Sometimes it’s shocking when you make a simple change that helps you do something easier. For the UNIX guys in the house, using VIM,GVIM, VIMRC, all helped back in the day to make sure you closed your loops, true tests, etc. If you use Notepad++ like I do, let alone if you’re creating MP fragments,…
Tag: management pack
SCOM Management Pack backup
Ever wish you had a backup of your MP? It’s quite Tailor to your requirements, but you can run this as a scheduled task, Orchestrator job, etc. I would recommend running the script on a server with the Operations Manager shell (or at least add the Operations Manager snapIn to a non SCOM server)…
New Unix MP’s for 2016 and 2012R2
If you didn’t catch this (I didn’t), the 2016 Universal Linux Monitoring MP is missing, but is in the 2012R2 bundle Until the bundle is fixed, don’t forget to grab the Universal Linux Monitoring MP from the 2012R2 bundle Export the 2012R2 bundle, grab the MP Import MP into SCOM If that’s just a…
Console Errors in the new Active Directory Directory Services MP
New MP released that resolves this – v10.0.2.0 download here Console Errors in the new Active Directory Directory Services MP At least it’s not the Security patch issue when you click on Health/State views, right? SCOM Console crashes after October Windows cumulative updates – Resolved In the SCOM Console Do you get…
Supported SQL version for System Center
I’ve also been asked what versions of SQL work with System Center, so here’s references to see what the latest supported SQL version and patch. Here is the System Center SQL matrix 2016 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center-docs/system-requirements/sql-server-version-compatibility 2012R2 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn281933.aspx
Sizing SCOM 2012R2 and 2016
Many times, the question comes up for Microsoft sizing guidelines for Operations Manager/SCOM. The Sizing Calculator XLS is a great resource to use to help answer some of the storage and SQL DB questions as it relates to the various features you enable in your environment. The sizing calculator takes features beyond windows agents to…