A MUST HAVE for those running SCOM 2007 – easy overrides.

Tue, Sep 1, 2009

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A MUST HAVE for those running SCOM 2007 – easy overrides.

Though I didn’t mean to “yell” in the title of this post, I did mean to get the point across: this is one cool tool and if you don’t already have it, you probably should. There is a little but of basic functionality that I believe should have been part of SCOM (System Center Operations Manager) 2007. The ability to easily disable or enable multiple rules, monitors, or discoveries…and all at the same time.

This tool, created by Boris Yanushpolsky, is a bit of a godsend for those that have spent any time whatsoever working with SCOM. The utility allows you to select multiple rules, monitors, or discoveries, and will allow you to create an override, disable, or enable them.

In a quick test, the tool worked great and has already saved me heaps of time and frustration!

Download utility from Boris’ MSDN blog
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