get-powershellblog : opsmgr

PowerShell Challenge 2009

get-powershellblog — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:17:00 GMT

Over on the System Center Forum site HERE , I posted a challenge late in 2008 HERE . Basically, I'm challenging anyone to come up with some kind of automation scenario for Operations Manager 2007 that they think I can't automate. Of course there...(read more)

OpsMgr Shell: Another advanced example of PowerShell and the SDK

get-powershellblog — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:38:00 GMT

Here's another post on advanced usage of the OpsMgr SDK and PowerShell. As I get into more complicated things, it seems I keep running into .NET Generics and collections more and more. I had quite the time when I came across a read-only collection...(read more)

OpsMgr Shell: Advanced example using PowerShell and the SDK

get-powershellblog — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:23:00 GMT

I've got a new post up HERE on the System Center Forum site. The title is "Advanced example using PowerShell and the OpsMgr SDK: Creating and Updating Groups". I basically translate a post from Jakub Olesky HERE . I'm going to do a few...(read more)

PowerShell in OpsMgr 2007 R2 (beta 1)--Operations Manager Shell

get-powershellblog — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:16:00 GMT

Recently, Microsoft released System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2. This is *not* a SP release, but a new product. I won't go into the licensing details of this as others have covered it, and a search should get you answers. I haven't seen...(read more)

Command Shell: Tip when using criteria with Get-MonitoringObject

get-powershellblog — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:16:00 GMT

Another guest blog on the System Center Forum site HERE . I discuss an odd scenario where some OpsMgr Command Shell commands produce an object with a NoteProperty property type. I briefly talk about what a NoteProperty is in PowerShell, then I I show...(read more)

Command Shell: OpsMgr Automation Introduction

get-powershellblog — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:44:00 GMT

I've started doing some guest blogging on the great System Center Forum site . My first post is HERE . I'm doing a series on OpsMgr automation using a simple example like the Command Shell's get-agent cmdlet. I'm going to attempt to show...(read more)

Command Shell: Set-MaintenanceWindow with an end time of now

get-powershellblog — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:50:00 GMT

Reported on MS Connect HERE . I view this more as an issue. Please vote if you come across this problem by following the link above. There is a bit more information if you follow the link also. Summary: ---------------------- When a maintenance window...(read more)

Command Shell: Get-MaintenanceWindow reports datetime in UTC

get-powershellblog — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:31:00 GMT

Reported on Microsoft Connect HERE . See the summary below. Go to the above link to view the full details. I added this more as feedback versus adding it as an issue (it isn't an actual "trouble"). Please use the above link to vote on the...(read more)

Command Shell: Microsoft introduction video

get-powershellblog — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:07:00 GMT

This has been available online for several months, but I wanted to add a link to it on my blog. Roger Sprague from the OpsMgr team did this great into video on the Command Shell HERE . Definitely worth watching for people new to the OpsMgr Command Shell...(read more)

OpsMgr Command Shell tip: where-object vs criteria

get-powershellblog — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:16:00 GMT

I've seen a few OpsMgr Command Shell users posting scripts that use the get-alert cmdlet. I've seen a few references, where people are using the format: get-alert|where-object{some_criteria} When this format is used, get-alert retrieves *all*...(read more)