Kevin Justin’s System Center Blog
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SCHANNEL event logging
First, my thanks to Bhuvnesh Kumar for his help! Time to figure out what's going on behind the...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 11/08/2017
SQL native client for TLS1.2
Ever try to talk to someone when language is a barrier? Sure, we can run an app, or search our...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 11/08/2017
Getting started with OMS Update Compliance
Do you already have Upgrade Readiness or Device Health deployed in OMS? If not, read this blog Need...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 11/01/2017
Set up SCOM 2016 for TLS1.2
Security bugging you about SCOM using TLS1.0 ? Have questions on the TLS1.2 Protocol Support...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 10/31/2017
Get started with OMS Device Health
Anyone need telemetry data for win10 computers?...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 10/30/2017
Adding UNIX agents via PowerShell
First, a shout out to Vanessa Bruwer @VanessaBruwer and Tyson Paul for their help! Feel like I was...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 10/16/2017
FindTime GA in Outlook OWA
If you were fortunate to use the Outlook add-in while it was part of the Outlook client, the...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 10/11/2017
MPViewer reloaded
The previous post covered the MPViewer 2012 version here Jan Van Meirvenne spent the time to update...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 09/19/2017
Using MP Viewer to unseal or export MP to XLS or HTML
Use MPViewer and open the management pack files (MP and MPB) Updated 14 Dec 2018 Thanks to Daniele...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 08/31/2017
Sealing SCOM MP's
Sealing MP's This is an updated version of Kevin Holman's blog, and Jonathan Almquist's blog for...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 08/24/2017
SCOM Maintenance Mode PowerShell
My thanks to Matt Taylor and Kevin Holman, Ralph Kyttle, and John Kavanagh for their guidance!...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 08/24/2017
Tip of the Day
Sharing a good knowledge transfer on various topics Tip of the Day Blog...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 08/24/2017
SharePoint 2013 disk cleanup
Not having a problem with Windows Server 2012 R2? Windows Server 2012 R2 has several mechanisms to...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 08/17/2017
Clarification on Registry Key discoveries
Ran across this in my travels, difficulty getting a monitor to work properly To clarify some of the...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 08/04/2017
Use DWdataRP utility on SCOM2016
Extra, Extra, read all about it! The DWdataRP utility works on SCOM2016 This tool has been around...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 07/21/2017
Update MP's for SCOM with VMM2012 R2
The fun starts here. VMM is like more 3rd party management packs that require an app update, then...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 07/21/2017
Exchange Message Queue Monitoring
Q ? Hopefully something else popped into your mind, not Star Trek - The Next Generation How about...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 06/23/2017
Exchange 2013 monitoring Addendum
This is a good source for additional Exchange Server 2013+ monitoring, brought to my attention from...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 06/23/2017
PowerShell Monitor Fragment with Run As
Stop! Ever need to run a PowerShell command (or script) as a specific ID? Maybe you need to know...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 06/22/2017
Load Test MP fragment
Shout to Tyson Paul for his initial MP with 2016, catch his blog here! This should help speed up...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 06/22/2017
Load Test MP with Report
Read below if you want a specific MP for load testing I don't know about you, but I've come across...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 06/21/2017
Subscription set up guide
Thought it funny when asking a child 'what is a subscription?' and the response isn't that for...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 06/16/2017
Get to know your monitor
Ever need to disable a specific monitor? I know I get tired of clicking through the console, maybe...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 06/13/2017
PowerShell Rule and Monitor Template packs MP including fragments
Hit the easy button! For all those diehard SCOM Console MP authoring folks, don't forget about Wei...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 06/02/2017
Nutanix Monitoring on SCOM or OMS
Comtrade has been around quite some time now delivering custom management packs, in my experience...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/31/2017
How to be heard (provide feedback on Microsoft products)
Ever feel like everyone's not listening? UserVoice Do you want to be heard? Are you willing to...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/30/2017
Getting Started with OMS - Operations Manager Suite
How do you make sure the business you're in is productive and making widgets? What does OMS do?...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/30/2017
Azure Application Insights
Application Insights Application Insights simply put is Application Performance Management for web...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/30/2017
Verify OMS Managed Computers
Ever wondered what objects are setup for OMS? Maybe you've seen lots of errors on servers you don't...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/25/2017
O365 Office Analytics
Ever wonder where all your time goes each week? From an executive standpoint, want to see statistics...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/25/2017
Optimize SQL for SCOM
Maybe I'm old school, but do you ever feel like optimizing SQL is like playing a video game? Keep on...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/24/2017
SYSTEM CENTER 2016 Operations Manager - Anti-Virus Exclusions
NOTE: Process name exclusions could potentially prevent some dangerous programs from being detected....
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/24/2017
Setting up OMS Capacity and Performance
Do you know what your HyperV hosts are doing? Not a HyperV fan, there's a VMWare solution also here...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/24/2017
SQL Engineering Blog
Ever wonder when a SQL MP is published? Wonder no longer, look for the SQL Engineering Blog! New...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/22/2017
Setting up OMS Service Map solution
Ever wonder what happened to BlueStripe? Anyone else have experience using it with SCOM? If you...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 05/10/2017
Building a subscription
Let's talk notifications for a minute. Everyone complains that a tool is noisy for alerts (typically...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 04/24/2017
Basic Admin ‘How-to’ Series
This is a series of blog posts to help with SCOM best practices, and things that make SCOM easier to...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 04/24/2017
Verifying Custom MP overrides are valid when updating sealed MP's
I will raise my hand when asked if I prefer Notepad++ for looking at XML (because I can shrink the...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 03/30/2017
Troubleshoot Office 365 SCOM MP Run As account
Run As Account The Office 365 Run As account is used for Proxy access for an HTTPS connection from...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 03/29/2017
Create a new subscription in SCOM to use the auto credentials option
NOTE New subscription may take 5-10 minutes to populate health data From SCOM console Click on...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 03/29/2017
Verify SCOM ID used in O365 Subscription in Azure Portal
Verify SCOM ID used in O365 Subscription in Azure Portal In Azure Portal Verify the Application...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 03/29/2017
Office 365 subscription not monitored in SCOM
Yes this can leave you stumped, and wondering "why?" This can be many parts, so choose carefully...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 03/29/2017
Uncommon Custom MP Fragments
Building on Kevin Holman's MP Fragment Library are additional Uncommon Custom MP Fragments This is...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 03/21/2017
How to size your SCOM environment
Additional items to consider sizing a SCOM environment # of Unix Servers Network monitoring...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 03/06/2017
Why not to use Local System for your core SCOM accounts
Stay with me here, this is for the SCOM management group installation So first, let's research and...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 03/02/2017
Associating MPX files to Notepad++ for MP Fragment Authoring
Sometimes it's shocking when you make a simple change that helps you do something easier. For the...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 03/02/2017
Channel9 MSDN site
Need an Easy button to keep your knowledge fresh? The answer is the Channel 9 website...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 03/02/2017
SCOM Management Pack backup
Ever wish you had a backup of your MP? It's quite Tailor to your requirements, but you can run this...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 02/10/2017
New Unix MP's for 2016 and 2012R2
If you didn't catch this (I didn't), the 2016 Universal Linux Monitoring MP is missing, but is in...
Author: kjustin1996 Date: 02/06/2017