and the Databus works in Orchestrator read article “Quick Tip: Understanding Multi-Value Data and the Databus” in Orchestrator Team blog.

Command line utility to start Runbooks in Orchestrator 2012

Robert_Hearn decided to help the community and wrote a nice command utility that can launch runbooks in Orchestrator 2012. Read the article Cool Tool: New Command Line Utility to Start a Runbook” on Orchestrator Team blog.

Free Infront Orchestrator MP

Infront Consulting Group offers free MP for monitoring Orchestrator 2012 via SCOM 2007/2012. Taken directly from Infront site:

The Infront System Center Orchestrator Management Pack is a FREE MP that allows you to monitor your Orchestrator Runbooks in System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 or 2012. The native Microsoft MP provides monitoring for the Orchestrator server roles and architecture but it doesn’t monitor your Runbooks. The free Infront System Center Orchestrator Management Pack fills in this gap by allowing you to monitor your Runbooks in SCOM.

The MP can be downloaded for free by registering here.

Many Thanks to Infront for sharing this MP with the community.

Configuration Manager 2007 IP for Orchestrator released at CodePlex

Ryan Andorfer updated the free Configuration Manager 2007 IP to work with Orchestrator. Many thanks to Ryan. The IP contains total 96 different activities:

  • Add New Computer
  • Assign Package to DP
  • Associate Computer Record
  • Create Folder
  • Create Advertisement
  • Create Authorization List
  • Create Collection
  • Create Computer Variable
  • Create Package
  • Create Program
  • Create Software Updates Package
  • Create Updates Assignment
  • Delete Advertisement
  • Delete Collection
  • Delete Collection Variable
  • Delete Computer
  • Delete Folder
  • Delete Generic Object
  • Delete Package
  • Delete Program
  • Get Advertisement
  • Get Authorization List
  • Get Boot Image Package
  • Get Collection
  • Get Collection Members
  • Get Collection Variable(s)
  • Get Computer
  • Get Computer Variable(s)
  • Get Driver
  • Get Driver Package
  • Get Folder
  • Get Folder Item
  • Get Image Package
  • Get OS Install Package
  • Get Package
  • Get Parent Collection
  • Get Program
  • Get Software Updates Package
  • Get Sub Collections
  • Get Task Sequence Package
  • Get Updates Assignment
  • Get User
  • Get Usergroup
  • Modify Advertisement
  • Modify Advertisement : Set Advert Flags
  • Modify Advertisement : Set Non-Recurring Assignment Schedule
  • Modify Advertisement : Set Recurring Assignment Schedule
  • Modify Advertisement : Set Remote Client Flags
  • Modify Authorization List
  • Modify Boot Image Package
  • Modify Boot Image Package : Set Package Flags
  • Modify Collection
  • Modify Collection Add Direct Member
  • Modify Collection Add Membership Rule
  • Modify Driver
  • Modify Driver Package
  • Modify Image Package
  • Modify Image Package : Set Package Flags
  • Modify OS Install Package
  • Modify OS Install Package : Set Package Flags
  • Modify Package
  • Modify Package : Set Package Flags
  • Modify Program Supported Platforms
  • Modify Program
  • Modify Program : Set Program Flags
  • Modify Software Updates Package
  • Modify Software Updates Package : Add CIs
  • Modify Software Updates Package : Remove CIs
  • Modify Software Updates Package : Set Package Flags
  • Modify Task Sequence Package
  • Modify Task Sequence Package : Set Package Flags
  • Modify Updates Assignment
  • Modify Updates Assignment : Add CIs
  • Modify Updates Assignment : Remove CIs
  • Move Console Folder
  • Move Item to Console Folder
  • Refresh Collection
  • Refresh Package at Distribution Point
  • Refresh Package Source
  • Remove Collection Membership
  • Remove Package from Distribution Point
  • Set Collection Variable
  • Set Computer Variable
  • Set Package Description
  • Set Package Source Path
  • Synchronize Software Update Point
    You can also check other IP’s made by Ryan here.

Microsoft Virtual Academy: Microsoft Private Cloud

MVA has been very active these days and here are another wave of videos. The videos are focused on the Microsoft Private Cloud and will introduce you to the various System Center components: