Agent Proxy alerts - finding the right machine to enable agent proxy on using a custom report

re: Agent Proxy alerts - finding the right machine to enable agent proxy on using a custom report

Olaf — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:08:05 GMT

Hi Kevin,

i created the DataSource and uploaded the .rdl file, but the report is not working.

I get an error that the data source can not be connected.

Reading your intructions i thougt this would be very easy to install, but obviously it´s not :-)

Can you tell me how to troubleshoot the report?

thanks in advance

Olaf

re: Agent Proxy alerts - finding the right machine to enable agent proxy on using a custom report

Richard K — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:31:44 GMT

An easier way to do this in the console is to goto:

Monitoring --> Discovered Inventory

Change the class type to Health Service Watcher, and then search for the GUID that is provided in the Alert.

re: Agent Proxy alerts - finding the right machine to enable agent proxy on using a custom report

kevinhol — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:11:25 GMT

To troubleshoot getting the report to run... simply click properties on the report, and click "Data Sources". Make sure it is linked to your Shared Data Source called "OpsDB". Blick browse and link it if not. Make sure you hit apply at the bottom or it wont save it. Then run it. If you get an error caused by the data source, then there is something mistyped in your connection string.... either the name of the database server (make sure to include instance if a cluster or named instance) and the name of the database.

re: Agent Proxy alerts - finding the right machine to enable agent proxy on using a custom report

kevinhol — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:14:27 GMT

Thanks Richard! You are right - I will update the post.

re: Agent Proxy alerts - finding the right machine to enable agent proxy on using a custom report

jpavleck — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:19:21 GMT

ACTUALLY, the easiest way is this function:

function Get-AgentByHSID ([guid]$hsid, [string]$omdbserver)

{

(Get-MonitoringObject -id $hsid ).DisplayName

}

Agent Proxy Alert

Jonathan Almquist on Operations Manager — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:37:34 GMT

Surely, by now we are all familiar with this alert. Agent proxying needs to be enabled for a health service

re: Agent Proxy alerts - finding the right machine to enable agent proxy on using a custom report

Mark Brown — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:26:57 GMT

Hi Kevin

I rebuilt my OpsMgr sp1 environment from a single MS 32-bit environment to a dual MS (non-clustered) 64-bit environment. My problem is the GUID to enable agent proxy keeps coming up with my RMS server. My question is this actually possible and if so is it safe to enable proxy on the RMS?

Thanks again

Mark

re: enable agent proxy on the RMS/MS?

kevinhol — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:08:18 GMT

Yes - I commonly enable agent proxy on the RMS and MS. I dont know of any reason not to do that.