As you might have noticed this blog is a bit silent for the past few days. Why? Simply because I am enjoying a week of everything but System Center related issues, which is awesome.
From the 2nd of January I’ll be back and sharing some good things (I guess), so stay tuned.
For now I wish you all a Happy New Year!
(This photo is taken by me on the 22nd of December at the entrance of this Chinese restaurant.)
HOWEVER, Windows Server 2012 and later don’t support that anymore and the ONLY fix is removing IIS and reinstalling it with ASP.net 4.0. But that’s way too much and takes too much time, effort and resources.
Quick Fix
Thanks to Google I found two articles about how to fix this WITHOUT removing and reinstalling IIS:
Now the SCOM 2012 Web Console will be fully functional WITHOUT reinstalling IIS 
.
A big word of thanks to the authors of these two articles I used for this solution:
Causes & fixes
As it turned out there were multiple causes which joint forces 
in order to frustrate the SCOM Reporting process in many kind of ways.
Afterwards the Reports were updated again: the old outdated Reports removed since their related MPs weren’t present anymore and the newest Reports, based on the MPs which were imported lately, showed up in SCOM Reporting.
Mind you all these steps take place AFTER the new SCOM Management Server is installed. Also good to know, this To Do List is based on OM12 SP1.
A BIG word of thanks to Bob Cornellissen for updating this posting with many new items for this list.
This covers it all and enables you to enroll successfully an additional SCOM Management Server to an existing MG without bumping into issues after it.
The book is downloadable as PDF, ePub and Mobi file. Want to know more and get if for free? Go here.
What to think about these released ebooks all about System Center 2012 (R2):
Released Sept 2013
Released Oct 2013
Released Nov 2013
And there is even more in the pipeline:
Remark:
This information is copied from this webpage.
On itself this MP can be a bit of challenge to get it up and running. Also because BizTalk itself can be quite complicated on itself which makes monitoring it properly through SCOM a challenge. But when the MPs are in place and properly configured you’ll get a lot of information back from it. So it’s worth the effort.
It goes without saying that both guides for both BizTalk MPs require a lot of attention. These guides aid you in configuring them properly.
None the less, additional information is welcome and I am glad that I found two additional sources of information, all about monitoring BizTalk with SCOM. One source I found myself (thank you Google 
) and another source was given to me by someone else.
Since these sources contain so much good information I want to share them with you on my blog:
Personally I am happy with these two resources since they start where the two BizTalk MPs stop.
MP can be downloaded from here.
Remark:
This MP works from SCOM 2012 RTM or higher!
MP can be downloaded from here.
Remark:
This MP works from SCOM 2012 SP1 or higher!
With all these different versions and their respective Update Rollups being available it’s easy to lose track of it all and even harder to get this simple question answered: What Update Rollup do I require for my current SCOM 2012 xyz environment?
Gladly Microsoft has published KB2906925, all about the available Update Rollup Packages for OM12 RTM and OM12 SP1. Per Update Rollup Package Microsoft tells what has changed (or not). So now you’re able to see on single webpage what Update Rollup your environment requires.
Remark!!!
Since we all know that the latest two to three monthly patch cycles contained foul updates/patches and that even some Update Rollups contained issues, I have taught myself a new Best Practice: To wait at least six weeks with applying the latest available Update Rollup so at least I have some certainty that this Update Rollup contains no ‘hidden features’…
For anyone involved with SCOM 2012 designs, deployments, stress testing and optimization this guide is a MUST HAVE. Simply because this guide is based on real life experiences and is totally free of marketing mumbo jumbo 
.
A BIG word of thanks to Paul for sharing this kind of knowledge and experience. Awesome!!!
The guide can be downloaded from here.
More then a year before that I had some serious issues with this MP since it contained too much noise, bad Discoveries and polluted the presentation in the SCOM Console. So I feared the worst.
HOWEVER… It turned out that HP had really listened to its customers since the MP has improved significantly. Examples: The noise is reduced, the MP is split up now, so you only get to see those items which are relevant to you and not – like before – presented with all the types of SANs HP delivers. Also the bad Discoveries are gone now.
So that’s a huge improvement and also the level of monitoring has become way much better. So compliments to HP for a job well done!
And now this MP is updated to the latest version in order to deliver full support for SCOM 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (mind you, I rolled out the previous version on both type of platforms and it worked without any issues at all but the documentation didn’t list it as supported environments 
).
When you want to know more about this MP and what’s new, go here.
Again compliments for HP for delivering good MPs for monitoring their storage solutions with SCOM. And when you do have comments on their latest version of this MP know that they listen. Simply leave a good comment on the same website and they know.
): “…We have qualified all the Management Pack suites listed below on the latest version of OpsMgr and updated the documentation for R2 support…” Please mind this:
The Chassis Modular Server Correlation feature of the Server MP Suite is not supported on R2.
Content: ‘…App Controller is uniquely positioned as both an enabler and a self-service vehicle for connecting clouds and implementing the hybrid computing model. In Microsoft’s cloud computing solutions, both System Center and Windows Azure play critical roles…”
And: “…This book serves as an introduction to implementing and managing the hybrid computing solutions using App Controller. It describes the basic concepts, processes, and operations involved in connecting, consuming, and managing resources that are deployed both on and off premises...’
Book can be downloaded in various formats (PDF, ePub and MOBI) from here.
Microsoft Press will release a new FREE e-book all about Microsoft System Center 2012 R2.
Contents: ‘…Get a head start evaluating System Center 2012 R2 - with technical insights from a Microsoft MVP and members of the System Center product team. This guide introduces new features and capabilities, with scenario-based advice on how the platform can meet the needs of your business. Get the high-level overview you need to begin preparing your deployment now…’
The printed version can be bought at the same time the e-book becomes available through the normal channels like Amazon and O’Reilly for instance.
