My scenario:

RMS, no gateway server, workgroup server in DMZ (ports open and tested for agent connectivity).

I have a stand alone root CA, added as a trusted root on the RMS and Workgroup server. Both servers can connect to and resolve the CA via DNS.

Certificates requested and installed on the RMS and Workgroup server in the Certificates (Local Computer)\Personal\Certificates store with the correct OID (checked and triple checked).  Registry key has the same ChannelCertificateSerialNumber on both servers. 

PFX has been exported from both the RMS and Workgroup computer.

Now this is where I am getting confused with the process.  Do I momcertimport the pfx file from the Workgroup server to the RMS and vice versa or do I momcertimport the RMS servers pfx on the RMS server?

An idiots step through would be ideal if anyone has the patience. Much gratitude in advance.

it is in german language, i marked the OS section

Except one thing: 2 out of 68 monitored systems show "not monitored" in the operating system column.

In the integrity explorer all items regarding to the operating system are inactive.

I tried repair, reinstall (even after 3 days) from the OpsManager Console.

I checked event logs, no errors to see there.

Agent status is ok

one system is a Server 2008 R2 Enterprise physikal Host, the other system is a Server 2008 R" virtual machine.

We have several other machines with the exactly same configuretion. They are monitored completely. So i guess it can not be a issue with management packs.

i checked otu all the posts in this forum regarding this problem, tried everything i could, but it is still the same.

any idea what else i could try here?

Does ConfigMgr maintain history with inventory like OpsMgr does with discovery data?

actually im planing to apply this hotfix manually on these agent but i have another question. this hotfix is for IIS7 and in the pending managment folder showing some agent where there is no II7 hosted on some of them. do i have to apply the Hotfix on all server or only those hosting II7 and reject the others????

http://blogs.technet.com/smsandmom/archive/2008/01/17/opsmgr-2007-best-practices-for-rule-and-monitor-targeting.aspx 

I created a new group. I had a look at the member objects for the group and all appear in there.

Now, I think I forgot to mention something.

I went about creating the monitor 2 ways with 2 diferent results....

1. (Authoring>Monitors>Select the group on the right hand pane>Entity Health>Availability>Create a monitor).

When I created the monitor here, I select the customised management pack I created  for this particular group.Under the monitor target, I select the group name which the servers are members of. After completing the unit monitor wizard (and waiting for an hour or two), the monitor does not appear at all under the health monitors for the servers in the group. It's not showing up on any discovered server

2. I followed the same steps as 1. except i changed the "monitor target" group to windows servers. When doing this, it's appearing on ALL servers managed by SCOM. After doing this, the monitor appears straight away.

My question is why dont the monitors appear when performing step 1.? The only thing that was different between steps 1. and 2. was the monitor target. The group name I put in step 1. has the servers I want monitored as memebers in them!

All I want to do is monitor a service for a particular group of servers using the group I created. I dont want the monitor appearing on ALL servers.

o.O

Thanks
Daniel

Very cool to see someone forging ahead with OpsMgr X-Plat authoring....Go Kris!

Says Kris: "Over a series of future posts, I intend to describe my efforts to build an OpsMgr SCX Management Pack for monitoring of Oracle running on UNIX/Linux platforms.   In this initial post, I will describe the first step in building this MP:  creating a custom shell command invoker probe action.  As I had described in this previous post, the Microsoft.Unix.WSMan.Invoke.Probe in the Microsoft Unix Library MP provides a wrapped version of the Microsoft.SystemCenter.WSManagement.Invoker.   However, I wanted a bit more granular control of the invoke action (e.g. modifying the command timeout) and felt it appropriate to create a custom Probe Action to wrap the Microsoft.SystemCenter.WSManagement.Invoker module and decided to create a similar, but custom probe action"...

Follow Kris' efforts on his Operating Quadrant blog:

Building an Oracle Management Pack for OpsMgr Cross-Platform Agents, Part 1

I tried your query here and the only problem I had were some smart quotes near the beginning (like you get when pasting from an Office document). Here is a copy that worked for me! Very nice!  I also noticed your coworker Ken's query is great too. 

Select Deploymentname, Available, Deadline,

  cast(cast(((cast([Compliant] as float) / (ISNULL([Compliant], 0) + ISNULL([Enforcement state unknown], 0) + ISNULL([Successfully installed update(s)], 0) + ISNULL([Failed to install update(s)], 0) + ISNULL([Installing update(s)], 0) + ISNULL([Waiting for another installation to complete], 0) + ISNULL([Pending system restart], 0) + ISNULL([Downloading update(s)], 0)))*100) as Numeric(10,2)) as varchar(256)) + '%' AS '% Compliant',

  [Compliant],

  [Enforcement state unknown],

  [Successfully installed update(s)],

  [Failed to install update(s)],

  [Installing update(s)],

  [Waiting for another installation to complete],

  [Pending system restart],

  [Downloading update(s)]

From

(select

a.AssignmentName as DeploymentName,

a.StartTime as Available,

a.EnforcementDeadline as Deadline,

sn.StateName as LastEnforcementState,

count(*) as NumberOfComputers

from v_CIAssignment a

join v_AssignmentState_Combined assc

    on a.AssignmentID=assc.AssignmentID

join v_StateNames sn

    on assc.StateType = sn.TopicType and sn.StateID=isnull(assc.StateID,0)

group by a.AssignmentName, a.StartTime, a.EnforcementDeadline,

      sn.StateName) as PivotData

PIVOT

(

SUM (NumberOfComputers)

FOR LastEnforcementState IN

( [Compliant],

  [Enforcement state unknown],

  [Successfully installed update(s)],

  [Failed to install update(s)],

  [Installing update(s)],

  [Waiting for another installation to complete],

  [Pending system restart],

  [Downloading update(s)])

) AS pvt

As a company that builds software, it’s common to have a partner channel to assist with the distribution of software. The management and nurturing of this channel is often critical to the success of the firm as it’s the channel that drives sales. I was an early investor in another company that is an ISV and unfortunately due to the continual requirement for VC funding, my equity ownership effectively vanished but I have still supported the company through the lean years as I respected it’s founder.

Hiring the right partner channel manager can be a very difficult task as there are a compendium of skills required to ensure success. When the wrong partner channel manager is hired, the results can be disastrous. It gets even worse when the individual that is hired has a reputation in the industry that precedes him or her.

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=16016&zoneid=71

Configuring Default User Settings – Full Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

http://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys/archive/2009/10/29/configuring-default-user-settings-full-update-for-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx

Would you please read this and confirm if this is what you are looking for?

Hard to guess in your case what the cause may be. Other threads I've seen on this today seem to have no explanation whatsoever for possible causes of the failure.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=OpsMgr+and+"is+not+recognized+as+a+cmdlet,+function,+operable+program,+or+script+file."&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

I have already discovered the AIX agent and it is howing healthy and monitored, but i cannot see other components like disks and ethernet. I dont even get any alerts. I have enabled the Failes SSH logon rule, and tried to generate bad ssh logon attempt but i did not get any alert.

Any thoughts?