SCOMfaq 2012 – WordPress Stats
stefanroth Well I think it is worth publishing the stats I got from WordPress for the year 2012. And I would like to thank all my blog sponsors, blog readers, followers…
2012
SCOM 2012 – Event ID 31557 Health Service Modules
Strange things happen all the time but sometimes nobody can explain them why they happen. A relatively new SCOM 2012 installation was functioning well until a certain moment. I would…
SCOM – Agent in DMZ “Not Monitored” Event ID 20071
You want to monitor an agent in the DMZ and you are sure you implemented everything correctly but the agent just does not turn green. The agent just stays in…
SCOM 2012 – Console Error Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Monitoring.Console.exe
There are different ways to install the SCOM console. One way is to install it calling the regular SCOM 2012 setup wizard and choosing the SCOM console option. The other…
SCOM 2012 – Import Multiple Management Packs (Import-SCOMManagementPack)
There are maybe certain situation where you need to import multiple management packs using the “Import-SCOMManagementPack” command. How do you accomplish that? It is easy! Because the command is taking…
SCOM 2012 – Event ID 20070 Agent Across Slow WAN Links
Since a few weeks I am having a problem with SCOM agents in child domains. I am currently implementing SCOM for an international company which has branch offices in China,…
Orchestrator – Use Powershell (only) to Trigger Runbooks
Today I needed a solution which I could trigger a runbook using Powershell only. I found a very flexible and extendable solution on Codeplex.
SCOM 2012 – Monitoring Oracle Database OLE DB Management Pack Template
As you know there are different ways to achieve certain things. It always depends on your requirements. In my latest blog post I would like to show how relatively easy…
SCOM 2012 – Try Linux Nagios Plugins e.g. File Age Check
You might remember MacGyver – a guy who could build a NASA rocket out of some explosives, matches and a steel tube. He was my hero back then but today…
SCOM 2012 – Recovery Task Script for Restarting a Windows Service and Depending Services
A while ago there was an issue at a customers side where I had to provide a solution for restarting a Windows service depending on a Windows event log entry.…