Unlocking the Mystery of WMI Events in MOM
Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) is a great tool for keeping an eye on your environment, but it can sometimes be tricky to monitor a particular activity. If the activity can be watched through the Windows event log or a counter in Performance Monitor, then it is relatively easy to create a corresponding rule in MOM. If the activity cannot be monitored through one of these means, however, then a custom script is often needed. Such a script will typically be written to sample a particular resource on a predefined schedule and generate an alert upon detecting that the defined activity occurred.
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