It looks like there has been an updated released of the Azure Pack MP but the documentation has not been updated and the version on the download page still shows the original release 1.0.0.161. Hopefully this is corrected soon.
Link here.
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It looks like there has been an updated released of the Azure Pack MP but the documentation has not been updated and the version on the download page still shows the original release 1.0.0.161. Hopefully this is corrected soon.
Link here.
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A new version of the Windows Server DNS MP has been released it is available for download here.
New in this version:
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Kevin Holman has written a post on how to to discover a Windows Computer as a Network Device in SCOM 2012.
The design choice to not allow snmp discovers of windows devices was questioned heavily when it was announced and caused vendor management packs such as Netbackup not to work.
This is a welcome discovery you can read the full article here. The below is for my record.
On the management server which will run the network discovery rules – browse to the following directory:
\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2012 R2\Operations Manager\Server\NetworkMonitoring\rules\discovery
There is a file present in this directory named ic-post-processor.asl
Make a backup copy of this file, I like to name it ic-post-processor.bak, and place this backup copy in the same directly. Now, edit this file, and change the following lines:
ISWINDOWSHOST(systemObj) do {
if (systemObj->Type == “HOST” && systemObj->Vendor == “MICROSOFT”) {
return TRUE ;
}
if (SEARCHSTRING(systemObj->Description, “Windows”)) {
return TRUE ;
}
systemOIDCheck = “.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.1.1.3.1” ;
if (substring(systemObj->SystemObjectID, 0, sizeof(systemOIDCheck)) == systemOIDCheck) {
return TRUE ;
}
systemOIDCheck = “.1.3.6.1.4.1.99.1.1.3.11” ;
if (substring(systemObj->SystemObjectID, 0, sizeof(systemOIDCheck)) == systemOIDCheck) {
return TRUE ;
}
return FALSE ;
}
to:
ISWINDOWSHOST(systemObj) do {
if (systemObj->Type == “HOST” && systemObj->Vendor == “MICROSOFT”) {
return FALSE ;
}
if (SEARCHSTRING(systemObj->Description, “Windows”)) {
return FALSE ;
}
systemOIDCheck = “.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.1.1.3.1” ;
if (substring(systemObj->SystemObjectID, 0, sizeof(systemOIDCheck)) == systemOIDCheck) {
return FALSE ;
}
systemOIDCheck = “.1.3.6.1.4.1.99.1.1.3.11” ;
if (substring(systemObj->SystemObjectID, 0, sizeof(systemOIDCheck)) == systemOIDCheck) {
return FALSE ;
}
return FALSE ;
}
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An updated version of the Dynamics CRM 2015 management pack has been released it is available for download here.
The documentation has not bee updated with the changes yet.
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Microsoft released a technical preview of a management pack for Microsoft Azure:
The Management Pack for Microsoft Azure enables you to monitor the availability and performance of Azure resources that are running on Microsoft Azure. The management pack runs on a specified server pool, and then uses Microsoft Azure REST APIs to remotely discover and collect performance information about the specified Microsoft Azure resources.
Version 1.3.10.0 is available for download here
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Opslogix released a new major update for their VMWare management pack it is available through their customer portal.
New in this version:
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A new version of the Windows Server 2012 DCHP MP has been released version 6.0.7299.0 is available for download here.
Fixed in this version:
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Microsoft released another update for the SQL management packs version 6.6.4.0 can be downloaded from the below links:
SQL Server 2014 – here
SQL Server 2005/2008/2012 – here
SQL Server Replication 2014 – here
SQL Server Replication 2012 – here
SQL Server Replication 2008 – here
This version refers to additional updates to the visualization library:
With the previous issues with these management packs I strongly recommend testing thoroughly before importing them into production and also having a good rollback plan in the case of an issue.
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Microsoft released updates for the SQL Server management packs:
It is strongly recommended to test thoroughly before importing into live due to the sever issues some people have experienced with previous versions of 6.6.x.
SQL Server 2003/2008/2012 – here
SQL Server 2014 – here
SQL Server 2008 Replication – here
SQL Server 2014 Replication – here
SQL Server 2012 Replication – here
This update:
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A Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015 MP has been released version 14.0.24622.0 is available for download here
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