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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 – Linux Two-State Monitor with “Script in Script”

If you are a Windows guy and you haven’t touched Linux so far implementing SCOM will force you to get hands on *nix systems. Here I would like to provide a cool, little way how to overcome a limitation of the Unix/Linux Shell Command Two (or Three) State Monitor. This two state monitor allows you […]

Quick Post – SCVMM 2012 R2 / SCOM 2012 R2 Integration Port Used

As you know you can easily integrate SCOM with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). If both system live in the same forest this is not a problem and you can find all the steps here. What happen if one system lives in a separated trusted forest which has a firewall in between? For integrating […]