SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler Installation Guide

Requirements:
The Maintenance Mode Scheduler must be installed on a SCOM 2012 RTM, SP1, or R2, Management Server that has the Operations Console and Web Console installed.

1.) Copy the SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler.msi file over to the Management Server.

2.) Right click and choose Run as Administrator

Note: In some environments Run as Administrator may not show up. In this case just click Install

3.) Click Next

4.) Read and Accept the License Agreement, then click Next

5.) On the Ready to Install screen click Install

6.) Click Finish

7.) On the Desktop you will see a wrench Icon clip_image002 called Maintenance Mode 2012 Config.

8.) Right click on the icon and choose Run as Administrator.

9.) The configuration screen will automatically populate the Management Server, Operations Manager DB Server, Database Name, and Domain.

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10.) Type in the username and password of the System Center Data Access Account (SDK)

  Note: You can also create a new AD user that is a member of the local administrators, SCOM Admins, and have read access to the Operations Manager Database.

11.) Click OK

12.) On the complete screen click Start to Launch the Maintenance Mode App

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Import the SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler Management Packs (Optional)

 

These Management pack were created with the help of SCOM Expert Tao Yang. http://blog.tyang.org/

More info on the Monitoring MP can be found here. http://bit.ly/1m9bE6m

1.) Make sure you are running SCOM 2012 R2 UR2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2929891

2.) Open the SCOM Console and Select the Administration Pane.

3.) Under Management Packs. Right click and select Import Management Packs

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4.) Select Add From disk

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5.) Select No on the Online Catalog Connection dialog

6.) Browse out the MM Scheduler install directory. C:\Program Files\SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler\Management Packs

7.) Select both the Dashboard and Monitoring Management Packs.

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8.) Click the install button.

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SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler V3

I believe that core to any monitoring system is the ability to send out accurate alerts.  SCOM sends out many valuable alerts but will flood e-mail boxes and paging systems during maintenance windows.

Here are the new features in V3 that will help address this problem:

  • Schedule Subscriptions for maintenance mode.  Most organizations only use the alerts from SCOM.  Now you can schedule your complex subscriptions into maintenance mode.  You can choose to send the alerts that were queued up or discard them.
  • International Date format of DD/MM/YYYY now supported
  • New Integrated Dashboard with the help of Tao Yang
  • Removed resource pools from the list of groups
  • Changed default start time to only 2 minutes ahead instead of 5
  • Check to verify start time hasn’t already passed
  • Minor bug fixes

Read about all the features of the SCOM 2012 Maintenance mode scheduler here: Link

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Schedule Subscriptions for Maintenance Mode

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International Date Format

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New Integrated Dashboard

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SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler

We believe that core to any monitoring system is the ability to send out accurate alerts. SCOM sends out many valuable alerts but will flood e-mail boxes and paging systems during maintenance windows.  We set out to build a maintenance mode scheduler that anyone can quickly and easily use to prevent these floods of useless information.

Features:

  • Easily access the new web based maintenance mode scheduler from any browser.
  • End users will thank you at how easy it is to pick a computer, group, object, and even a subscription with a start time and end time. The app calculates the minutes for them and schedules a future maintenance window.
  • The manage tab will make it easy to see and manage any upcoming maintenance windows and identify any gaps.
  • The new integrated dashboards make it feel like the scheduling maintenance mode was always there.
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Groups

Schedule a group of Computers, Databases, or any objects in the group into maintenance Mode.
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One Click Maintenance Mode

Another great feature is the ability to do one click maintenance mode from any server.  This means is you can place the same shortcut on the desktop of your all your servers.  With one click, the IT administrator can put the server into maintenance mode.

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After the shortcut is clicked, the web page automatically detects what server you are on and puts the server into Maintenance Mode with no interaction.

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Dashboards Integrated Into The SCOM Console

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Subscriptions

Most organizations only use the alerts from SCOM.  Now you can schedule your complex subscriptions into maintenance mode.  You can choose to send the alerts that where queued up or discard them.

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Manage any upcoming maintenance windows and identify any gaps

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Windows 8 App

The Windows 8 app can be download from the Windows App Store.  It uses the existing the same infrastructure and web service as the Web based version.

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Any problems, bugs, or issues please e-mail:  support@scom2k7.com.com

 

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SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler User Guidehttps://www.scom2k7.com//scom-2012-maintenance-mode-scheduler-user-guide/

Securing SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler – https://www.scom2k7.com//securing-scom-2012-maintenance-mode-scheduler/

 

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Management Pack for the SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler

With the release of V2 I began building a management pack to collect the event logs created by the Maintenance Mode Scheduler and display them in the console.   Recently SCOM guru Tao Yang e-mailed me about his MP that provided similar functionality with more features then I had imagined.

I am making this my official management pack for the SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler.

Full Blog post with download can be found on his site.   http://blog.tyang.org/2014/05/22/management-pack-scom-2012-maintenance-mode-scheduler/

Features Include:

  • Auto Cleanup of past maintenance mode jobs that were set to run once. 
  • State View to see state of SCOM Maintenance Mode Scheduler.  It also validates the account has local admin permissions and a valid password.

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  • Event View for New Jobs and Jobs that were Auto cleaned up 
  • Task to Launch the Web Console.

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  • Dashboard View using the new PowerShell widgets 
  • Report on New Jobs

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If you are using the SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler.  I highly recommend you checking this out.

All credit goes to Tao Yang.  Thank you for creating such an awesome MP.

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SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler 2

SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler 2 is an all new web based maintenance mode scheduler built from the ground up for SCOM 2012, SP1, and R2.

The new web based scheduler simplifies the process of scheduling maintenance mode for SCOM administrators and IT staff.  You can easily schedule a computer group or any object to maintenance mode in seconds.

Once the app is installed and configured.  All you need to do is visit the SCOM Maintenance Mode web page and select the computer, group or class object you want to schedule.  Pick a start time, end time, and then click schedule; the app will automatically calculate the minutes for you.

New in Version 2

  • Auditing of who and when a scheduled maintenance mode job is created
  • New tool to easily secure and manage who has access to SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler
  • Added Ability to Hide Tabs to simplify the tool using the new Administration Page
  • Added Ability to enable and disable Schedule Jobs
  • Removed other tasks from showing up on the Manage Page
  • Minor bug fixes

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Auditing of who and when a scheduled maintenance mode job is created.

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New tool to easily secure and manage who has access to SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler

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Added Ability to Hide Tabs to simplify the tool using the new Administration Page

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Added Ability to enable and disable Schedule Jobs

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It will be hosted at the The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas October 6th – 9th.


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Installing SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler on a non Management Server

A few people have asked me if it is possible to install the SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler on a server other then a Management Server.  The answer is yes.  The reason in the documentation I specify to install it on a Management Server is to make the install super simple.

So lets get started.  I am using a vanilla server running Server 2008 R2 SP1.

1.)  I download and install .Net 4.5.1 from here http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40779

2.)  I install the SCOM Operations Console.

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3.)  Next I Install and configure IIS using the same process as the SCOM Web Console.  I recommend using powershell

Here is a link to make the process easy

https://www.scom2k7.com/installing-the-scom-2012-web-console-prerequisites-the-easy-way/

4.)  Make the SCOMSDK account a member of the local administrators group and restart the server.

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5.) Download and run the SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler  https://www.scom2k7.com/downloads/SCOM2012MMSchedulerV8.zip

6.) Double click on Maintenance Mode 2012 Config on the desktop  image

7.)  You will get an error. “Cannot access registry.  Please run-as administrator“

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8.)  You can safely ignore this error.  Click OK (Because this is not a Management Server it will not have some of the registry keys to auto populate the configuration tool.)

9.)  You will be presented with a screen with a bunch of blank fields.  You will have to fill out all the fields manually.

NOTICE THAT THE MANAGEMENT SERVER WILL BE WRONG.   Make sure you delete this and fill in the name of a real Management Server

If you are using an instance under Operations Manager DB Server put in the serverName\Instance

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Click OK.  Then Click Start

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If you get an Error:    ***Error**** Requested registry access is not allowed.

This is because you need to make the scomsdk account a local admin on this server or you need to restart the server.  Add the user to the local administrators group and restart the server.

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Securing SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler

SCOM 2012 Maintenance mode scheduler by default is installed as a website with anonymous access.  You can easily secure and control access to the website by following these steps.

1.)  Launch Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager from the Start Menu

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2.)  In IIS Manager Expand your ServerName, Sites, Default Website and select MMWeb.3.

3.)  Click on the MMweb Site and double click Authentication

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4.)  Right click on Anonymous Authentication and change it to Disabled.

5.)  Right click on Windows Authentication and change it to Enabled.

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6.) Under ASP.Net, Click .Net Authorization Rules

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7.) Under the Actions Pane click Add Allow Rule

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8.) Add the groups you want to have access.  Make sure you grant yourself access as well.

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9.) Add additional Allow rules for groups or Users.

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10.) Lastly add a deny rule for all users.  I should look like this.

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6.)  Performs a restart of IIS.  Click on the ServerName and in the Actions Pane select Restart

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17.)  Test access to the MM Scheduler Website for a user in the group and one not in the group.

The user not in the group should get a prompt like this.

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SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler V1.2 Released

SCOM 2012 Maintenance Mode Scheduler is an all new web based maintenance mode scheduler built from the ground up for SCOM 2012, SP1, and R2.

You can read more about it in my original post here. Link

Download free trial Buy now

New in Version 1.2

  • New Manage Web Page that gives users the ability to View and Delete Scheduled Maintenance Mode Jobs from within the Web Site.

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  • Fixed issue where some international users were receiving a message “***Error*** String was not recognized as valid DateTime”

 
Any problems, bugs, issues or to request an additional 30 day trial please e-mail: timothymcfadden@scom2k7.com.com

 

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