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SCOM – Check Size of Databases (SQL Standard Reports)

If you want to know how much space your OperationsManger database is using you could run a SQL Report. Because it is a feature from SQL Server 2008 R2 it’s easily overseen I just want to show an example.

SCOM 2012 – Event ID 4001 GetSQL2012SPNState.vbs, Missing Database Instances

During a past SCOM engagement I was asked to implement SQL Server Management Pack 6.6.0 for monitoring SQL Server 2012. This MP is getting better with every release and works in most cases without any issue. I had two SQL Servers which were placed in the same domain and were configured identically. The only difference […]

PowerShell – Hash Table Get That Value

When writing scripts I like to use PowerShell ISE or VSCode a lot. It simplifies a lot of your daily scripting tasks like IntelliSense or Snippets. But sometimes these little helper don’t tell always the truth. Why? Well, I show you an example which is quite common. On problem there is if you are working […]