SCOM errors on some SQL counters for SQL 2012 with non default port
We are currently running Operations Manager 2012 R2 (7.1.10226.0) and I have set up some performance views to monitor our SQL 2012 instances. I set up a view for stolen pages and CPU utilisation. Once...
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View ArticleSCOM 2007 R2 Root Management server showing Not Monitored State in Ops Mgr...
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View ArticleWatcher node unavailability impacts SLA
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View ArticleEvent 31551 Health Service Modules
Hi All,Recently I've noticed that our alerts are not popping-up live in our monitoring console.While searching for the cause of this issue, I've stumbled against the following error (31551) on one of...
View ArticleRequired detail information on Health monitor counters - Availability,...
While displaying inventory details for one of the components like Processor, I am able to display health statusfor Performance as Healthy. Same time, Availaibility, Configuration and Security are...
View ArticleHardware Monitoring using SCOM 2007R2
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View ArticleTesting Subscription Alerts\Notifications
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View ArticleService monitor alerts not showing up for servers linked by gateway
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View ArticleMicrosoft Directory Synchronization Tool - FOPE (DirSyncTool) does not alert...
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View ArticleSCOM - DB Permissions required when installing additional management servers
Hi All,I am having some serious battles with our Database team at the moment as some months after initially configuring a SCOM Management Group, we have arrived at the need to deploy some additional...
View ArticleAnyone monitoring Nutanix devices with SCOM 2012
Hi,Just wondering if anyone is monitoring Nutanix (NX-3460) using SCOM 2012?Is there an MP available?Thx,John Bradshaw
View ArticleSpread the Love! Be our System Center TechNet Guru, this Valentine's
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View ArticleMonitoring Hyper-V Host virtualization
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View ArticleSending text message alerts
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View ArticleSCOM2012 Alert: SQL 2008 DB Average Wait Time & Recompilationis too high
WE have SCOM 2012sp1 CU3 updated. I receive the below critical alerts from SQL servers continuously, please help me to resolve this issue. SQL 2008 DB Average Wait Time is too high SQL DB 2008 SQL...
View ArticleSCOM 2012 - Trimming Notifications - Simple Questions
We are trimming our notifications on a pilot group of servers. I have successfully disabled monitoring for unneeded components but the connect to computer/heartbeat alerts are annoying. I have them...
View ArticleSPN's for Named SQL Instances
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View ArticleSNMP Traps
I'm trying to configure SCOM to accept all SNMP traps. The problem I'm running into is that the device that I'm looking to monitor does not allow for probe based discovery in SCOM. Is having the...
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