SCOM Monitor MS : Monitor Exchange 2016

introduction
in previous article : we have seen how  to monitor AD Environment this article we will discuss how to monitor Exchange 2016 environment with SCOM 2019 Management Pack  before diving inside : it’s we just would like to bring your attention that latest version of exchange management Pack is Exchange 2013 MP , >> which support also Exchange 2016 Environment 
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SCOM Monitor MS : monitoring Active Directory

introduction
welcome to new article of Management Pack Series from SCOM course : which will talk about Active Directory MP 
About the AD DS MP
The Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of your Active Directory Domain Services deployment. It monitors the overall health of the Active Directory system and alerts you to critical performaRead More…

SCOM MP Part II : Authoring MP

introduction
sometimes where you might have to add additional monitoring scenarios to an existing management pack ,  or create monitoring for an application or device that has no management pack. When you create new monitoring for an application, you are acting as a Management Pack Author. As an author, you can create additional monitoring scenarios for an application with an existing managRead More…

Manage SCOM agent Part VI : Monitor Network Devices with SNMP

introduction
in previous articles we have seen how to install SCOM agent [ linux and windows ]  this article we will discuss how to monitor network devices with SNMP 
SNMP
SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol. It was created in 1988. The purpose of SNMP is to monitor any network node that SNMP enabled  default port of SNMP 161  [SNMPv1 or SNMPv2] doesn’t suppRead More…

Manage SCOM agent Part II: SCOM Assignment

introduction
welcome to second article of SCOM agent series which will discuss SCOm server assignment
agent Deployment vs assignment
We have to differentiate between [deployment Vs assignment ] Deployment install MOM agent on client computer either using discovery method[AD,SNMP] or even manually [DVD, or file in SCOM server] Assignment configure agent to send all local information to SpecRead More…

Manage SCOM agent Part I : introduction

introduction
this is first article of Manage SCOM agent series from SCOM course  in this article we will get an overview about some concept including but NOT limited to :
what is Operations Manager agents
Operations Manager agents In System Center Operations Manager, an agent is a service that is installed on a computer and perform tasks like : configuration data proactively collects iRead More…

Version history of SCOM

introduction
it’s very important to system administrator to understand the history of the product that will be applied to monitor the ALL his company aspects  this article we will try to discuss the history System Center Operation Manager until to get the current  release 
the start
 SCOM’s roots came from a network management system named SeNTry ELM from a company named ServeRead More…

SCOM architecture

introduction
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is a part  of the Microsoft System Center suite of enterprise management software. SCOM allows data center administrators to deploy, configure, manage and monitor the operations, services, devices and applications of multiple enterprise IT systems this article we will discuss SCOM architecture and components and see hoRead More…

SCOM Introduction

introduction
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is a component of the Microsoft System Center suite of enterprise management software.  SCOM allows data center administrators to deploy, configure, manage and monitor the operations, services, devices and applications of multiple enterprise IT systems through a single platform SCOM is a monitoring and reporting tRead More…

SCOM Course Content

introduction
welcome to new a free course from network  pioneers which is System center Operation manager SCOM 2019 
whom are targeted by this course
This course is targeting  : Enterprise Systems Engineers, networks Administrators and System Integrators who need to implement Service Monitoring using System Center Operations Manager (SCOM).
knowledge requirement for SCOM
TheRead More…

Operating System Deployment : Part III Deploy Image

introduction
in this article we will discuss how to  deploy windows 10 image 
network diagram For Better View > Open Image in different TAB
please have a look to diagram above we will prepare SCCM in DMZ 172.16.x.x to deploy image in DMZ 172.19.x.x.
OSD process tasks
tasks of Operating system deployment include the following :  install DP >> DONE inRead More…

Operating System Deployment : Part II Prepare Server

introduction
in this article we will discuss how to prepare SCCM server to deploy windows 10 image 
network diagram For Better View > Open Image in different TAB
please have a look to diagram above  we will prepare SCCM in DMZ 172.16.x.x to deploy image in DMZ 172.19.x.x. 
OSD process tasks
tasks of Operating system deployment include the following :  Read More…

Operating System Deployment : Part I introduction

introduction
Operating system deployment provides the Microsoft System Center Configuration
Manager  administrator with a tool for creating images that can be deployed to
computers managed by Configuration Manager  , and to unmanaged computers
using bootable media such as CD set or DVD. The image, in a WIM format file,
contains the desired version of a Microsoft Windows operating systemRead More…

Deploy Software Update : Part IV Automatic Update

introduction
in previous article we have discussed how to MANUALLY deploy software update , which require administrative efforts  in this article  we will see how to Create Automatic Deployment Rule in SCCM . You typically use this method of deployment for your monthly software updates (generally known as Patch Tuesday) and for managing definition updates. When the rule runsRead More…

Deploy Software Update : Part III Manual Update

introduction
To deploy software updates, you can use any of the below methods. Automatic Deployment Manual Deployment Phased Deployment this article we will discuss how to deploy software update with manual deployment 
network diagram For Better View > Open Image in different TAB
please have a look to network diagram above  we have domain controller and&nRead More…

Deploy Software Update : Part II SUP & WSUS

introduction
welcome to second article of software update series from SCCM course  this article we will discuss the relation between SCCM SUP and WSUS
WSUS
 WSUS (Windows Server Update Service) is a role that provides a central management point for Microsoft Update. Thanks to WSUS, all servers no longer need to connect to Microsoft Update to download patches and hotfix. WSUS is in resRead More…

Deploy Software Update : Part I introduction

introduction
Deploying updates is critical and  complex task. SCCM is the best tool to do it. SCCM make it easy not only to deploy updates but to create the deployment reports as well. In this article we will get an introduction  to deploy software updates using SCCM.before diving inside practical step to deploy update in pioneers LABs 
SCCM software update process
Software updatRead More…

software deployment Part I : introduction

introduction
welcome to first article of software deployment from course SCCM  this article we will get an overview about SCCM software deployment and how it help system administrator  to easily manage all software in IT environment 
challenge in software deployment
most system administrator face challenge to install and manage software through network , specially with differentRead More…

remote control with remote viewer tool

introduction
Configuration Manager has a Remote Control tool. This tool is often used by service desks to conduct remote support sessions with end users This is first article of remote control series from SCCM course will get an overview of remote control before move to practice remote control in pioneers lab environment
network diagram SCCM network Diagram please have a looRead More…

vAPP Part I : introduction

introduction
 VApps allow VMs to work together in a stack as an application, and support cloud computing architectures this article will get introduction about vAPP  before see how to configure it in pioneers LAB 
what is vAPP
A vApp is a grouping of virtual machines and is managed  as a virtual machine. vAPP  can contain resource pools vApps have the fleRead More…