First let me say this isn’t supported. But then again Windows Server 2003 is no longer supported anyways. Even if you have a Custom Support agreement, that just gives you…
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SQL Dashboards not populating with Event 26319
Custom with a large environment (7000+) agents was having issues with the SQL Dashboards not populating. We checked the event log and came across this error. Log Name: Operations…
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SCOM 2016 Maintenance Mode Scheduler
The SCOM 2016 Maintenance Mode Scheduler application makes enabling and scheduling maintenance mode simple for all users. Your IT staff will no longer have a reason why a server wasn’t…
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SCOM 2016 Scheduled Maintenance Mode won’t run if you picked a different database name during install
There is a bug in SCOM 2016 where if you choose a different Operations Manager Database Name during install, schedule maintenance mode won’t work! The Jobs will run but nothing…
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SCOM 2016 UR2 has been released to the Update Catalog
SCOM 2016 UR2 has been released to the Update Catalog Link: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/search.aspx?q=3209591 KB article https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3209591/update-rollup-2-for-system-center-2016-operations-manager
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Identify SCOM Agent Version from the file system on SCOM 2012 R2 and SCOM 2016 Agents
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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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…