There is already a very good deployment guide posted on Microsoft Docs here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/scom/deploy-overview The deployment guide provides an excellent walkthrough of installing OpsMgr 2016 for the “all in one” scenario, where all roles are installed on a single server. That is a very good method for doing simple…
Download: https://github.com/thekevinholman/SQLRunAsAddendum Over the years I have written many articles dealing with RunAs accounts. Specifically, the most common need is for monitoring with the SQL MP. I have explained the issues and configurations in detail here: Configuring Run As Accounts and Profiles in OpsMgr – A SQL Management Pack…
Normally – when you have a trust with a remote account domain, and you want to add users from the rote domain to SCOM, things go perfectly. However, if the user account in the remote domain uses a different UPN name than the SAM account name – the SCOM UI…
This is Part 8 in a series of posts described here: https://kevinholman.com/2016/06/04/authoring-management-packs-the-fast-and-easy-way-using-visual-studio/ In our next example fragment – we will create Monitor for Windows Performance for our MP. Step 1: Download and extract the sample MP fragments. These are available here: https://github.com/thekevinholman/FragmentLibrary I will update these often as I…
This is part 7 in a series of posts described here: https://kevinholman.com/2016/06/04/authoring-management-packs-the-fast-and-easy-way-using-visual-studio/ In our next example fragment – we will create custom groups and add them to our MP. Groups are a critical part of any management pack. We will use them for overrides, to scope monitoring views, and to…
This is Part 6 in a series of posts described here: https://kevinholman.com/2016/06/04/authoring-management-packs-the-fast-and-easy-way-using-visual-studio/ In our next example fragment – we will create a folder and views to see our monitoring data we have generated thus far. Step 1: Download and extract the sample MP fragments. These are available here:…
This is Part 5 five in a series of posts described here: https://kevinholman.com/2016/06/04/authoring-management-packs-the-fast-and-easy-way-using-visual-studio/ In our next example fragment – we will create a rule to collect Windows Performance data. Step 1: Download and extract the sample MP fragments. These are available here: https://github.com/thekevinholman/FragmentLibrary I will update these often…
This is Part 4 in a series of posts described here: https://kevinholman.com/2016/06/04/authoring-management-packs-the-fast-and-easy-way-using-visual-studio/ In our next example fragment – we will monitor the event log for a specific event, and generate an alert if it occurs. Step 1: Download and extract the sample MP fragments. These are available here: https://github.com/thekevinholman/FragmentLibrary…
This is Part 3 in a series of posts described here: https://kevinholman.com/2016/06/04/authoring-management-packs-the-fast-and-easy-way-using-visual-studio/ In our next example fragment – we will monitor a service by creating a monitor that targets our custom class. Step 1: Download and extract the sample MP fragments. These are available here: https://github.com/thekevinholman/FragmentLibrary I will…
This is Part 2 in a series of posts described here: https://kevinholman.com/2016/06/04/authoring-management-packs-the-fast-and-easy-way-using-visual-studio/ Now we will start with our first example fragment – discovering an app and creating a class for it. Step 1: Download and extract the sample MP fragments. These are available here: https://github.com/thekevinholman/FragmentLibrary I will update…