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.
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.
Verify SQL Server Securables with PowerShell
Display the access configuration status of SQL Server Database securables on Windows.(There’s also a management pack with agents tasks located here.) DBEngine Securables Database Securables
Tracing SCOM Workflows with PowerShell
To run an agent trace from the SCOM Console, see this postSCOM – Trace Workflow Agent TaskThere have been a number of documents written on tracing over the years but have made it this easy to trace SCOM agent workflows. Tracing is a way to spy on agent activity. This is very helpful, essential even, …. Read More
Keep Your Management Pack Files Organized
Easily organize and keep track of your management pack file versions.
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 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
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 The …. 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.