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Notes from the field of the German manageability and monitoring engineers

Remote support solution for high secure Workstations

This post is completely unrelated to all the other usual topics on this blog. But as it is related...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 09/04/2018

Installing and testing the new Azure Security Center Preview Cmdlets

UPDATE 23.09.2018: New Version 0.2 available. Works with the most current AzureRM.Profile now...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 09/04/2018

Quick note: PoSh function to show discovery sources for SCOM class properties

This week, I needed to troubleshoot some properties, that did not get discovered. For this, I needed...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 08/15/2018

Creating Logic App API connection to query a Log Analytics workspace via ARM template

It has been a while since my last post. I turn more and more into cloud-based monitoring and this...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 05/09/2018

Methode GetFailoverManagementServers() is very slow? Here's a faster methode to collect failover configuration from scom agents

In some cases, it is necessary to review the Primary and Failover Management Server configuration of...

Author: Daniel Mueller Date: 12/13/2017

Quick Note: RunbookService might fail to start after applying System Center Orchestrator 2016 UR4

UPDATE 15.11.2017: KB article is now updated and contains native SQL client as a pre-requisite for...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 11/14/2017

Add-on MP for Windows 2012/2016 AD RID issuance monitoring

Disclaimer: The scenario described in this post and covered by the attached Add-on MPs is most...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 10/25/2017

Monitoring temperature sensors in remote locations with Twilio, Azure Automation and Log Analytics - Part 3

This is part three of my little three part series on how to monitor temperature sensors in  remote...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 09/05/2017

Monitoring temperature sensors in remote locations with Twilio, Azure Automation and Log Analytics - Part 2

This is part two of my little three part series on how to monitor sensors in remote locations with...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 09/05/2017

Quick note: OpsMgr 2016 scheduled Maintenance overwrites manual Maintenance duration

In case you are not already aware of this: When you use the cool new scheduled Maintenance feature...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 09/04/2017

Issue with the Tune Management Packs view in SCOM 2016

With SCOM 2016 we introduced a very cool and helpful new feature: the data driven Alert Management,...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 08/19/2017

Quick note: Speeding up OpsMgr dashboards based on the SQL visualization library

Summary for the impatient: With SQL MP version 6.6.7.6 we provide an OpsMgr rule “DW data early...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 08/09/2017

SCOM 2016 with Powershell Desired State Configuration Part 3

Hi, the intension of this three-part series is to get a picture of what you have to change on the...

Author: Jan Kratzer Date: 07/12/2017

SCOM 2016 with Powershell Desired State Configuration Part 2

Hi, the intension of this three-part series is to get a picture of what you have to change on the...

Author: Jan Kratzer Date: 07/12/2017

SCOM 2016 with Powershell Desired State Configuration Part 1

Hi, the intension of this three-part series is to get a picture of what you have to change on the...

Author: Jan Kratzer Date: 07/12/2017

Quick note: OpsMgr 2016 Shell requires at least PowerShell V3 - be aware when using SCORCH

What? Who cares? Who is still running PowerShell V2 or even V3? You are absolutely right, but there...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 07/10/2017

Possible increased unused disk space when running SCOM 2016 on SQL2016

DISCLAIMER: This post is not an official Microsoft post. It is based on current knowledge on a best...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 07/07/2017

Quick note: Install button might be disabled while importing a MP in SCOM 2016

This is probably trivia for you, but I noticed some confusion at customer sites with this new...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 06/13/2017

Creating helpful HTML reports from SCOM Management Packs

I guess, that almost every SCOM Admin get some kind of these questions from an Application owner...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 05/11/2017

How to use OMS to analyze NTLM traffic logged in netlogon.log

Recently a customer asked me whether we can analyze the netlogon.log file with log...

Author: Daniel Mueller Date: 03/14/2017

Microsoft Monitoring Agent (SCOM / OMS Agent) setup failed with Error 25211

Recently I run into an issue at customer where the customer was not able to uninstall nor repair...

Author: Daniel Mueller Date: 03/14/2017

How is the path property for a SCOM class instance created?

Recently a colleague asked me about a blog post I wrote some time ago regarding calculating GUIDs of...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 11/20/2016

October 2016 Windows cumulative updates might cause SCOM 2012R2/2016 console to crash on all OS Versions

Updated article 17.10.2016: This is just a short note that you should be careful installing the...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 10/17/2016

Testing Log Analytics HTTP Data Collector API limits with PowerShell

Recently we announced a new API for uploading quasi any data from anywhere to OMS (Log Analytics) as...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 10/12/2016

Creating an Azure OMS workspace in less than 30 seconds

If you want to play with OMS it might be helpful and necessary to create new workspaces...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 10/12/2016

Tips for writing good PowerShell scripts for OpsMgr Workflows – Part 2

This is part 2 of my little series around writing good PowerShell scripts for OpsMgr workflows. You...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 09/18/2016

Retrieving SCOM DB Information via SDK without Management Server access

This is just a quick post, based on an interesting question one of my colleagues asked the other...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 09/07/2016

Exporting the SCOM class hierarchy to XML

SCOM uses an object orientated data model and builds an internal, extensible class (type) hierarchy:...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 09/04/2016

Programmatically resetting SCOM Monitors

Resetting SCOM monitors programmatically through the SDK is a useful task and can be used for...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 08/27/2016

SCOM alert management scenarios

The scenario table was completely updated (bug fixes and clarification) on 10/24/2016. Almost a year...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 08/17/2016

Tips for writing good PowerShell scripts for OpsMgr Workflows – Part 1

I really love PowerShell and I do write a lot of scripts. This is part 1 of a series of blog posts...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 07/21/2016

Configuring SCOM 2012 (R2) PowerShell Modules on Windows 2012 (R2) Core

Last week I had the challenge to configure SCOM 2012 PowerShell modules on a Windows 2012 R2 Server...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 05/23/2016

Creating a central store for SCOM Management Packs

Back in 2014 I wrote a series of blog posts on how I manage my SCOM Management Packs and why. You...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 04/25/2016

SCOM Management Server needs contact to writeable DC (no RODC)

This is just a short info for the rare case that someone will ever stumble upon this issue like I...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 04/21/2016

Using SDK criteria objects in PowerShell for optimized SCOM data queries

Querying data (Agents, MonitoringObjects, Events, Alerts etc.) in SCOM with PowerShell is a piece of...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 04/08/2016

Version Control with Git for MP Authors – part 3

Our little journey into Version Control for MP Authors continues. You can find the other part(s)...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 04/01/2016

Version Control with Git for MP Authors – part 2

Our little journey into Version Control for MP Authors continues. You can find the other part(s)...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 03/25/2016

Sporadical Event ID 33502/33503 on SCSM DWH Management Server

Behavior: You might see sporadically Event ID 33502 / 33503 and 33580 on your SCSM Datawarehouse...

Author: Daniel Mueller Date: 03/23/2016

Version Control with GIT for MP Authors – part 1

Foreword to all Developers and Version Controls Pro’s: Please don’t laugh too much and have mercy...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 03/21/2016

You might miss "Health Service Heartbeat Failure" alerts when reset monitors automatically.

Background: If you close an alert in SCOM that was raised by a monitor, the underlying monitor...

Author: Daniel Mueller Date: 03/18/2016

SCOM DataItem size limit and possible issues

This post describes a very rare situation in which you might run in either very big SCOM...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 03/17/2016

Common SCOM Server myths: Tweaking Resource PoolManager Registry Keys

Tweaking Resource PoolManager Registry Keys is always helpful or in opposite it’s not a valid...

Author: Uwe Stürtz Date: 02/26/2016

Example Management Pack: Monitor SCOM alert history

Monitorining SCOM alert history? Why should I do that? That's what I thought some until recently. At...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 02/26/2016

Monitoringhost.exe is consuming high cpu load on SQL

Hi all, MonitoringHost.exe is consuming 100% CPU and blocking the SQL server in some cases. We’ve...

Author: Jan Kratzer Date: 02/25/2016

New Linux/Unix Operating System Management Packs V7.5.1050

Hi all, since a few weeks there is a new Update Rollup available (Scom 2012 R2 UR9). All Info about...

Author: Jan Kratzer Date: 02/23/2016

Let your voice be heard! Vote for new or modified SCOM features!

This post is not technical but nonetheless very important. Your voice and vote are very important to...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 02/23/2016

Welcome to the new GERMANageability blog!

Hello everyone, this is the new community blog of the German Microsoft Monitoring and Manageability...

Author: Dirk Brinkmann Date: 02/23/2016