SCOM tricks and tips that save time: PowerShell scripts, overrides, groups, monitors, alerts and console shortcuts, tested in real customer environments.
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…
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…
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.
In this blog post I am writing about the rights a Delegated SCOM Admin has versus the Full SCOM Admin. It started out as a question from one of my long time customers, who…
SCOM gives you the powerful ability to customize monitoring applied according to your exact requirements. Management Packs in SCOM contain the default and effective monitoring logic within them and are highly customizable. This is…
We did a webinar about ChatGPT last time and we wanted to dive one deeper into combining the power of AI and ChatGPT with our other favorite product – SCOM – and see how…
We occasionally get questions from the community about monitoring mountpoints. Either for Exchange mount points or SQL servers with mount points. Lately I saw one for Exchange Mount Points and SCOM.
Now, the…
Hi all. After encountering some problems at a location with the installation and running of SCOM, which was related to SQL Authentication settings, it is time to write up a blog post about it. I…
Now that SCOM 2022 is released and available, it is a good time to discuss what is new in SCOM 2022 and what these changes look like.
I am creating an overview here first and…
I just noticed a post by Blake Drumm, that he has released a tool to read/adjust the SCOM Datawarehouse grooming settings and wanted to share with you.
As a SCOM Admin or a consultant installing/configuring…