SCOMLinkLibrary

SCOM-realted Link Collection

Tabel of Content:

• Core Concepts
• Planning and Sizing
• Agent Management
• Notifications and Alerts
• Authoring
• Advanced Monitoring and Group Management
• Tasks
• Secutity
• Registry Tweaks and SQL Queries
• Grooming and Retention
• Recource pools
• APM
• Powershell
• Miscellaneous Tools and Resources
• Relevant SCOM-Blogs

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Core Concepts

1. System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Key Concepts

   Overview of key concepts in SCOM, including management packs, monitoring and tasks.

   • (Info) SCOM Key Concepts (learn.microsoft.com)

2. Sealed vs Unsealed Management Packs

   General Info about Sealed and Unsealed Management Pack Files

   • (Info) Sealed and Unsealed Management Packs(learn.microsoft.com)

   Explanation of sealed and unsealed management packs, their uses and best practices. - Seal MP

   • (LabGuide) Seal MP (learn.microsoft.com)

   Howto Create KeyPair:

   • (LabGuide) Create public private key pair (learn.microsoft.com)

   SN.exe (Strong Name Tool):

   • (Info) SN.exe (Strong Name Tool) (learn.microsoft.com)

3. Objects and Classes in SCOM

   Guidance on creating monitoring using target classes that fit specific needs:

   • (Info) Objects and Classes (learn.microsoft.com)

4. Management Pack Templates

   Information on using templates for creating management packs:

   • (Info) MP Templates (learn.microsoft.com)

5. Monitors and Rules

   Details on creating and managing monitors and rules in SCOM:

   • (Info) Monitors and Rules (learn.microsoft.com)

   Identify Windows-Server Performance Metric to create SCOM-Monitoring based on the counters identified:

   • (LabGuide) Get relevant Performance Counter (learn.microsoft.com)

6. Tasks Authoring

   Information on authoring tasks in SCOM:

   • (Info) Tasks Authoring (learn.microsoft.com)

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Planning and Sizing

1. Planning for SCOM

   Comprehensive guide on planning for SCOM deployment:

   • (Info) Planning Overview (learn.microsoft.com)

2. SCOM Sizing Helper Tool

   Tool for determining the appropriate size for SCOM deployments:

   • (LabGuide) Sizing Helper Tool (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
   • (Download) Sizing Helper Tool Download (microsoft.com)

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Agent Management

1. Enable Proxy as a default setting (SCOM 2012 - 2019)

   • (LabGuide) Enable Proxy as a default setting in SCOM 2016 (kevinholman.com)

2. Get Agents back remotely manageable

   • (LabGuide) how to get your agents back to remotely manageable in scom (kevinholman.com)

3. How to upgrade and update SCOM Agents using Tasks

   • (LabGuide) Upgrade and Update SCOM Agents (kevinholman.com)

4. Automating SCOM maintenance-mode for agents assigned to a gateway, when their gateway is unavailable

   • (LabGuide) Automating Maintenance Mode (kevinholman.com)

5. Assigning gateways and agents to management servers using PowerShell

   • (LabGuide) Assigning Gateways and Agents (kevinholman.com)

6. Reinstalling your SCOM agents with the NoAPM switch

   • (LabGuide) Reinstalling SCOM Agents (kevinholman.com)

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Notifications and Alerts

1. Creating Notification Subscriptions

   Guide on setting up notification subscriptions in SCOM:

   • (LabGuide) Notification Subscriptions (learn.microsoft.com)

2. Customizing Notification Messages

   Instructions for customizing the content of notification messages:

   • (Info) Customize Notification Messages (learn.microsoft.com)

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Authoring

1. ManagementPack Baseline Automation

   This process is designed to save you a significant amount of time by fully automating the baselining procedure:

   • (LabGuide) ManagementPack Baseline Automation (thegermanscomguys.com)

2. Visual Studio Authoring Extensions

   Tools and extensions for authoring management packs using Visual Studio:

   • (Download) Visual Studio Authoring Extensions Download (microsoft.com)

3. Create a new ManagementPack Project (7-Step-Guide)

   Detailed Guide to create new ManagementPack Projects in seven steps by Kevin Holman:

   • (LabGuide) Use VSAE to create a new managementpack project (kevinholman.com)

4. Using Combo-Fragments

   • (LabGuide) MP Authoring with Fragments (kevinholman.com)

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Advanced Monitoring and Group Management

1. Distributed Application Monitoring

   Techniques for monitoring distributed applications in SCOM:

   • (LabGuide) Distributed Application Monitoring (learn.microsoft.com)

2. Creating and Managing SCOM Groups

   Detailed guide on creating and managing groups in SCOM:

   • (LabGuide) Authoring SCOM Groups (kevinholman.com)

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Tasks

1. Automate Tasks

   Guide to automate Tasks (scheduling, execute any powershell, override)

   • (LabGuide) PS Task (thegermanscomguys.com)

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Secutity

1. Log on as a Service

   Detailed guide on Log on as a Service

   • (LabGuide) Log on as a Service 2019 (kevinholman.com)
   • (LabGuide) Log on as a Service 2022 (learn.microsoft.com)

2. Run as accounts and profiles

   Detailed guide on configuring run as Accounts in SCOM

   • (LabGuide) Configuring run as accounts and profiles in opsmgr a sql management pack example (kevinholman.com)
   • (LabGuide) SQL MP run as accounts no longer required (kevinholman.com)

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Registry Tweaks and SQL Queries

1. Recommended Registry Tweaks for SCOM 2016

   Best practices for registry tweaks to optimize SCOM performance:

   • (Info) Registry Tweaks (kevinholman.com)

2. SCOM SQL Queries

   Useful SQL queries for managing and troubleshooting SCOM:

   • (Info) SQL Queries (kevinholman.com)

Grooming and Retention

1. Grooming Tool

   Download System Center Operations Manager - Data Warehouse Grooming Tool

   • (Download) Grooming Tool (blakedrumm.com)

2. Grooming Settings

   Configure Grooming Settings

   • (Info) Manage OMDWDB grooming settings (microsoft.com)

3. Grooming and Retention of Data Warehouse

   Nice guide from Kevin Holeman to understand Grooming an Retention of Data Warehouse

   • (LabGuide) Understanding Data Warehouse Retention and Grooming (kevinholman.com)

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Resource pools

1. Understanding Resource Pools

   Infos about Resource Pools and their benefits

   • (Info) Understanding SCOM resource pools (microsoft.com)

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APM

1. Monitoring .NET Applications

   Monitoring .NET Applications

   • (Info) Monitoring .NET Applications (microsoft.com)

2. SCOM as an APM tool

   Video how to use SCOM as an APM Tool

   • (Info) SCOM as an APM tool (youtube.com)

3. Working with the Application Diagnostics console

   Article with informations about working with Application Diagnostics console

   • (Info) Manage working with the application diagnostics console (learn.microsoft.com)

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Powershell

1. OpsMgrExtended PowerShell Module

   PowerShell module for SCOM

   • (Download) OpsMgrExtended Module (github.com)

2. Get Operationsmanager-Module without Console installed

   Nice Guide on installing SCOM PS Modules without console by Stefan Roth

   • (LabGuide) install-scom-powershell-modules-without-scom-console-installation (stefanroth.net)

3. SCOM - Management Pack Creator

   • (Info) Build management packs in a matter of seconds! (walshamsolutions.com)

4. Useful SCOM powershell scripts

   Guide with useful powershell script

   • (LabGuide)10 useful SCOM powershell scripts (cookdown.com)

5. Some nice PS Scripts

   Scripts to have a look at

   • (Info) sepaugh PS-Library (github.com)

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Miscellaneous Tools and Resources

1. SCOM Tools by Kevin Holman

   Collection of tools and scripts for managing SCOM:

   • (Info) SCOM Tools (kevinholman.com)

2. MP Viewer

   Tool for viewing and analyzing management packs:

   • (Download) MP Viewer (github.com)

3. SCOM Management MP

   Guide on how to use Management MP by Kevin Holman

   • (LabGuide) SCOM management MP making a SCOM admins life a little easier (kevinholman.com)
   • (Info/Download) SCOM.Management collection (github.com)

4. SystemCenter Wiki

   Huge Catalogue of Management Packs used in SCOM and SCSM:

   • (Info) SystemCenter Wiki (systemcenter.wiki)

5. Install SCOMHelper

   How to install SCOMHelper from Gallery (LabGuide) SCOMHelper InstallFromGallery (monitoringguys.com)

6. Deleting and purging Data from DB

   Guide to learn how to delete or purge data from Databases (LabGuide) Deleting and purging data from the SCOM database (kevinholman.com)

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Relevant SCOM-Blogs

Kevin Holman (kevinholman.com)

Kevin Justin (kevinjustin.com)

Cookdown (cookdown.com)

SCOMSkills (blog.scomskills.com)

Topqore (blog.topqore.com)

MaxCoreBlog (maxcoreblog.com)

AzureCloudAI (azurecloudai.blog)

Sourav Mahato (souravmahato.com)

Stefan Roth (stefanroth.net)

AnalyticOps (anaops.wordpress.com)

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Created by TheGermanSCOMGuys

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