Windows Server 2012 No Security Tab in SNMP
I recently started working on some Windows Server 2012 systems and came across some systems that had SNMP installed but the Security, Agent, and Traps tabs were missing. If you haven’t heard yet,...
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One of my first real career positions, I had the pleasure to work with a very talented and highly intelligent entrepreneur. During my first ever performance review he told me that the reason why I was...
View ArticleHandy PowerShell Script – AD Group Membership
I had a request to write a quick script to output the Group Membership for Active Directory users. The following is what I came up with. ## ## Version 1.1 ## Powershell Script that collects what...
View ArticleSCOM 2012 Disaster Recovery SQL Server Restore
Intro Recently I had the need to perform a test of my SCOM 2012 SQL Disaster Recovery Database Restore Process. This setup has to be an exact copy of previous SQL configuration that occurred before....
View ArticleSQL Query – OperationManager Database Statistics
Thanks for taking my Poll! OperationManager Database Statistics A good friend of mine provided me with this SQL Query that will give you a bunch of Statistics about your Operations Manager Database....
View ArticleLinux – Network Tap Server
I just finished up my most recent project to implement a monitoring server on a Network “Tap” or Span Port. The need arose to be able to capture and filter data on segments of the Network in real-time....
View ArticleFilter Event Log on Message string using PowerShell
I recently had the need to look for a very specific string out of the Message portion of the Security Event Logs. Since you cannot filter events by only a portion of the Message section. (I actually...
View ArticleGUID Translate Script – PowerShell
Wrote a quick little PowerShell script to translate the GUID OpsMrg 2012 spits out and give you the display name. Note: This script is designed to be ran from the Operations Manger 2012 Shell /...
View ArticlePowerShell Scipt: Restart OpsMgr 2012 Services
So I have been having a pesky time tracking out exactly why after normal OS patching and reboot SCOM 2012 email notifications get hung up. It doesn’t happen every time the server reboots and it doesn’t...
View ArticleICE – Top 3 “Must Haves” in a Monitoring Software Solution
I have worked with many different monitoring solutions over the course of my career, and have decided to put together a Top 3 “Must Haves” for any Monitoring software. These would be the Top 3...
View ArticleMonitoring: the Holy Grail
What is the ultimate goal of Monitoring? From my many years within the IT industry I have seen this evolved over time. From simply knowing when something doesn’t ping to a full synthetic traversal of...
View ArticleSCOM 2012 – SQL Reconnect interval
So I found out the reason why I kept getting the SQL reconnect issue with Ops Manager 2012 that I was having here – Powershell Script to restart SCOM. It turns out that by default Ops Manager 2012 does...
View ArticleCongratulations Packt on 2000 eBooks!
Hey all! I thought I would pass along this great deal Packt Publishing is offering right now. Buy One, Get One Free on all of #Packt’s 2000 eBooks! bit.ly/1j26nPN #Packt2k Best of Luck!Filed under: IT...
View ArticleSilverSeekKB – Microsoft Knowledge Base Build search
Big thanks to my colleague that works over at Microsoft for sharing this with me! So… short story a colleague of mine over at Microsoft sent over the following link. This is a fantastic tool for anyone...
View ArticleNew Year a New Look!
I am starting off this new year by updating the look of my Blog! It has been a while since I have posted anything. I have tons of drafts I just haven’t gotten cleaned up to be posted. This year I am...
View ArticleUseful SCCM 2012 Queries
Below is a list of useful SCCM SQL queries for reporting or Collection creations. Unfortunately, I am unable to recall where I complied all these queries from. I cannot take credit for them, however if...
View ArticleHidden Stored Credentials
I have had several occurances over the last few years where an account keeps getting locked out but even after clearing the Credentail Manager and all browsers it keeps getting locked out. In every...
View ArticleGet SCSM 2012 Database Info PowerShell Script
So over the last several years I have had the need to discover what the name of both the Database and Database Servers are for System Center Service Manager. The below script will pull the data from...
View ArticleWhen Extending Partition in W2k8
When extending a partition and disk manager shows it expanded but drive does not show the additional free space in Microsoft Windows 2008 Server. Run the following to extend the partition: C:\ >...
View ArticleMicrosoft Teams Enterprise – Voice Call Queue Time Out Handling
Came across an interesting configuration situation the other day and thought that it might make a good post. While receiving calls to a specific Call Queue it would ring straight into Voice Mail and...
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