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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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Possible SQL issues affecting SCOM performance

  Good reasons for a Risk Assessment   SQL RAS runs 800+ queries to check on target SQL servers Check Best Practice Recommendations (BPR)   May be good opportunity to audit the SQL build for BPR!       Ran across some good examples where SQL settings brought SCOM to a standstill One was Cardinality …

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Skype for Business 2015 (premise) Addendum MP

Ever try to figure out a Skype alert, for which server in the pool(s) is failing?   While maybe not the clearest to find root cause, the Skype pack brings a bunch of functionality, including synthetic transactions.   I was lucky enough to collaborate with Nick Wood, Skype PFE, to help provide more detail, troubleshooting, impact …

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