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SCSM – Apply SMA Runbook Template Using SMA / PowerShell

In my previous post I have written about adding activities to a service request using PowerShell SMLets. Well this just added the “empty” activities / “framework” but the activities were not configured yet. As an example I want to add a SMA runbook activity (using this method) and then apply a pre-configured SMA runbook template […]

PowerShell – Create a Credential Object with NULL Password

In one of my automation tasks I had the need to create a credential object with a $null password – an empty / NULL password. One easy way to do is, create just instantiate a new secure string object using the new() constructor from the .Net class like this: or using New-Object cmdlet like this […]

SCOM 2012 SP1 – The .NET Framework 3.5.1 Story…

Today I ran in an unexpected problem at a customer. My mission was to install a SCOM 2012 SP1 Proof-of-Concept to show the customer what is possible and what information he can get out of SCOM. My last couple of installation were of course on Windows Server 2012. This customer was using Windows Server 2008 […]