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SCOM 2012 – Fixing SLA Dashboard Weird ID Naming Problem

Some time ago, while doing some distributed applications and SLA dashboards I encountered a problem in the SLA dashboard. Instead of displaying the full readable name of the objects there were partially some ID’s from the management pack displayed. I usually install an English Windows Server operating system and also the English version of the […]

OMS – OMS, is it SCOM in the cloud?

I can recall many instances whilst attending conferences and talking with customers or colleagues whereby misunderstandings have caused a significant amount of confusion. “Operations Management Suite is SCOM in the cloud” This is a one that has been doing the rounds lately, but it is correct? To answer the question we need to do a […]

SCOM 2012 – Encryption Key To Backup Or Not To Backup

Once in a time there comes the question about the encryption key in SCOM 2012 (SP1). Older SCOM administrators were used to backup their SCOM encryption key using the SecureStorageBackup.exe utility in SCOM 2007 R2. This encryption key is essential for restoring a SCOM 2007 R2 RMS server. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc540390.aspx The root management server encryption key […]