SQL server is blank while adding Additional Management Server in SCOM 2012 R2

SQL server is blank while adding Additional Management Server in SCOM 2012 R2

• I faced a weird issue today. As i was trying to add additional SCOM management Server , The SQL page where we select the OperationsManger DB was blank.
• After some investigation i found that the Management Server was already showing in the SCOM Management server view as Unmonitored.
• On i deleted it and tried again it worked and was able to see the OperationsManager DB

Edge servers not discovered in Skype Management pack in SCOM 2012 R2

Edge servers not discovered  in Skype Management pack in SCOM 2012 R2

• Recetnly i was working for one of my customer and they have imported the Skype Management pack. All Skype roles are discovered except the Edge Server.
• They are showing as Agent management in the SCOM server, but still not appear in Skype Management pack.

Action taken:

• I directly felt that discovery script for Skype is failing on these server. As generally Edge servers are in DMZ, then are not in Domain.
• So i went to Agent Skype Edge server and Check the Operations manager event log for Error and found the following

Description: DiscoverMachine.ps1 : ——————————————————————————– -Script Name: Skype for Business Server 2015 MP Machine Topology Discovery -Run as account: nt authority\network service -Execution Policy: RemoteSigned ——————————————————————————– Value of Source Id is {5AAFA97E-833F-9AD1-2678-56AFD1E2214C}. Value of ManagedEntity Id is {C4F6E362-BE95-93C1-729D-3F7BD6FAAFD6}. Value of Target Computer is EDGESERVER01.group.domain.com. SkypeForBusiness Module is added Successfully initialize discovery data. An exception occurred during discovery script, Exception : Could not connect to SQL server : [Exception=System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): Cannot open database “xds” requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user ‘NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE’. 

Solution:

• Add the “Network Service” to the following local groups on each Edge server.
• "RTC Component Local Group" and "
  RTC Local Administrators".
• Also enabe Proxy on the agent.
• Then restart the SCOM service on the agent and voila its show in Skype management pack in few minutes.

How to Remove SCOM Certificates Imported with MOMCertImport Tool in SCOM 2012 R2

How to Remove SCOM Certificates Imported with MOMCertImport Tool in SCOM 2012 R2

To remove a SCOM certificates imported with the MOMCertImport tool

• Log on to the computer with an account that is a member of the Administrators group.
• On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then click Run.
• In the Run dialog box, type cmd, and then click OK.
• At the command prompt, type <drive_letter>: (where <drive_letter> is the drive where the System Center 2012 – Operations Manager installation media is located), and then press ENTER.
• Type cd\SupportTools\amd64 and then press ENTER.
• Type the following:
• MOMCertImport /Remove, and then press ENTER.

Can IIS Managment Pack run on Low Privilege account

Can IIS Management Pack run on Low Privilege account

• The IIS Management Pack relies on the IIS metabase, which requires administrator rights. Because of this requirement, the Management Pack cannot be run using a low-privilege account on an agent computer

Import Management Pack using Powershell SCOM 2012 R2

Importing Management Pack using Powershell SCOM 2012 R2:

• Inoder to Import the MP using Powershell use the below command

Import-SCOMManagementPack -FullName "C:\Test.mp"

• This will import the MP.

Exchange 2013 Management Pack for SCOM

Microsoft has release Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Management Pack

You can Download it from here Click here

The following are some of the new features in the Exchange 2013 Management Pack:

• Simplified dashboard -->The dashboard of the Exchange 2013 Management Pack has been                          simplified and refined into the following three categories

Active Alert           - Provides a list of all outstanding alerts in your organization.

                    Organization Health - Provides an overview of the overall service health in your organization.

                     Server Health       - Provides an overview of the health of individual servers in your                           organization.

• User focused monitoring--> Exchange 2013 introduces a monitoring and recovery infrastructure called Managed Availability. Managed Availability focuses on the user experience. All Exchange 2013 components have built-in monitors that detect problems and attempt to recover the service availability. Any issues that can't be recovered automatically are escalated to the Exchange 2013 Management Pack as an alert.

Event Id 2115 in SCOM

Event Id 2115 in SCOM

Symptom:

Operations Manager Management Servers, agents or servers may be affected by a deadlock.


Cause:

This event id happens because of KB2775511.


Resolution:

Removal of KB2775511 will correct the issues.


Microsoft has recommended not install the KB till Deadlock issue is resolved