SCOM 2016 web console hot fix Security teams may be contacting you for CVE-2020-1331 vulnerability on the 2016 web console. In my example, the Tenable scanner listed ALL SCOM management group servers – under SCOM2016/2019). NOTE KB does not install on server, so does not show up under ‘Installed Updates’ Background HotFix DLL […]
Category Archives: Administration
Identify orphaned agent properties
Back again, I’m going to ‘Identify orphaned agent properties’. For instance, does an agent still show up under Windows Computer, or more classes, like Windows Operating System? Typically we have handled this by using Holman’s purge blog. Deleting and Purging data from the SCOM Database First, my thanks to […]
ADCS – Active Directory Certificate Services Addendum pack
Hello again, it’s time to talk about ADCS – Active Directory Certificate Services Addendum! First, I’d like to call out Bob Williams and Vance Cozier for their help and expertise! SCOM-ADCS-Addendum download Background ADCS is Active Directory Certificate Services, or what we would know as a Certificate Authority. The goal was […]
Don’t forget python as pre-req for agent install
Hey guys, don’t forget python as pre-req for agent install! Came across this again, where the docs site doesn’t mention python-ctypes as pre-req for agent install. Let’s flip to GitHub for the agent. GitHub lists the python pre-req here. Otherwise, it’s Openssl 1.1.0 is only supported on x86_64 platforms (64-bit). Let’s begin […]
Need to find the command UNIX pack runs for perf counter
Have you ever needed to find the command UNIX pack runs for perf counter? Say the processor time value doesn’t match what the Unix admin may be saying SCOM is showing. Many times you can look at the SCOM management pack, and those commands trace back to the UNIX library. Background: […]
Build FluentD conf file
Ready to build out a FluentD conf file? Let’s build a FluentD conf file. We can use the docs site for another example. And now, let’s build a simple FluentD configuration file. Paste the XML code below, and save as <yourlogfile>.conf Create custom log file to test cd /etc/opt/microsoft/omsagent/scom/conf/omsagent.d/ # vi <yourlogfile>.conf vi mylog.conf […]
OMSAgent FluentD debunked – Configure Linux FluentD – part2
Now to begin – OMSAgent FluentD debunked Configure Linux FluentD – part2 –> see part one (1) here) First, my thanks to Mike Johnston@Microsoft (CSS SEE SME) to help validate my steps and testing, to configure Linux FluentD on an Ubuntu server! Are you ready to bust a myth – OMSAgent FluentD debunked […]
Configure Linux FluentD
What are you Fluent in? Join me as we configure FluentD on Linux, and continue to improve and document monitoring cross-platform (UNIX/Linux) servers. Background: Some of our previous topics included UNIX logical disk class differ from Windows (here), and cross platform agent setup. Because we always ‘need more power!’, it’s time to configure Linux […]
SQL on Windows Addendum pack
It’s spring time; time to tune the SQL carb! Carbs are way less easy to find these days, but I’ve been busy tuning the SQL agnostic pack (MSSQL on Windows). Tuning the SQL Agnostic pack would be far less successful without expert help. My thanks to Brandon Pires – MCS SQL Consultant who […]
Windows Server 2016 vuln found in Security scans
FYI – came across this today with a customer where Security scans SCOM servers. Please note this is NOT a SCOM issue or vulnerability, and SCOM uses TLS1.2 just fine. Found CVE-2017-8529 vulnerability on a SCOM server, so though this a good idea to communicate to the larger audience, in case Security finds […]