SCOM Jerk In The House
Welcome to SCOM Jerk In The House, your go-to chatbot for all things System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)—with just the right dash of attitude. Whether you’re troubleshooting tricky alerts, seeking tips for smoother monitoring, or just want a candid chatbot that doesn’t sugarcoat the quirks of SCOM, you’re in the right place. Get ready for …. Read More
New PowerShell Function: Get-SCOMPerformanceData – Simplifying SCOM Performance Data Retrieval
Download SCOMHelper Management Pack As SCOM administrators, we’ve all been there, trying to extract performance data from System Center Operations Manager for analysis, reporting, or troubleshooting. While SCOM provides excellent monitoring capabilities, getting to the raw performance data programmatically has often involved complex SDK calls or diving deep into the Operations Manager database. Today, I’m …. Read More
SCOM Rest API Example
There are a handful of SCOM REST API script examples floating around the interwebs. The problem is that quite a few of them are incorrect; the CSRFToken and WebSession parameters aren’t demonstrated correctly. Here’s a decent example to help you on your way. Notice the CSRFToken is retrieved from the $WebSession and added to the …. Read More
Visual Studio – Target Framework Not Supported
If you’ve ever authored SCOM management packs with Visual Studio Authoring Extensions then you’ve likely run into this issue. There’s no option in the prompt that that will fix this. To my knowledge, the product group hasn’t fixed this yet. There are two solutions that I know of: Option 1. Modify .mpproj The first solution …. Read More
Azure Arc – Connect (previously connected) machines at scale using Group Policy
Enhancing Azure Arc Onboarding with a Script Modification Azure Arc simplifies hybrid and multi-cloud management by enabling you to extend Azure’s capabilities to your on-premises servers and non-Azure environments. It empowers organizations to manage infrastructure, security, and compliance with consistency across diverse ecosystems. One practical approach for onboarding multiple domain-joined machines to Azure Arc is …. Read More
Run Remove-SCOMDisabledClassInstance Without Confirmation Prompt
Summary of Remove-SCOMDisabledClassInstance In System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), there are instances where certain class objects become disabled and need to be removed to maintain a healthy management environment. The Remove-SCOMDisabledClassInstance function automates the process of cleaning up these disabled class instances. This is particularly useful for administrators who manage large SCOM environments and need to regularly clean …. Read More
Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Discovery SQL Queries (v7.0.28.0)
Now that the SQL management packs rely heavily on DLLs it’s not easy to determine what the workflows are doing or how they do it. These are the queries used for many of the workflows within this management pack.
Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Monitoring SQL Queries (v7.0.28.0)
Now that the SQL management packs rely heavily on DLLs it’s not easy to determine what the workflows are doing or how they do it. These are the queries used for many of the workflows within this management pack.
Add Custom Kusto KQL Syntax Highlight to OneNote
1) Install NoteHighlight2016 https://github.com/elvirbrk/NoteHighlight2016/tree/master 2) Modify Ribbon file “C:\Program Files\CodingRoad\NoteHighlight2016\ribbon.xml“ Add this line as shown in the screenshot: 3) Create custom .lang file for your language Understanding the .lang File Markup The .lang file is a configuration file used by the NoteHighlight extension to highlight the syntax of code. Here’s a breakdown of the structure: …. Read More
SCOM Agent Proxy Management Pack v2
Download NEW! Added support for Windows System (HKCU) proxy settings. First, the bad news: This new MP version requires a rip and replace of your previous version (and any overrides). The good news: Now you can manage your System proxy settings easily. Why might you need to manage your Windows System proxy settings? When your …. Read More