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Downloads: Script to Monitor Age of Multiple Files (for two-state monitor)

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:58:44 GMT

by Olof Helge, this script can monitor files in a target directory and raise an alert if any file in the directory is older than a user-defined threshold. Designed to be used in OpsMgr or Essentials in a two-state monitor.

For steps to implement a custom two-state monitor, see

How to create a Script-based 2-State Monitor

See original SCC forum dicussion HERE.

Downloads: Operations Manager - Set email address for a notification device

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:14:20 GMT

This script is a helper function to enable setting email addresses on notification devices in Operations Manager 2007. Can be used to update the email address of the currently on call administrator. Note you will need the out-log function from here.

Downloads: Using a script to automatically reset monitor state when alert is closed

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:15:33 GMT

A powershell script that can help you reduce "monitoring noise" created by the "manual reset" monitors.

The script is intended to be used as an alert notification command. The notification channel should be configured to pass alert ID as an argument to the script and corresponding notification subscription must include _closed_ alerts of warning and error severity.

Once the script recieves ID of the closed alert, it will look up the monitor that generated the alert and check if there is a workflow defined for the current state of the monitor. If there is no workflow for the current state, then the script will force reset of the monitor's state, returning it to the "healthy" condition.

$s_rms variable should be modified to contain the name of your rms

Downloads: A powershell script for resetting state of "manual reset" monitors

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:50:26 GMT

The script iterates through the state hierarchy of each monitoring
object in the management group and resets all "manual reset" monitors
that have been in "Error" or "Warning" state longer than the specified
max period for time in state.

The script is intended to run as a scheduled task. There are two
variables that need to be adjusted to match your environment:

$rms_name - set it to the name of your rms server
$MaxTimeInState - defines delay for resetting a manual reset monitor in hours

Downloads: Windows 2008 Server Core Command Line Reference

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:03:26 GMT

This document contains a conveniently formatted source of command line syntax for Windows Server 2008 Core, and includes both RTM and R2 commands. It started out as a convenient source for my own reference, but after sharing with a few colleagues, they suggested I share.In any event, it makes for a handy offline reference if you've not memorized all the configuration commands for server core.

Included in this document are commands for:

Server Core Install and Configuration
Installing Server Roles (Windows 2008)
Installing Server Features (Windows 2008 R2)
Installing Server Roles (Windows 2008)
Installing Server Features (Windows 2008 R2)

Downloads: Windows 2003/XP Security MP

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:22:57 GMT

We see from time to time posts on Security Events that are collected in the Security Logs. I have had this basic MP for ages using it in our Live OpsMgr system; There also a few others that use it so here it is posted on SCC for all. I have left it open (un sealed) as this is the easiest of MP to create other than the time it takes to create, if any one wishes to add to it then please post it back on the site for all. There are no reports but I have added the MSDN descriptions to each alert and the MSDN link (there is also a SecQuorum link which if used will get loop you back to this site). In total there are around 43 events some are disabled ranging from local and domain alerts.

Downloads: SCOM 2007 Heartbeat Monitoring Tool

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:35:18 GMT

With the release of Microsoft System Center Operation Manager (SCOM) 2007 Microsoft has created a powerful monitoring tool. The amount of information that is gathered and alerted on, is staggering. With all this information being gathered it can be hard to quickly see certain events that require immediate attention. The events that you want to be alerted on immediately are Heartbeat failures. Seven Winds has seen once too often that support teams miss these heartbeat failures. We created a tool to assist the monitoring team to easily catch these events and create an audio and visual alert to grab their attention.

The Seven Winds Heartbeat Monitoring Tool is freeware. We encourage you to use this tool in your environment.

Downloads: OpsMgr Script: Automatically Starting Maintenance Mode When Servers are Rebooted

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:04:26 GMT

by Kris Bash, automated solution including a PowerShell script that puts nodes (and clusters, if applicable) in maintenance mode when used as part a

Downloads: OpsMgr Script: Status Check for Local TCP Port

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:59:15 GMT

by, Kris Bash, A vbs script (as a .txt file) for use in a SCOM unit monitor to locally check the status of a listening TCP port.

Downloads: AD Integration for Large Environments in System Center OpsMgr 2007 (PowerPoint)

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:17:22 GMT

This is a PowerPoint presentation on “AD Integration for Large Environments in System Center OpsMgr 2007”, presented by Pete Zerger at the System Center Solutions Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Related Resources:

Documents and Scripts

Whitepaper: Active Directory Integration in Ops Mgrs 2007

Blog: How to Schedule OpsMgr Discovery and Agent Deployment without AD Integration

Blog: OpsMgr: LDAP Query snippets for AD Integration - computer roles and OS

Sample Management Packs

Downloads: Automate OpsMgr 2007 Maintenance Mode after Windows Update

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:29:04 GMT

Here's another great community solution for automated maintenance mode. In this case, J. Greg extended Derek Harkins 'Maintenance Mode without OpsMgr Admin Rights" solution to automate maintenance mode during monthly patch management.

Click Download for full details and download at the source.

Downloads: Management Pack Export Utility for SCOM 2007 and SCE 2010

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:37:30 GMT

This is a tool we originally released on systemcenterforum.org designed to run on the Essentials 2007 or 2010 server or SCOM RMS to do one thing - export all management packs. Since the MP2XMLDumper.exe written by Clive errors out on the SCE 2010 platform, this is the best way to export MPs for deeper investigation today.

Just tested on SCE 2010 beta and it works like a champ. Click Download to get a copy.

Downloads: OpsMgr 2007 Maintenance Mode without OpsMgr Admin Rights

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:33:40 GMT

I know some of you have used earlier version of this and this post is to let you know there is an update for my Agent Maintenance Mode solution.

It allows you to start Maintenance Mode from an monitored server using just a vbscript. Using this requires absolutely no permissions in Operations Manager.

The MaintMode.vbs writes an event to the event log that indicates the length of time Maintenance Mode should remain on. This is picked up by the management pack and processed on the RMS to turn on Maintenance Mode for that server. The on time can be specified in days, hours or minutes.

Highlights of changes in this version:

Management Pack Changes

Added Powershell modules in MP (R2 feature) to replace scripts on RMS. Some logic reworking in scripts
Support for Server 2008
Fixed ON/Off logic to not put Health Service and Health Service Watcher in to Maint Mode as R2 puts HS and HSW in to MM automatically
Added Maint Mode event collection rules
Added Schedule Maint Mode text file option at C:\MaintenanceModeSchedule.txt - origional by Steve Rachui (available HERE)
Disables discovery on RMS as Maintenance Mode should not be used on RMS

MaintMode.vbs

Now logs the username in the event log of who turned it on: “Maintenance Mode: ON for 6 hour(s): 360 . Turned on by domain\user”
Adds registry markers to indcate current status under HKLM/Software/OpsMgr/Maintenance Mode. Can be used by patching tools.
Added STATUS option that reads current status from registry.

Click the Download button to be directed to the download location on Derek Harkin's blog.

Downloads: New and Improved Two-State Monitor Script to Identify SQL Databases Never Backed Up

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:19:54 GMT

by Bob Messer and David Scheltens, this script, designed for use in an OpsMgr two-state monitor, will alert on databases not based up within a user-defined threshold.

This is just a downloadable copy from the original discussion of the problem which can be viewed HERE.

Downloads: Operations Manager 2007 Top Alerts Report

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:13:02 GMT

by Andreas "Tenchuu" Wackenhut, when run from OpsMgr Command Shell, this script returns top rule and monitor generated alerts.

This is the downloadable version. See the original post Tenchuu answered my query by clicking HERE.

Downloads: Respond to Alerts via E-mail in Operations Manager 2007

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:01:04 GMT

David Wallis of the U.K (www.wallis2000.co.uk) has written an application, called the SCOM Email Service, that allows Operations Manager 2007 administrators to acknowledge and resolve alerts via email.

Downloads: Process Monitoring Sample for 2-State Monitoring Tutorial

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:20:07 GMT

This is the sample Process Monitoring script referenced in the "HOW-TO Create a 2-State Script Monitor" tutorial for OpsMgr and Essentials 2007. Use as a learning tool only, not for production environments.

How to create a 2-State Script Monitor in OpsMgr 2007 Tutorial is available for download at http://www.systemcentercentral.com/Downloads/DownloadsDetails/tabid/144/IndexID/7362/Default.aspx

Downloads: Put any object type in maintenance mode in OpsMgr using Powershell

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:19:12 GMT

In OpsMgr, sometimes you may not wish to put the whole computer into maintenance mode. Instead you may wish to put just a number of databases or websites into maintenance mode. This script by Boris Yanushpolsky provides means to put any object into maintenance mode, regardless of class.

Click the link at right to visit the download page on Boris blog at Technet.

Downloads: Set Primary and Failover Mgmt Server Powershell Script for OpsMgr 2007

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:54:22 GMT

This sample script illustrates how to retrieve a list of agents based on a common search element, and then loop through these agents, updating the settings on each. Update setting as instructed in comments, then save with a .ps1 file. The script can be run on any computer with the Operations Console / Command Shell interfaces loaded.

Originally published in this blog post...just moving this to an easy-to-find download. Click download button at right for a downloadable copy.

P.S. - Do handle with care. Make sure your agents can reach the Mgmt Servers you specify in the script to avoid "orphaned" agents.

http://www.systemcentercentral.com/BlogDetails/tabid/143/IndexID/19791/Default.aspx

Downloads: SCOM: An SSRS Custom Report for SNMP Device Performance Data Collected by Rules

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:47:18 GMT

By Kristopher Bash...While the SCOM Reporting implementation provides a great set of reports out of the box, there are a number of custom reports which I have found useful to develop. The report described here is one to report on aggregated hourly performance counters collected on SNMP Network Devices.

Click Download button to visit Kris blog and download the source...