January addendum updates for multiple management packs
First, the biggest change item for large enterprise environments included a change in syntax for get-SCOMAlert
Example
get-scomalert -ResolutionState (0..254) -Name “##stringhere##*”
get-scomalert -ResolutionState 255 -Name “##stringhere##*”
Second, another change with the repo’s was a ‘whitespace audit’ encoded characters, or ‘data concealment’. See AT&T link CyberSecurity Link
Third, after whitespace we focused on script/workflow efficiencies seen in large enterprise environments. While Efforts began in December, the workflow efficiencies sprint resulted in two sets of improvements.
1) Added ‘Reset Monitors Script base code’ $Age variable
What does this mean?
Simply put $Age allows admins to define monitor age before resetting.
The default is 1 (day), but can be specified in the script to tailor to requirements.
Example
$Age = [DateTime](Get-Date).AddDays(-1)
2) Beyond incorporating $Age into the reset monitor logic, the packs utilize logic for a much faster runtime (~90%+).
What does this mean?
Updated logic quickly gathers unhealthy monitor objects, by leveraging ‘Get-SCOMManagementPack‘ and then ‘Get-SCOMClass‘, before passing to ‘Get-SCOMClassInstance‘.
Example PowerShell
## Grab the MP, get the Monitors and Rules from the MP, then grab all alerts found inside the Monitors/Rules
$SCOMCoreMP = Get-SCOMManagementPack -DisplayName “Microsoft Windows Server DNS Monitoring”
# Get classes – Examples –
$Monitoring = $SCOMCoreMP
# DNS pack naming
$DNSClasses = @(Get-SCOMClass -ManagementPack $Monitoring; )
$DNSClass = $DNSClasses | sort -property Name -uniq
Repo’s updated in January
January addendum updates include:
ADCS, ADDS, DNS, DFS/File Services, IIS, SCCM pack for MECM/MEM/MCM monitoring, Operating Systems, Proactive NOSC Daily Tasks, and Tangible ProV application monitoring.