Easily Configure SCOM Cross-Platform Management Server Certificates
One of the more annoying tasks when configuring monitoring for nix/xplat agents is exporting management server certificates, then importing those certificates on all other members of the designated cross-platform resource pool. When you deploy a nix agent, the agent will automatically trust only the management server which performed the certificate signing procedure during the agent …. Read More
Control SCOM Maintenance Mode from the Agent with SCOMAgentHelper Management Pack
This management pack will provide every agent-managed computer with a set of PowerShell commands to control and verify maintenance mode for the Windows Computer object.
SCOM Export-SCOMOverrides Report
Export-SCOMOverrides Available here:Â SCOMHelper PowerShell Module Export all overrides in mgmt group. Example Reports Here More examples:
SCOM Export-SCOMKnowledge Report
Export-SCOMKnowledge Available here:Â SCOMHelper PowerShell Module This function will get all rule and monitor knowledge article content and output the information to separate files (Rules.html and Monitors.html) in the output folder path specified. In the example above the variable will be assigned a collection of all management pack objects with “.AD.” in the name.That subset/collection of …. Read More
SCOM Effective Monitoring Configuration Report
Download: This function is included in the SCOMHelper PowerShell Module. Export-SCOMEffectiveMonitoringConfigurationReport Report contains these columns: AlertPriorityAlertSeverityClassIdClassNameDescriptionEnabledEntityIdEntityNameGeneratesAlertIndexOverriddenOverridesParametersPathWorkflowDisplayNameWorkflowIdWorkflowMPNameWorkflowNameWorkflowType*Note: “Overrides” column does not include customizations settings for the standard overrideable parameters: AlertPriority, AlertSeverity, Enabled. However, the values shown in these columns are the actual effective values and are accurate. Example 1: Single Windows Computer – CSV Will create …. Read More
Protected Users Security Group – SCOM Installation
This will be a short post. Hopefully this will save others some headache. Summary: The user account performing the SCOM 2019 installation was a member of the Protected Users Security Group. This caused installation failure/blockage during the SCOM 2019 Reporting component at the mgmt server screen. Scenario:User account is local Administrator on: mgmt server(s), SQL …. Read More
Automated Linux Agent Deployment for SCOM
I wrote this script some years back so forgive me if I’m a little hazy on the details. I believe this was tested with SCOM 2016. It was originally designed to be used with System Center Orchestrator (SCORCH) however you can run it directly on the SCOM management server as well. The script is commented …. Read More
SCOM On Demand Discovery Example
A little known feature within SCOM is the ability to trigger a discovery manually, sometimes referred to as “on demand”. “This is not to be confused with OnDemandDetection which is an optional component of most monitor types and is also what makes the “Recalculate” feature work in the Health Explorer window.” – Some SCOM Nerd …. Read More
Graphs for SCOM Classes
I generated graphs for all of the classes in my lab (as of 7/3/2020)(I used SCOMHelper to generate these graphs) Master list HERE.
