Kevin Justin’s System Center Blog
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Using Unix MP's for Shell commands and scripts
Ready to move out of the UI ? Thanks to Saurav Babu, and Tim Helton's help, I was able to push my MP...
Date: 05/21/2019
Using SharePoint On Premise Diagnostic tool
Futuristic, perhaps, but a powered screwdriver for space, almost looks like Han Solo's pistol (sans...
Date: 05/17/2019
SharePoint Management framework Private Preview
Do you have an Enterprise SharePoint farms that you manage health and performance via custom...
Date: 05/13/2019
Updated Skype for Business 2015 Addendum pack
Continuing work with Nick Wood on the Skype pack for additional operational features. Previously...
Date: 02/22/2019
Install SCVMM management packs from VMM Server
Time for some automation Ever have to upgrade SCVMM packs every time a new Update Release (UR) comes...
Date: 02/20/2019
Troubleshooting Service Map pack
Updated 14 Mar 2019 If you get these exceptions like me, the issue has been raised, with a...
Date: 02/20/2019
XML for Product or Company Knowledge
Digging in the archives... From a discussion with some PFE's - the question was 'how do I create...
Date: 12/14/2018
Visual Studio and VSAE updates
For those using Visual Studio and Authoring Extensions to author management packs Background VSAE is...
Date: 11/27/2018
Gather Log Analytics/MMA agent version
Had some questions come up from the community to check the Log Analytics agent version. Depending on...
Date: 11/20/2018
Azure Log Analytics for Windows Telemetry data
I blogged about this last year here As best practice, the Upgrade Analytics script checks for far...
Date: 10/17/2018
Scripting SCOM Registry key tweaks
Time to tune! Had some requests to script the registry tweaks for SCOM Starting off with Holman's...
Date: 09/19/2018
Workflow Manager Addendum MP for SQL Aliases
A SQL Alias is kinda like wearing disguise glasses... From a security perspective, you can make...
Date: 09/18/2018
Test fire any event on any server from any application
Golden Oldies - always popular (tools vs music) Old Holman blog that's still relevant, even more...
Date: 09/11/2018
Re-learn an old but still relevant tool - EventLog Explorer
Sometimes we forget about tools that can make things easier. Time to talk about EventLog Explorer....
Date: 09/11/2018
Adding Management Solutions in Azure
Decoder ring applies! OMS is Log Analytics is Azure Management Solutions. Do you want to add...
Date: 09/06/2018
MMA Agent and SCOM Agent version numbers
This idea sprung from a discussion with Sr. PFE Brian Barrington, and it got me wondering... FYI -...
Date: 09/06/2018
Installing and configuring the MMA agent via PowerShell
GUI install option, see blog Pre-reqs to build out an install script/package MMA agent executable...
Date: 09/06/2018
Service Map SCOM pack configuration errors
Look for 6400 Event ID's in the Operations Manager log on the management server if you do not have...
Date: 09/05/2018
MMA Agent, cross platform, and Azure
Things that make you go hmmm.... Ran across a scenario where we were trying to connect Azure...
Date: 09/04/2018
Service Map SCOM pack errors and events
Running Service Map SCOM management pack and getting errors? Gotta love holidays Good family time...
Date: 09/04/2018
Set up Azure Service Principal
Azure Service principal is like a Mech ID that does work for you behind the scenes Stack Overflow...
Date: 08/10/2018
Service Map for SCOM
Ever compare your work to an amusement park? Every business application compares to a ride, roller...
Date: 08/10/2018
Service Map - Setting up SCOM management group
It's time to get my SCOM MG running Service Map Nothing like seeing what an application actually...
Date: 08/10/2018
Install Azure Log Analytics Service Map Dependency Agent
To make all this work, sometimes, it seems like a slot machine, deposit your quarter, and hope you...
Date: 08/10/2018
Installing and configuring the MMA agent
Maybe the MMA agent is like Venom? Proof I've watched too many a Marvel movie... An existential...
Date: 08/09/2018
Azure Log Analytics Service Map Planning and Pre-reqs
My grandfather said two things: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of manure Death and taxes...
Date: 08/09/2018
Possible SQL issues affecting SCOM performance
Good reasons for a Risk Assessment SQL RAS runs 800+ queries to check on target SQL servers Check...
Date: 08/01/2018
Updated Skype for Business 2015 (premise) Addendum MP
Updated and completed for Company Knowledge! Many thanks to Nick Wood for his help deciphering user...
Date: 07/27/2018
What ID's is SCOM using
Ever need to audit what ID's SCOM is using? Maybe you have to figure out how someone else setup...
Date: 07/20/2018
Azure UNIX server SCOM agent setup errors with OEL v7.x
Ran into some customers with UNIX agent problems, including Azure Oracle Enterprise Linux servers...
Date: 06/25/2018
Skype for Business 2015 (premise) Addendum MP
Ever try to figure out a Skype alert, for which server in the pool(s) is failing? While maybe...
Date: 06/21/2018
Active Directory 2012-2016 Addendum packs updated
Man time flies! Thought I'd share some new functionality for AD DS (Active Directory Domain...
Date: 06/20/2018
System Center Orchestrator 1801 Integration Packs
Orchestra...? FYI - Additional IP's released this month for Orchestrator, SMA, and SPF Orchestrator...
Date: 03/20/2018
Dock the Outlook calendar
Tired of clicking to see your Outlook calendar? I recently lost the 'Outlook peek' off my Outlook...
Date: 03/13/2018
OMS Heartbeat failures and creating alerts
Feel like you have a ton of data, but lack insights? Would like to thank the Product team to clarify...
Date: 03/13/2018
2016 SQL SP1 patch issue
False alert? If you have SQL2016 SP1 monitored in SCOM, you most likely have Compliance monitor...
Date: 03/02/2018
Importing OMS views
Perusing the TechNet Gallery looking at other's contributions, I came across some cool new OMS views...
Date: 01/25/2018
SCOM 1801 New Features (previously 1711 Technical Preview)
What does the new SCOM bring?! HTML5 Web Dashboards! here What's New...
Date: 01/24/2018
Skype for Business 2015 (SfB) Addendum Management Pack
Continuing the Addendum tradition :-) Skype was next on the list. To understand options and methods...
Date: 01/24/2018
Active Directory 2012-2016 Addendum Management Pack
A Post-it note is like an addendum, no? As an Operations engineer, how many times do you get...
Date: 01/24/2018
Windows Server Dashboards
These are some cool Dashboards brought to the community by Satya Vel a few years ago. This was...
Date: 01/23/2018
OpsMgr 1801 All in One - Quick Start Deployment Guide
Maybe you want to play with the new SCOM version like me? Following Kevin Holman's Quick Start...
Date: 01/22/2018
SCOM 1801 dashboards (previously 1711)
Here dashboard dashboard <dong> Come out, come out wherever you are! Looking at SCOM...
Date: 01/19/2018
SCOM 1711 - Technical Preview for upcoming 1801
If you’re not aware, System Center will start doing 6 month releases, and will be YYDD named...
Date: 12/12/2017
Logical Disks Dynamic Group
So what do you do when a team comes to you and asks for different values for logical disk alerts?...
Date: 12/12/2017
OMS/Advisor Event ID 55002
This article is written for the Gateway CommunicationSecurityException event At first I thought...
Date: 12/11/2017
VSAE support for 2017
VSAE support for VS2017 has been released!...
Date: 12/05/2017
Ruling out SCOM as the cause of SCHANNEL events
Ruling out SCOM notifications as the cause of SCHANNEL events Still getting SCHANNEL error events...
Date: 11/09/2017