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Part 8: Use VSAE fragments to create a Windows Performance Monitor with...
This is Part 8 in a series of posts described here: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/kevinholman/2016/06/04/authoring-management-packs-the-fast-and-easy-way-using-visual-studio/ In our next...
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Installing the Exchange 2010 Correlation Engine on a Non-Management Server...
These is an issue with the current Exchange 2010 Correlation Engine – which causes it to fail on SCOM 2012 or 2016 Management Servers. Jimmy wrote about these here:...
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Understanding SCOM Resource Pools
Resource pools are nothing new – they were introduced in SCOM 2012 RTM, for two reasons: 1. To remove the single-point-of-failure that was the RMS role in SCOM 2007. 2. To provide a mechanism...
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How to move views in My Workspace into a Management Pack
Customers often use “My Workspace” to create customized views that they use on a regular basis. However, one of the drawbacks on My Workspace is that these views are not available to any other...
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Windows Server 2016 Management Packs are available
These are now available: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54303 This is version 10.0.8.0. It covers the Windows Server 2016 MP release ONLY, and does not include other...
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Extending Windows Computer class from Registry Keys in SCOM
Years ago – I wrote a post on this, showing how to use registry keys to add properties to the “Windows Computer” class, to make creating custom groups much simpler. You can read about the details of...
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Extending Windows Computer class from a CSV file in SCOM
Years ago – I wrote a post on customizing the “Windows Computer” class, showing how to use registry keys to add properties to the “Windows Computer” class, to make creating custom groups much...
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Extending Windows Computer class from a SQL CMDB in SCOM
Years ago – I wrote a post on customizing the “Windows Computer” class, showing how to use registry keys to add properties to the “Windows Computer” class, to make creating custom groups much...
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Alerting on Events – waiting for a specific amount of time to pass
Consider the scenario – you want to monitor the event logs for a specific event, however, this event has a tendency to “storm” or log hundreds of events in a short time window. Not a good condition...
View ArticleSilect wants your feedback – support fragments in MP Author?
Silect is looking for user community feedback, to see if it is valuable to support the import of VSAE fragments into MP author, to extend the types of workflows that MP Author could support. They are...
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MP Update: Windows Server OS MP’s updated for Windows 2003 – Windows 2012R2
The Windows Server Operating System MP’s (2003 – 2012R2) have been updated. Download link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9296 This MP’s is a minor update streamlined to...
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How to collect events – but not ALL the events?
I recently had an interesting customer issue. They wanted to collect some specific events for reporting. This was specific to NTLM authentications. The problem was – that these events could...
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Extending UNIX/Linux Computer class from a local file
I recently wrote a blog article on Extending the Windows Computer class from Registry keys on agents. You can read about that here:...
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Getting Monitor State Change Events via PowerShell
This is a script example on how to get statechangeevents from monitor context using PowerShell. This example uses a URL transaction monitor, but you can change this to any class/classinstance....
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Where are the Server 2016 Management Packs?
I will try to use this post as a running record to help you find all the MP’s that we have released for Windows Server 2016 OS and the unique server roles for which we create MP’s for. As with all...
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MP Update – Totally new Active Directory MP for Windows Server 2012 and 2016
This is pretty exciting. Microsoft just shipped a totally new AD MP. This one has no dependencies on the previous ADMP, that has been mostly based on the same core design for the past 15 years!...
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SQL MP Update – 6.7.15.0
The SQL MP’s have been updated. SQL 2016 DB Engine https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53008 SQL 2016 Analysis Services...
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Linux MP Update for SCOM 2016 UR1
An update was recently released. This can be considered the “UR1” update for the SCOM 2016 Linux MP’s. Note – these are for SCOM 2016 ONLY. Do not attempt to import SCOM 2016 Linux MP’s into...
View ArticleSCOM 2016 now supports SQL 2012 SP3
When SCOM 2016 UR1 shipped – the only DB platforms supported were SQL 2014 SP2, and SQL 2016. However, for SCOM 2012 R2 users, most were running SQL 2012. This meant, in order to upgrade to SCOM...
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I retired a management server – now SCOM reporting doesn’t work?
When you first install reporting, you have to supply a management server. This is used for SDK based connections that SCOM reporting requires. If you ever retire this management server, reporting...
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