Ali Burak Genç

For the past 15 years, I’ve specialized in designing and implementing monitoring systems, predominantly using SCOM. With over 20 years of experience in network and system administration, I’ve worked across retail, media, and financial services, gaining insights into diverse business requirements. This enabled me to develop tailored monitoring solutions and integrations using SCOM. In recent years, my focus has expanded to include cloud and open-source solutions such as Azure, Prometheus/Grafana, and Zabbix. Outside of my professional pursuits, I also have a keen interest in photography.

How to fix SCOM Linux Agent Upgrade failures when Apache Installed

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Upgrading UNIX/Linux agents in System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is typically a smooth and simple process. Most environments can perform the upgrade directly from the Administration pane by selecting the agent and executing the upgrade task. However, when Apache is installed on the target Linux server, the upgrade may unexpectedly fail due to additional components … Read more

SCOM 2022 UR3 Hotfix (KB5071859): What’s Fixed, Why It Matters, and How to Check

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Introduction Microsoft has released a targeted hotfix for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2022 Update Rollup 3 (UR3). It addresses important compliance, security, and reliability issues seen after UR3. If your environment is on SCOM 2022 UR3, this update is highly recommended. What’s Fixed 1) GB18030‑2022 Amendment Compliance The hotfix ensures full conformance with China’s … Read more

SCOM 2025 Update Rollup 1: Full List of Fixes and Improvements

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Microsoft has finally released Update Rollup 1 (UR1) for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2025 — almost a year after the initial launch. While update rollups supposed to arrive every six months, this one took longer like the other last few ones, but it’s packed with critical fixes and enhancements that we and our customers … Read more

Extend Your Observability with SQL Custom Query-Based Monitors

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When it comes to monitoring, standard metrics and built-in checks often provide a great starting point. But what if you need deeper insights tailored to your specific environment? That’s where SQL custom query-based monitors come in. Although SQL Custom Query-Based DB Engine or Database monitors had been released with version agnostic SQL management packs long … Read more

How to Avoid SCOM Monitor Duplication After In-Place OS Upgrade

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When in-place upgrading Windows Server 2012 Server to a newer version, SCOM agents can encounter a common issue: duplicate monitors for logical disks and IIS components. Understanding and Resolving SCOM Duplicate Monitors in In-Place Upgraded Environments A few days ago, one of our customers has contacted us telling they have realised that there was a … Read more

SCOM 2022 and SSRS 2022 Compatibility Issues: A Recent Discovery

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Although SCOM and SSRS often works seamlessly, recent versions of SSRS 2022 have introduced issues running performance-related reports in SCOM 2022. A few weeks ago one of our customers running SCOM 2022 has reported an error with Reports in their SCOM 2022 installation. Some of them were working fine while the ones related or linked … Read more

SCOM Console Linux Agent Upgrade Issue

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When Microsoft releases a new UNIX\Linux agent version and you upgrade the agents, it is possible that the SCOM Console shows upgrade as done but the versions may revert back to the previous version. We will look into why this happens and how to solve it. In low privileged environments, defined UNIX\Linux accounts in your … Read more