Tag: Visual Studio

Visual Studio and VSAE updates

 

For those using Visual Studio and Authoring Extensions to author management packs

 

 

Background

VSAE is Visual Studio Authoring Extensions, used to create management packs (with or without fragments)

See Holman’s Fragment library on TechNet Gallery for multiple hints at more than what SCOM delivers out of box (OoB)

 

 

 

 

If you or your customers are having issues after upgrading to VS2017 15.8.x.y. and above…there’s a new v1.3.0.1 VSAE download

NOTE – New VSAE updates are applicable to Visual Studio 2017/2015/2013/2012

View full features at the download link:

 

 

If you upgraded Visual Studio, and need to check the VSAE version

From Visual Studio, choose Help > About Microsoft Visual Studio

 

In my experience, I had to remove System Center Visual Studio Authoring Extensions’ to upgrade (I was running the private patch).

 

 

After upgrade, the version information:

Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features

 

 

Visual Studio 2017

 

 

 

 

 

Visual Studio errors seen when VSAE is not updated

 

Unresponsive VSAE (shows as Visual Studio component ‘System Center Authoring Extensions’)

 

Exception Encountered

 

 

Missing .NET Frameworks on the system where Visual Studio runs

 

Missing Visual Studio components

 

 

 

Another warning

In Visual Studio, be careful to dock panes, if you’ve accidentally dragged the panes around/on the screen.

Right click on the Pane, and choose dock.

 

 

 

If you still have problems, upgrade to latest Visual Studio, open a Premier support case.

There is also UserVoice for Visual Studio feedback https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio-ide
You can also upload pics to help illustrate the UI question.

 

 

 

References

Install VS2017 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/install-visual-studio?view=vs-2017

Workloads https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/install-visual-studio?view=vs-2017#step-4—select-workloads

VSAE support for 2017

VSAE support for VS2017 has been released!

https://systemcenterom.uservoice.com/forums/293064-general-operations-manager-feedback/suggestions/18560653-updated-vsae-to-support-visual-studio-2017

VSAE download https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30169

MomTeam Blog https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/System-Center-Blog/System-Center-Visual-Studio-Authoring-Extension-VSAE-support-for/ba-p/351872?search-action-id=139696432720&search-result-uid=351872/

Uncommon Custom MP Fragments

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Building on Kevin Holman’s MP Fragment Library are additional Uncommon Custom MP Fragments

 

This is the SCOM Management Pack Fragment Library which includes VSAE Fragments you can use to make SCOM management packs quickly and easily.

V1.0 has two Event Monitors with two state, two or three criteria monitors

 

Assumptions

Visual Studio, and the VSAE Fragments are installed

Visual Studio has a powerful plugin called VSAE (Visual Studio Authoring Extensions)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30169

If you aren’t familar with MP fragments for authoring, see instructions at:  https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/kevinholman/2016/06/04/authoring-management-packs-the-fast-and-easy-way-using-visual-studio/

 

Background
A Management Pack fragment is simply a bit of XML, that contains all the “working parts” for a specific workflow….

Several authors have written about the power of fragments since VSAE launched, but the biggest gap I saw can be broken up into two major issues:
•Nobody provided a good “library” of workable MP fragments
•Nobody came up with a VERY simple method to reuse fragments quickly and easily

If you can do a FIND and REPLACE in notepad, you can use this.

Kevin Holman’s MP Fragments here

Gallery download for the uncommon MP fragments https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Uncommon-Custom-MP-c5a12a86