Repost ;-) In the Twitter world we use Retweet if you post the tweet of someone else. So why not do it with blogposts ;-) That way you can easily filter on subject. My colleague Daniele Muscetta has posted an great article about using PowerShell to Check for updates in OpsMgr 2007 R2. I wish had found out how to do this, but you can learn a lot from this article. Remember that this is just SAMPLE code, it is not meant to be used in production environment and it is worth mentioning again that OpsMgr2007 R2 this is BETA software at the time of writing, therefore this functionality (and its implementation) might change at any time, and the script will break. Also, at present, the MP Catalog web service still returns slightly older MP versions and it is not yet kept in sync and updated with MP Releases, but it will be ready and with complete/updated content by the time R2 gets released.

I already knew that OpsMgr 2007 R2 Beta R2 was due to come on Connect soon, but now it’s there! New Features Import Management Packs directly from the MP Catalog New Process Monitoring MP Template Improved Windows Service MP Template New feature to support custom queries in OLE DB MP Template Support for non-Windows Discovery and Monitoring Setup and Recovery Support for SQL 2008 User Interface and Experience Improved Alert Description customization Improved Dashboard View search and selection New Overrides Summary view Improved UI performance and view loading usability New and Improved Notification Subscription Wizard Core Product Support for monitoring IIS7 Support large scale monitoring of URLs Improved behavior for Maintenance Mode New support for monitoring logical sets of Performance Counters New support to put a computer and all related objects into Maintenance Mode Reporting Improved object picker in the Report Parameter Header New feature to create Service Level Monitoring Web Console Health Explorer now available from the Web Console Keep in mind it’s a beta and some things can change in the final version!

System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 will introduce new and enhanced capabilities including extending its monitoring capabilities to Unix and Linux servers and workloads, the ability to report on service levels across IT availability and performance, enhanced system and web monitoring capabilities, and more. The Operations Manager 2007 R2 Beta will be available for public download towards the end of November 2008, through Microsoft Connect.  Please check back soon for more information on how to obtain this exciting new beta, and see the System Center Blog for announcements and updates. Read more on System Center Operations Manager TechCenter

Source: Arlindo Alves Arlindo Alves is posting info on OpsMgr RC2 on his Twitter timeline.