SCOM – How to Create an override
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Open the OpsMgrConsole, in the right pane select Monitoring and navigate to active alerts.
- Right click on the alert you want to set an override for and select Overrides\Override the Rule
- You will have the choice of who or what the override is applied too.
- The current object as a whole. (For example, when you choose the Computer object, Operations Manager disables or overrides the rule for all computers).
- A particular group.
- A specific object of the current type (for Example, a specific computer on the network).
- All objects of another type (such as Agent).
- You will have the choice of who or what the override is applied too.
How to move the Operations Manager 2007 Reporting Server
The download able pdf has the complete steps that I took to perform a successful move of our opsmgr reporting server to a new server separate from the Data Warehouse.
how-to-move-the-operations-manager-2007-reporting-server
How to move the OperationsManager Data Warehouse Database to a new SQL server
I am currently testing with moving the OperationsManger database, OperationsMangerDW database, and the reporting services role to new servers.
the two databases will be moved to a new SQL server under a new name. And the reporting services role will be moved to its own server serperate from the SQL server. I will post all three manuals that I have created out of this here.
how-to-move-the-operationsmanager-data-warehouse-database-to-a-new-sql-server
How to move the OperationsManager DataBase to a new SQL server
I am currently testing with moving the OperationsManger database, OperationsMangerDW database, and the reporting services role to new servers.
the two databases will be moved to a new SQL server under a new name. And the reporting services role will be moved to its own server serperate from the SQL server. I will post all three manuals that I have created out of this here.
how-to-move-the-operationsmanager-database-to-a-new-sql-server
How to create a SCOM Windows Events Monitor and alert on the Description field
When creating a monitor that alerts on event logs you may want to be able to monitor based on key words in the description field. This is not a default parmater and needs a few extra steps. But is still very easy to accomplish once you now the steps.
here are the two variables you will be adding to the monitor
parameter name: EventDescription
Alert description: $Data/EventDescription$
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Deploying SCOM Gateway server
- Put a change request into the Network group to open TCP port 5723 both ways from the Gateway server to the MS server
- Certificates need to be deployed (2 types of certificates)
- The root CA needs to be installed on all management servers
- A custom cert template needs to be created on the issuing CA for OpsMGR
- The Custom OpsMgr cert needs to be installed on all management servers
- Run the momcertimport on all management server after the certs have been installed. This makes some specific registry changes for scom to help pick the correct cert.
- Approve gateway server on RMS using a approval tool.
- Manual install of agents on servers to be monitored
- Approve agents in SCOM console
Download the PDF deploying-scom-gateway-server2
How to create a Recovery task in SCOM on a windows service.
When you have the requirement to monitor a windows service through Microsoft’s System Center Operations Manger and have it restarted automatically you can not use the management pack templates. The reason for this is that the templates are stored in locked MP’s that you do not have access too.
Follow the following steps to monitor a service and have it restarted automatically by SCOM if it fails.
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How to Remove Management Pack Dependencies
When you create an override and don’t save it to a custom Management Pack it will by default save to the Microsoft.SystemCenter.OperationsManager.DefaultUser.xml management pack. This will later on bite you in the ass when you want to remove the effected management pack. To avoid this of coarse you should always save changes to a custom management pack…..
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