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SCOM – Notification Test Tool

Notification Test Tool

The Notifications Test Tool is a simple tool you can use to test your notification channels and subscriptions. This tool can be used to test email (SMTP), Instant Message (IM) or Text message (SMS) channels. Also, you can use this to generate a test alert in OpsMgr to test subscriptions.

Install Instructions:

Download and install the OMTestTool.msi to a local directory on your computer.

Note: This tool must be installed on a computer that has the OpsMgr console installed and run from someone logged as a local admin. To run the tool you must me a member of the OpsMgr Administrator group.

I have included a small user guide in the zip file. This tool will work on all version of OpsMgr. I plan to update this tool to support multiple channels types that R2 now exposes when I get some time.

Note: If you are running this tool on an OS where UAC is enabled please make sure to right click and run as Administrator.

Enjoy!

Rob Kuehfus | System Center Operations Manager | Program Manager

http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/archive/2009/05/19/notifications-test-tool.aspx

Remote support for family and friends

I used to use Reverse VNC to give remote support to family members but the driver doesn’t work on Vista and above, or it doesn’t for me anyway.

So I now use TeamViewer. It’s free for personal use and works with both Windows and (rotten) Apple’s.

Setting up a new machine? Ninite is your friend.

Get bored of installing all of your base application on new machines? Then Try Ninite.

Simply choose the software you want and run the installer. Your favorite apps installed silently and with any junk automatically removed (i.e. Toolbars and adware).

I don’t normally trust these things but this one is really good.