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re: Programmatically Creating Groups

MB — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:32:37 GMT

Is there an updated version for SCOM 2012?

Thanks

re: Using Wildcards with the Windows Service Template

John — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:33:25 GMT

Hi all,

When I use this, and I seal the management pack because I want to use the monitoring services in a distributed applications, I'm not able to reimport the sealed management pack (because of the overrides used by scom template ?)

Regards,

re: Running PowerShell Scripts from a Management Pack - Part 1

MukulJain — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:15:09 GMT

I am working on a SCOM management pack which will monitor a device.

Right now we have developed VbScript code to develop the interfaces to connect to device.

We have around 50 scripts which does following tasks:

1. Gather inventory data from device and push to SCOM.

2. Gather events, faults, alerts data from device and push to SCOM.

3. etc.

SCOM runs all these 50 scripts on a regular interval or 5 to 30 minutes. The interval is defined according to the script task.

For inventory information the interval is larger like 30 minutes and for events, alerts, faults the interval is small i.e. 5 minutes.

My VbScript code works fine but due to some factors (which are given below)

1. If i have 1000 devices in my network/data center, then SCOM will have to run 50*1000 = 50000 scripts.

2. All scripts will execute on MS which can bring it down.

Hence, I am trying to use COM MOM.ScriptAPI with C# and developing interfaces to connecting to a device.

This exercise will remove the MS workload and we will deploy this solution to a separate windows machine.

This interface will connect to device and push the discovery data to SCOM.

Just some quick questions:

1. Can we use C# code to for doing the same. Can we create a DLL for all C# code to define interfaces for MOM.ScriptAPI.

2. How we should define the relations in Management pack for these methods or functions call.

If possible please let me know.

re: Using Wildcards with the Windows Service Template

IcI — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:32:19 GMT

@Mapenzi - Sorry, my web console is fine & displaying no such errors.

@Brian - Your query will monitor disabled services as well. This applies to anybody that wants to filter (WHERE) on more than one field. Lookout for the AND and the brackets ()

SELECT * FROM Win32_Service where (name like 'vmi%') AND (startmode != 'disabled')

re: MP Author Resource Kit

Ashwini — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:58:15 GMT

Hi Brian Wren,

I have one issue regarding the debugging. I have instaleld the debugger and so able to select the 'Debug Script' option. My management pack is having script discovery and I want to debug it. When I choose 'Debug Script' option and simulate the discovery, it it not launching the debugger and so i am not able to debug the script.

Can you put your views on the same.

Thanks,

Ashwini

re: Using Wildcards with the Windows Service Template

Mapenzi — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:59:57 GMT

Hi All,

I have a problem with web console.

with this method I can't watch state health in web console.

I have Operator Scom 2007 R2, anyone can help me?

Thanks in advance

re: Running PowerShell Scripts from a Management Pack - Part 1

Hi Brian. — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:33:19 GMT

I too have an infatuation with Powershell - I am in the beginning phase right now and would like to know what is the best way to go about learning more about PS + Management Packs?

let me know- Adrian

re: Programmatically Creating Groups

deepeshreja — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:04:41 GMT

Can we update the existing group? I mean without deleting the existing group and creating the new.

Thanks

re: Dynamically populating component groups in Operations Manager 2007 Distributed Applications

Dan Nichols — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:42:16 GMT

Another useful tip: if you want to populate the component group with all instances of the class (all web sites) then simply remove the <IncludeList></IncludeList> section all together and bingo all discovered web sites will be included. I guess you could also use this technique to include objects based on group membership by changing the <MonitoringClass></MonitoringClass> to reference the group class rather than web sites (not tested this yet though).

re: Dynamically populating component groups in Operations Manager 2007 Distributed Applications

pthorse — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:34:28 GMT

Brian,

Just wondering if you have any info on how to query the group and its hierarchy without using a hard coded class string? I just need to view all the objects that are contained in the group by using the SDK to do so. Have any ideas??

Thanks in advance, kind of an old post but hoping to get lucky.