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Experts Live Café – Microsoft IT Pro Switzerland User Group

In one of my previous posts I announced the birth of the Experts Live Café Microsoft IT Pro Switzerland User Group which took place for the first time on April 7th in Bern. We (MVP Stefan Johner and I) didn’t know how many people would join us and if the event will run smoothly. Honestly, […]

SCOM 2012 – Try Linux Nagios Plugins e.g. File Age Check

You might remember MacGyver – a guy who could build a NASA rocket out of some explosives, matches and a steel tube. He was my hero back then but today you could also be a MacGyver by just using the tools you have and just plug it the right way together. That means MacGyver used […]

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 […]