FAQ: How can I tell which servers are physical or virtual in SCOM?

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• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
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• Anonymous
  October 16, 2014
  Hey Kevin,
  I've also noticed a while ago that Microsoft Surface devices are also being discovered as virtual machine in SCOM, because the manufacturer is also "Microsoft Corporation". It's probably rare for having Surface monitored by SCOM, but I thought just let everyone know.
• Anonymous
  October 17, 2014
  I am struggling with the Unix/Linux side. How can we tell if they are virtual or not? It seems like a small % of the unix/Linux agents return a value for the unix computer virtual attribute but the majority of them don't return anything. I am unable to figure out what is the agent using to determine if a server is physical or virtual and how can I fix this for the other ones not returning a value for the virtual property. We are mostly a VMware shop so I am assuming I may need to go the route of creating a discovery specific to the VMware processes but I would like to know what Microsoft is using to determine the virtual property.
• Anonymous
  October 21, 2014
  This works like a charm. Thanks Kevin :)
• Anonymous
  January 15, 2015
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• Anonymous
  April 21, 2015
  I've seen the System Center Central solution to this spike CPU on 0.5% of servers to 100% for extended periods of time. I used to use it all the time... but no longer.
• Anonymous
  May 07, 2015
  In SCOM 2012, the above view is working in the Windows Computer view but you need to Personalise the view and check the Virtual Machine option.
  
  How do I find this MP in the AuthoringManagement Pack Objects view?
• Anonymous
  July 16, 2015
  Hi Kevin,
  
  I want to apply same thing to get the volume name of a logical disk supplied... attribute is there but is not filled in with the logical disk discoveries...
  
  I tried the 'code' beneath but this does not seems to do the trick. (I know that discovery is disabled, enabled this for a logical disk but does not seems to woork)
  To me it is a bit odd, that the attribute itself is foreseen, but not filled in with the discovery :-s
  
  thanks for your adviece/input
  
  Tom
• Anonymous
  July 16, 2015
  And here's the code/mp
  http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
  
  
  LogicalDisk.VolumeName.Discovery.Custom
  1.0.0.2
  
  LogicalDisk.VolumeName.Discovery.Custom
  
  shortened the references
  
  
  
  
  
  Custom
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ROOTCIMV2
  Select * from Win32_LogicalDisk where DeviceID='$Target/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.LogicalDevice"]/DeviceID$'
  86400
  $MPElement[Name="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.LogicalDisk"]$
  
  
  
  $MPElement[Name="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.LogicalDisk"]/VolumeName$
  $Data/Property[@Name='VolumeName']$
  
  
  $MPElement[Name="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.LogicalDevice"]/DeviceID$
  $Target/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.LogicalDevice"]/DeviceID$
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Virtual Machine Discovery (Custom)
  
  
  Discover VolumeName
  Sets the LogicalDisk VolumeName property
  
  
  
  
  
• Anonymous
  July 16, 2015
  mmm... problems with posting xml of my mp :-s
• Anonymous
  December 17, 2015
  It works, thanks!
  Do you know if the isVirtual flag is available in the SCOM DWH schema as well?
  
  Lorenzo