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 […]
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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 […]
Service Map – Setting up SCOM management group
It’s time to get my SCOM MG running Service Map Nothing like seeing what an application actually does, mapping ports a server is using, and who the server talks to! From the docs site – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/monitoring/monitoring-service-map-scom Download Management Pack Let’s start with the pack download Download Management Pack Install Management pack […]
Install Azure Log Analytics Service Map Dependency Agent
To make all this work, sometimes, it seems like a slot machine, deposit your quarter, and hope you hit the jackpot! So to get started, you probably have a list of computers where you have the MMA agent, and want to install Service Map to see how and who the computers […]
Azure Log Analytics Service Map Planning and Pre-reqs
My grandfather said two things: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of manure Death and taxes are part of life Planning out a deployment is a good thing. My best friend would say “No one plans to fail, they just fail to plan” This will be a multi-part blog – breaking out […]
What ID’s is SCOM using
Ever need to audit what ID’s SCOM is using? Maybe you have to figure out how someone else setup SCOM. Did they set up SCOM as recommended for best practices with different AD accounts per role? If the ID’s are not logged during install, it’s a little more difficult to figure out what ID […]
SQL MP bloat
Ever wish alerts were like a wad of cash? The more you solve, the more you make! How about performance counter data? The SQL management packs are awesome for visualizations, and provide a bunch of data. Tim McFadden pointed out SQL Performance counters https://www.scom2k7.com/crazy-db-performance-collection-rules-in-the-sql-mps/ His blog brings up SQL MP Disk Latency performance counters. […]
SCOM Maintenance Mode PowerShell
My thanks to Matt Taylor and Kevin Holman, Ralph Kyttle, and John Kavanagh for their guidance! Updated 22 Feb 2019 Read on if these apply Trying to start, update, or end SCOM MM Get alerts when MM is updated PowerShell only in your shop! SCORCH in play but need to convert runbooks to straight […]