When using the “Version Agnostic” Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack, one of the changes made was in how we monitor Database and Log free space. In the older version specific management packs, we were required to discover the DB Filegroups, DB files, and DB log files, and apply a…
I have seen many discussions over the years about how to use this command, and I’d like to clarify some things. What does this command do? The best description is probably right here in our product documentation: “The Remove-SCOMDisabledClassInstance cmdlet deletes class instances for which you previously disabled discovery.” Ok,…
KB Article for OpsMgr List of New Features Download Update Rollup from the Catalog Download the NEW Simplified Management Server Update EXE Download Updated UNIX/Linux Management Packs Recommended hotfix page New Features: Updates to the new change tracking feature Additional view options in web console widgets Resolved issues with orphaned…
Recently, Microsoft posted a security vulnerability around SCOM 2019 agents: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1728 Subsequently, we released a KB article about it: KB4601269 Let me give a little background data on it. This vulnerability is that in SCOM 2019 agents, by default the Network Service account has a high level of privilege…
We released an updated Active Directory Management Pack back in 2016, and have made updates along the way. The current release supports Domain Controllers running Windows 2012, 2012R2, 2016, and later. One of the items that many people configure, is to only discover Domain Controllers that have an AGENT on…
This is a planning checklist that will help you determine if an in-place upgrade is possible, and how to prepare the environment in advance for it. It is similar to my previous post on Upgrading SCOM 2012R2 to SCOM 2016. 1. Verify we are moving from a supported…
KB Article for OpsMgr: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4580254/update-rollup-10-for-system-center-2016-operations-manager Download catalog site: http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=4580254 Updated UNIX/Linux Management Packs: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29696 Recommended hotfix page: https://kevinholman.com/2009/01/27/which-scom-hotfixes-should-i-apply/ Key fixes: The cmdlet Export-SCOMEffectiveMonitoringConfiguration has been fixed to give a correct summary of the applicable monitors, rules and overrides on an object. VB scripts for partition and grooming, calculate operations manager…
This is a new MP which will discover and monitor the MSMQ feature on Windows Server 2012 and later versions of the OS. Quick Download: https://github.com/thekevinholman/MSMQ Microsoft’s MSMQ MP’s don’t really work. Each release is a copy of the previous release, and are antiquated with disabled Self-tuning baseline monitors (because…
There are several default settings in the SCOM Web Console, that are done to increase the speed and performance of the Web Console. There are times, however, where you might want to change these. One of the most common complaints, is that the Web Console doesn’t show the same Alerts…
As customers move more and more to Office 365, the importance of monitoring Exchange Queues can potentially increase, to quickly detect connectivity issues between On-Prem and the Cloud. This article discusses a Management Pack add-on for Exchange 2013, 2016, and 2019 that will give you a visual dashboard of your…