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Category Archives: Best Practice
SCOM 2016 web console hot fix released
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 …
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 …
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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: …
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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 …
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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 …
SharePoint Management framework Private Preview
Do you have an Enterprise SharePoint farms that you manage health and performance via custom scripts? Have you used SETH to manage SharePoint 2010 problems with the farm(s)? Would you want a scalable tool you can add your own scripts and enable/check, and then alert on what you want? Background SharePoint Engineer …
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XML for Product or Company Knowledge
Digging in the archives… From a discussion with some PFE’s – the question was ‘how do I create knowledge for a monitor/rule?’ Tyson Paul pointed out the system Center Wiki ‘Knowledge Article authoring’ When you create a knowledge article in an MP (let’s not even go into the console GUI! ) If the Knowledge …
Scripting SCOM Registry key tweaks
Time to tune! Had some requests to script the registry tweaks for SCOM Starting off with Holman’s blog entry … TechNet Gallery download here Save .txt file as .ps1 On SCOM Management server(s) Close out any SCOM Console session (to prevent SDK errors) Run as administrator in PowerShell window …
Service Map for SCOM
Ever compare your work to an amusement park? Every business application compares to a ride, roller coaster, or even a kiddie ride. Anyone ever ask you directions to that ride, or more technical based questions like ‘what’ communication makes up that business application? In comes Service Map to save the day! Last year …