Microsoft has announced that UR 7 for SCOM 2012 R2 has been delayed for a few week to fix last minute issues.
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SCOM: Updated Exchange 2013 MP v15.0.666.19
A new version of the Exchange 2013 MP has been released version 15.0.666.19 is available for download here.
Fixes in this version:
- Fixed a bug that was unable to run Exchange 2013 performance reports when the console is running on a locale different from EN-US.
Exception:
System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: GroupList
- Fixed a bug that was causing the collection of Synthetic mailbox performance count data to fail when there are more than 2 management servers. Event 102 is logged on the management servers with the below exception.
Exception:
System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Type ‘System.Object[]’ with data contract name ‘ArrayOfanyType:http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays’ is not expected.
SCOM: Update Rollup for Microsoft Monitoring Agent
Microsoft has released a new Update Rollup for the Microsoft Monitoring Agent it is available through windows update or via the catalog link in the KB article here.
Issues that are fixed in this update rollup
- Support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. Add support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista on-boarding to the Microsoft Operations Management Suite.
- Maintain original identification after Operations Management Suite is disabled and then re-enabled or after agent is reinstalled. Preserve the identification of the system during upgrades or when enabling and disabling the Operations Management Suite. Previously, disabling and then re-enabling a connection to the Operations Management Suite caused a new agent identification to be generated.
- Always use the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 for loading managed modules if it is available. Set a preference for the .NET Framework 4.0 when managed code is loaded in management packs. The .NET Framework 2.0 is used if the .NET Framework 4.0 is not available. Previously, the .NET Framework 4.0 would be used on Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, or later versions of Windows operating systems while the .NET Framework 2.0 was loaded on earlier versions of Windows.
- Fix the Apply button that is not working in the Microsoft Monitoring Agent control panel.
- Remove a dialog box that is displayed during a silent installation when a restart was required.
SCOM: Deleting a MP with a Microsoft.SystemCenter.SecureReferenceOverride dependency
This situation will occur when you try and remove a management pack that utilities a Run As account. You’ll get an error that the management pack is dependent on Microsoft.SystemCenter.SecureReferenceOverride and removing that can be a little bit painful.
Anyone one who has ever removed a management pack with a dependency knows the old method of exporting the management pack, removing the offending refference and importing it back again. The steps for Microsoft.SystemCenter.SecureReferenceOverride are slightly different but the principle is the same.
1. First you need to remove the Run AS account from the Run As Profile
2. Export the Microsoft.SystemCenter.SecureReferenceOverride management pack
3. Edit the management pack and remove the references as you would with any other dependency
4. Increment the management pack version
5. Re import the management pack
Here is a nice method from Matthew Long which uses powershell and doesn’t require any XML editing.
The below is copied for my records, original posting here
- Open a powershell session with the Operations Manager module/snappin loaded.
- Type: $MP = Get-SCOMManagementpack -Name Microsoft.SystemCenter.SecureReferenceOverride
- Now we can view the referenced management packs by typing $MP.References
- From the list of items in the Key column, note down the alias of your MP you wish to delete. If you are having trouble finding it, the Value column will list the full ID of the MP.
- Now that we know the MP alias, we can remove it from the Secure Reference MP by typing $MP.References.Remove(“yourMPAliasGoesHere“)
- Now we can verify the MP is valid by entering $MP.Verify() to ensure there are no orphaned overrides, etc.
- Finally, we can save our changes by typing: $MP.AcceptChanges()
SCOM: Updated NiCE Oracle Management Pack version 3.10
NiCE have released an update to their Oracle Management Pack offering. Information on version 3.10 as well as pricing is available at their site NiCE.de.
This new version comes with a nice (pun intended) dashboard view as you can see below, as well as a host of new features:
NEW Oracle Database monitoring features:
- Upgraded widget-based visual dashboards
- New and upgraded monitors and rules
- Improved support for various cluster technologies, incl. FailSafe, RAC and DataGuard
- Even more cluster support: Updated cluster views and discoveries
- Dedicated Oracle 12c container database discoveries, monitors and rules
- Support Oracle 9i,Oracle 10g, 11g and 12c included
- Usability improvements for the configuration of large environments
- Improved diagnostic tasks for SQL monitoring
- Various documentation updates and extensions
- Build-on and enhanced MP Self-Monitoring
- Custom performance rule parameter to configure data warehouse storage
NEW Oracle ASM monitoring:
- Full features Oracle ASM instance monitoring – out of the box
- Discovery and monitoring of ASM Disk Group and ASM Instances
- Unit monitors purpose build for ASM
- Performance rules and views dedicated to ASM
- Integrated into real application cluster views
SCOM: Updated SQL management packs v 6.6.0.0
Microsoft has released updates of all of their SQL management packs to version 6.6.0.0, they are available for download at the links below, a brief what’s new is below the download links:
SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, and SQL Server 2012 – Here
SQL Server 2014 – Here
SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services – Here
SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services – Here
SQL Server 2014 Analysis Services – Here
SQL Server 2014 Reporting Services (Native Mode) – Here
SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services (Native Mode) – Here
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services (Native Mode) – Here
What’s new in 6.6.0.0
All of the management packs have had their dashboards replaced with new ones and the SQL Server management packs have the following additional updates:
SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, and SQL Server 2012 v 6.6.0.0
- Dashboards were replaced with the new ones
- Components of replication functionality are deprecated and disabled by default
- SPN monitor now correctly handles disjoined namespaces
- Added support for filegroups containing filestreams and partition schemes
- Memory Consumption monitor has been fixed
- Upgradeability from 6.4.1.0 version is supported
- Added CPU Usage monitor and rule for SQL Server 2005
- Added ConsecutiveSamples Condition to the Buffer Cache Hit Ratio and Page Life Expectancy monitors
- AlwaysOn discovery was reworked
- Minor fixes.
SQL Server 2014 v 6.6.0.0
- Dashboards were replaced with the new ones
- SPN monitor now correctly handles disjoined namespaces
- Added support for filegroups containing filestreams and partition schemes
- Localization packs now works with the MP
- Memory Consumption monitor has been fixed
- Upgradeability from 6.4.1.0 version is supported
- Added ConsecutiveSamples Condition to the Buffer Cache Hit Ratio, Page Life Expectancy, Transaction Log Free Space (%) and Resource Pool Memory Consumption monitors
- AlwaysOn discovery was changed
- Minor fixes.
SCOM: Updated Management Pack for Windows Azure Pack (WAP) V2
Oskar Landman has released an update for his community Management Pack for Windows Azure Pack. Version 2 can be downloaded here.
“This Management pack is written to monitor the health of your windows azure pack environment.”
New in this version:
NB. this version is NOT upgradable from V1.
- Update the entire pack and have written some knowledge to some monitors to give more details on what is being monitored and why.
- Another addition is now the pack is supported on WAP environments which have the roles separated.
- Add some more visual stuff Icons
- Added overrides to the web monitors where you can override the URL if necessary.
- Plan and Subscription support.
- Usage collection on Subscriptions
SCOM: Updated OpsLogix VMWare MP v1.3.0.98
OpsLogix has announced the release of their updated VMWare management pack. The new version is upgrade compatible with the previous release (v1.3.0.52). Visit their site for a quote.
New in this version:
- Fixed bug for resource pool discovery events in eventlog
- Fixed Hardware discovery 10000 event (long running discovery)
- Fixed bug that causes all monitors to turn healthy when an additional vcenter is added to monitoring.
- Various bug fixes to managed modules
SCOM: Updates PKI Certificate Verification MP – v1.3.0.0
One of the more popular community management packs has received an update, Raphael Burri’s PKI Certificate Verification MP is now on version 1.3.0.0 and can be downloaded from here.
New in this version:
- Added Tasks: Archive Certificate, List Certificate Properties, Disable/Enable Monitoring, Rediscover
- Added Recoveries: Archive Certificate, Disable Monitoring
- Added Discovery: Web Hosting certificate store (Server 2012 / 2012 R2)
- Additional certificate property: Certificate Template. It is also listed on reports.
- Discovery filter expanded to certificate template.
- Alert description: Additional details on the certificate chain and SCOM action account used.
- CRL Lifetime Monitor: Threshold is exposed as an overridable parameter.
- CRL health roll up monitor added.
- Expiring certificate view & report: Default threshold of 1 month may be overridden.
- Views: Changed criteria on views to make them more reliable when using user scopes.
- Reporting bug: Certificate inventory did not list all certificates.
- Additional MP: Rediscovery Tasks. Immediate trigger of store content discovery after archive, disable/enable or rediscover tasks
For a full explanation of these changed please visit the original article at Raphael Burri’s blog here
Cross post: Quick note on an issue you might encounter after installing Microsoft Security Update 3004375
A potential issue has been highlighted on the Microsoft Operating Manager Engineering Blog.
“We’ve seen an issue relating to 3004375 that occurs due to a regression, and while it’s already been fixed (by installing 3023562), we wanted to take a minute and let you know about some of the details in case you happen to see it. ”
Full details are available here
Short version: If you have KB3004375 installed on your management servers you may need to install KB3023562