When writing my SCOM Agent Update MP I needed a way to get the SCOM Agent version from the file system. There is one file that gets updated in every…
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Install and Uninstall SCOM 2012 R2 UR11 agent updates from a command line
A customer was building a SCCM package to update SCOM Agents. They needed the command lines to install and uninstall UR11. Patch Install command msiexec.exe /p “C:\temp\KB3183990-AMD64-Agent.msp” /qn Patch Uninstall Command…
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Stop the madness of having outdated SCOM Agents in your environment
I have seen many SCOM environments where it takes multiple teams to update a single SCOM Agent to the latest Update Rollup. Often it takes months or even years…
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Automatic Alert Resolution in SCOM
One of the more confusing screens in SCOM is the Automatic Alert Resolution settings screen. The text is very vague as to what is does. Kevin Holman recently updated his blog…
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How to Delete SCOM 2012 R2 Managed Computers using PowerShell
Usage DeleteSCOMAgents.ps1 -MSServer “zOM01.scom2k12.com” -AgentComputerName “xSP01.scom2k12.com”, “xDV02.scom2k12.com” Download Script: Link Script: Param( [string[]]$AgentComputerName, [string]$MSServer ) [System.Reflection.Assembly]::Load(“Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Core, Version=7.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35”) [System.Reflection.Assembly]::Load(“Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.OperationsManager, Version=7.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35”) function New-Collection ( [type] $type ) {…
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How I re-build my laptop in minutes vs hours using PowerShell and Chocolatey
I re-build my laptop about every 3 to 4 months. The old way was to Install Windows 10, then eventually install software I had missing as I needed it. I…
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SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler Version 8
New Features in Version 8 STOP Maintenance Early – Now if you have a maintenance window that is completed early. You can stop the job early by going to the manage page…
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Scheduling Clusters into Maintenance Mode
How so Schedule Clusters for Maintenance Mode Go to the Class Page Under Class type in Windows Cluster Select the cluster you want to schedule for Maintenance Mode. In this case…
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SCOM Monitor Reset App
Users closing monitor based alerts creates chaos in a SCOM environment. The SCOM Monitor Reset app keeps your alerts in sync. Now users can close any alert and know that…
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Crazy DB Performance Collection rules in the SQL MPs
One of my customers was experiencing lots of growth in their OperationsManager DB. They monitor hundreds of SQL servers. I had a look into their Top Tables using Kevin Holman’s Large…