January 2005 - Duncan McAlynn Microsoft System Center

Skype Conflicts with IIS

I installed IIS on my Windows XP Professional laptop this morning to begin code development for an upcoming project and received the error message “Unexpected error 0x8ffe2740 occurred” when I attempted to start the web services. After looking...

Published Mon, Jan 31 2005 2:22 PM by lduncan

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Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 890948 "Generic failure" error message when you run a custom script that uses the UpdateContactTime method of the MSFT_Computer WMI class in Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Systems Management Server 2003 883496 Client Access...

Published Thu, Jan 27 2005 6:01 AM by lduncan

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Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 892683 The Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 agent does not respond or send alerts when it is installed on a MOM Management Server Systems Management Server 2.0 889434 You cannot use Remote.exe to connect to a Systems Management...

Published Wed, Jan 26 2005 6:24 AM by lduncan

Chili Recipe Takes First Place in Cook-Off!

My chili recipe took the first place award today at the RiverLodge Chili Cook-Off. My trophy was a silver Bombay Company goblet thing. It's nice, but winning the cook-off was awarding enough. If you haven't tried the recipe, you really should. It's very...

Published Sat, Jan 22 2005 5:05 PM by lduncan

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Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 891605 Event 21246 is logged on an agent computer, and you receive an error message in the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Operator Console Operations Manager 2000 891604 Event ID 9015 and Event ID 9014 are logged...

Published Sat, Jan 22 2005 4:52 PM by lduncan

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Systems Management Server 2.0 886000 Software distribution status reporting is delayed when the Systems Management Server Status Manager is backlogged with many .svf files Systems Management Server 2003 886093 The Smsdbmon.log file and status message...

Published Wed, Jan 19 2005 6:36 AM by lduncan

Mobile Net Switch - First Nominee for Best Software Picks for 2005!

To Rinie Huijgen, the maker of Mobile Net Switch, thank you for producing a very exciting and helpful application! This is certainly going to be a nominee for my Best Software Picks of 2005! (See the 2004 list here ) Being a consultant who travels all...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2005 7:12 PM by lduncan

Configuring Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Replication for a SMS 2003 Management Point

This white paper is provides guidance for configuring SQL Server replication for management points in an SMS 2003 site. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=51ecb794-d25f-46b6-aa8e-072d91069e1c

Published Thu, Jan 13 2005 6:12 AM by lduncan

Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Performance and Sizing White Paper

An accurate analysis of the performance and sizing of the hardware systems that support Microsoft® Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 is critical to the successful implementation of MOM 2005. This technical paper shares some of the knowledge gained from...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2005 6:09 AM by lduncan

Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Operations Guide – Now Available

The Microsoft® Operations Manager 2005 Operations Guide includes guidance and recommended best practices for backing up and restoring, maintaining, optimizing and monitoring Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MOM) in an existing IT infrastructure...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2005 6:07 AM by lduncan

Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Deployment Planning Guide

This guide provides you with a roadmap for developing a deployment plan for your Microsoft® Operations Manager 2005 (MOM) monitoring solution. In addition, this guide directs you to the relevant conceptual, security, and planning resources you might...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2005 6:06 AM by lduncan

Microsoft Security Bulletins Release

January 11, 2005 Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletin(s). Note: www.microsoft.com/technet/security and www.microsoft.com/security are authoritative in all matters concerning Microsoft Security Bulletins! ANY e-mail, web board or newsgroup...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2005 1:24 PM by lduncan

Microsoft Releases Enterprise Data Center 1.5 Solution Documentation

Microsoft Systems Architecture (MSA) Enterprise Data Center (EDC) version 1.5 provides a recommended, standardized, and tested blueprint for building a secure, scalable, highly-available, and manageable information technology infrastructure. The MSA EDC...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2005 9:50 AM by lduncan

Smart Watch to Hit eBay!

OK, I had already commented that the footprint of this watch is larger than I'd like but today when I tried to button the cuffs to my oxford and realized that the watch was preventing the button to meet the hole - well, that decided it for me... TOO BULKY...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2005 9:46 AM by lduncan

Smart Watch Cool Feature #1

So, I have a dual time zone face loaded on my watch. The neat thing about this is one or both time zones can be configured to 'Auto-set by the Network' - much like most cellular phones today. So, I have the larger dial set to auto-update and the smaller...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2005 12:28 PM by lduncan

Fossil WristNet for MSN Direct (Day 1)

OK, so I got my new Smart Watch today and had it up and configured within 30 minutes or so. I've got the Fossil FX3001 . Not quite a nice as the newer FX3005 , but hey I got it for free using my MS Company Store dollars awarded with my MVP. So, I can...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2005 12:11 PM by lduncan

Black Tuesday Forecast

As part of the monthly security bulletin release cycle, Microsoft provides advance notification to our customers on the number of security updates being released and the products affected. This is intended to help our customers plan for the deployment...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2005 8:41 AM by lduncan

Three Things

Following William Ryan's lead here... but with a twist. I did it with my finacee, Amanda. Her responses are in paratheses. Three names you go by: Daddy (Amanda) Duncan (Mandy) Larry (June... long story) Three screennames you have: smsmgmt (amandakg) irish_celtic...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2005 7:24 PM by lduncan

See SPOT Run...

Rod Trent forwarded me the following link knowing that I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of my recently ordered Fossil Smart Watch: http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Extends_SPOT_to_New_Devices/1105049319 Now, upon first read you may say “so...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2005 5:13 PM by lduncan

Altiris Extends Server Management Capabilities with Acquisition of Tonic Software

Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS), a pioneer of IT lifecycle management solutions that reduce the total cost of owning IT resources, today announced that it has acquired Tonic Software, Inc., a privately held company and leading innovator of Web application...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2005 2:03 PM by lduncan

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Skype Conflicts with IIS

Yes... More New Knowledge Base Articles

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Chili Recipe Takes First Place in Cook-Off!

New Knowledge Base Articles

New Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles

Mobile Net Switch - First Nominee for Best Software Picks for 2005!

Configuring Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Replication for a SMS 2003 Management Point

Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Performance and Sizing White Paper

Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Operations Guide – Now Available

Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Deployment Planning Guide

Microsoft Security Bulletins Release

Microsoft Releases Enterprise Data Center 1.5 Solution Documentation

Smart Watch to Hit eBay!

Smart Watch Cool Feature #1

Fossil WristNet for MSN Direct (Day 1)

Black Tuesday Forecast

Three Things

See SPOT Run...

Altiris Extends Server Management Capabilities with Acquisition of Tonic Software