· Dear Reader, I have currently 2 SCOM Servers, one is Audit collection with SQL Database 2005, and 2nd server for all other scom roles with a sql 2005 Server. 2nd server holding all roles have scom installed on drive D. however drive D data get lost. For the backup there is only: System State + SCOM databases OperationsManager database, and OperationsManagerDW database For IIS 7 Configuration it can be taken from the old server I have decided to do the following steps: Install New Server with Same OS Instal SCOM Restore System State backup Apply the following artical: The Root Management Server encryption key is unavailable after you replace or reinstall the Root Management Server server in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Resotre IIS 7 Configuration Resotre Databases Do customization for MP manually My Questions: Is the seqance is okay? or need to be modified? Do I have to Restore System state "since system state is not included in Technet Disaster recovery section" Is System state return IIS Configuration? ANy Idea? any help? any really desastry scenario will be highly appreciated Thank

Hi, Based on my understanding, I think restoring system state is not necessary; if you can use it, I think it will make the restore quicker since some settings can be restored directly without reconfiguring. Regarding Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) settings, I think it can be restored with restoring system state: What's New in AD DS Backup and Recovery? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754472(WS.10).aspx Regarding the recovery, I would like to suggest you refer to the following documents: Failure Recovery Scenarios for the Root Management Server http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc540370.aspx High-Level Restore Guidelines in Operations Manager 2007 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc540386.aspx Failure and Restore in Operations Manager 2007 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc540408.aspx In addition, please also see the following posts: Disaster Recovery of SCOM Server http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/operationsmanagergeneral/thread/fa2a15fe-baa2-4871-b302-cf3dcd3e6eeb RMS Disaster Recovery http://contoso.se/blog/?p=197 RMS Disaster Recovery – part II http://contoso.se/blog/?p=202 Please Note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the links may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. Hope this helps. Thanks. Nicholas Li - MSFT Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

If you've backed up your custom MPs you should be able to import them instead of having to customize manually.

well, now II have the following error once I try to open SCCM Console, it ask me for logon information. I provide SCOM-Admin "The only account used for SCOM Services /Admin SDK... and all the rest" Then I got the following error: Date: 3/17/2011 12:57:17 PM Application: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Application Version: 6.1.7221.0 Severity: Warning Message: Failed to connect to server 'VIR-OPS-01.abq.gov.qa'. Insufficient privileges Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.UnauthorizedAccessMonitoringException: The SDK service was unable to read license information. This is probably due to an incorrectly restored Root Management Server. Please restore your backed up key using SecureStorageBackup.exe and restart the SDK service. at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.DataAbstractionLayer.SdkDataAbstractionLayer.HandleIndigoExceptions(Exception ex) at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.DataAbstractionLayer.SdkDataAbstractionLayer.CreateChannel(TieredManagementGroupConnectionSettings managementGroupTier) at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.DataAbstractionLayer.SdkDataAbstractionLayer..ctor(DuplexChannelFactory`1 channelFactory, TieredManagementGroupConnectionSettings managementGroupTier, IClientDataAccess callback, CacheMode cacheMode) at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.DataAbstractionLayer.SdkDataAbstractionLayer.CreateEndpoint(ManagementGroupConnectionSettings connectionSettings, IClientDataAccess clientCallback) at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.DataAbstractionLayer.SdkDataAbstractionLayer.Connect(ManagementGroupConnectionSettings connectionSettings) at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.ManagementGroup..ctor(ManagementGroupConnectionSettings connectionSettings) at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.ManagementGroup.Connect(ManagementGroupConnectionSettings connectionSettings) at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Mom.Internal.UI.Common.ManagementGroupSessionManager.Connect(String server, String username, SecureString password, String domain) at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Mom.Internal.UI.Console.ConsoleWindowBase.ConnectWithCredentials(Exception ex, ConsoleJobEventArgs args) All solutions listed in : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946421 did not solve the issue Any Solution?

In article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946421 I do not have to prompt existing Management server to be RMS, how ever they said the following note, and i got some doubts about how to check the folliowing my questions are in line: Notes The SDK service account and the Config service account must have permission to use the database. "How to check if there is permission?"  You must add the SDK service account to the sdk_users role. "From where to add SDK Service account to sdk_users?" You must add the Config service account to the configsvc_users role. "how to do it?"

Hi, Regarding the accounts, I would like to share the following with you for your reference: Account Information for Operations Manager 2007 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb735419.aspx OpsMgr security account rights mapping - what accounts need what privileges? http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/archive/2008/04/15/opsmgr-security-account-rights-mapping-what-accounts-need-what-privileges.aspx Regaridng adding the SDK service account to the sdk_users role and adding add the Config service account to the configsvc_users role, please refer to: How to change the credentials for the OpsMgr SDK Service and for the OpsMgr Config Service in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936220 Thanks.Nicholas Li - MSFT Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Dear Sir, Now the c0nsole can be open again, and I can see the data, but I have several questions Agent Managed (Do that mean they can report too server again without any touch from my side?" Management Server (I can see 2 servers, SCOM with health status of critical, ACS Server healthy but in gray color, In fact should I do anything to ACS Server to report back? what should I do for SCOM Server which showing critical?" Note: ACS have its own SQL2005 hosting DB" Management Pack (I can see lots of MPs intries Exchange - SQL - AD - Share Point, but asctually I have no backup for MPs, this just data came from restored DB, so here what should I do? Delete them? keep them but import new MP?" or what do you suggest me? Notifications: (I can see 1 entry in channel, Subscription and subscribers, do I have to configure them again?) Internal connectors (I cannot see anything, should I do something for it?) Thank