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 that you can select to fix this. To my knowledge, the product group hasn’t fixed this yet. The solution is to add the following text to your .mpproj file, then reload your sloution: …. 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 Graph API test script for M365 Services
Here’s an easy snippet for doing some basic testing of M365 services via Microsoft Graph. Don’t forget that your app registration permissions must be correct before you will find any success with this test. App Registration Permission App registration permissions shown below at the time of this writing.NOTE: Message Center Reader role is required as …. Read More
Clean All Obsolete MP References From Your SCOM Management Group
An easy way to clean out obsolete management pack alias references.
M365 Services Supplemental Monitoring Management Pack v3 (3.0.1.5)
2023.07.31: Update – Due to recent changes in Azure/Graph the Services management pack now requires the user account to be assigned the “Message Center Reader” role. We plan to update the MP guide in the near future.(Ref: https://monitoringguys.com/2023/07/28/graph-api-healthoverviews-403-forbidden/ ). We recently updated v3 of the M365 Services Supplemental MP to provide some performance improvements, feature …. Read More
M365 Services Supplemental Monitoring Management Pack v3
We are excited to announce that v3 of the M365 Services Supplemental MP is now available for download! We strive to deliver a streamlined and easy to implement monitoring solution for your organizational M365 monitoring needs! We have added and updated our real-time service test Console tasks to ease the pain of troubleshooting and verifying …. Read More
SCOM Management Pack Comparison Organization Chart Made Easy with Powershell
Keeping your management packs in sync across management groups can be a challenge. Here’s an easy way to create a comparison chart/report with PowerShell.
M365 Services Supplemental Monitoring Management Pack v2
Hey Everyone! We are excited to announce that v2 of the M365 Services Supplemental MP is now available for download! We have continued to improve the flexibility and deliver a streamlined easy to implement monitoring solution for your organization. We have added additional real-time service test Console tasks to ease the pain of troubleshooting and …. Read More
Verify SQL Server Securables with SCOM Agent Task
This management pack contains two tasks as shown in the screenshot below.(Or run the scripts manually, see here.) History: 2022.01.07.1719 – v1.0.0.12 – Added ‘msdb.dbo.SQLAGENT_SUSER_SNAME’ per Hugh Scott’s suggestion.