Detected malicious verification code when verifying element – ever run into this scenario while authoring? Watch your copy/paste’s In my example, adding Rules, Datasources, and WriteActions (including tasks). I was copying and pasting DataSources (DS) and WriteActions (WA), thought I had it all. Uploaded > got the error, and GRR! Hopefully this …
Category Archives: SCOM
Caution using Tags/Notes extending classes
Please take ‘caution using Tags/Notes extending classes’. Please read below if you use Tags/Notes on SCOM classes. Ran across examples where SCOM Class Properties were used for tags that used the .Notes field on various classes, causing orphaned properties, NOT removed from OperationsManager database. Background The Microsoft.Windows.Computer Class (insert class here) is …
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ConfigMgr SMS role alerts
It’s that time to figure out the ConfigMgr SMS role alerts – If you are monitoring your SCCM/MECM environment, then you get role failure alerts. Many times, the Operations Helpdesk, NOSC, NOC, SOC, etc. will get alerts when various roles fail on the Configuration Manager platform. The common ask is why, what do you see, …
WebConsole APM hotfix for SCOM2012R2 and above
SCOM hotfix released for WebConsole/APM on SCOM2012R2 and above, time for another SCOM shot! Don’t forget your vaccination card 🙂 Let’s get started. Time to fix the vulnerability for ‘SCOM hotfix released for WebConsole/APM on SCOM2012R2 and above’. Read the support article, and assess what versions you have in your sandbox and production. Once …
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Parse Events via PowerShell into table
Parse Events via PowerShell into table. Ever have need to parse an event, and grab a field from the event description, then perform some action after that? Here’s some PowerShell that may help you first to create a table, then setup columns, gather data, then parse what you need, and run a command to …
Mining Windows Event Log
Use Get-WinEvent to use XML and filters from event viewer, to mine an event, including examples for a specific string, from a specific event, in a specific event log? Hopefully this post will help with a few tips to simplify monitoring for events, whether in AzMon, SCOM, or via PowerShell. …
Which subscription was the trigger?
Hello Again, Surprise! I am back, as a rusty nail, and back to make lemonade from lemons! Rusty Nail through Lemon Ever run into an email you don’t want to get, but have difficulty finding the subscription entry? Do you get a subscription Email, and that channel has the Notification ID, but you’re …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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