Tag: MP

Dell MP Suite, version 5.0.1. Part III: Server Monitoring by Marnix Wolf

Part III of must read article series here.

Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server Monitoring Management Pack

Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server Monitoring Management Pack was updated to version 1.0.0.7. It is not sure what is updated as the management pack guide still relates to previous version 1.0.0.0. Previous version supported only SCOM 2007 R2 but now on the download page SCOM 2012 is listed also as supported. Lets hope that the guide will be updated soon so we can see the change log from 1.0.0.0 to 1.0.0.7.

The management pack provides the following features:

  • Auto discovery of TFS components
  • Implements containment hierarchy, reflecting logical architecture of the Product
  • Implements a proper health model using Monitors
  • Contains tasks, diagnostic and recovery for certain failures
  • Provides events that indicate service outages
  • Provides alerts that show configuration issues and connected data source changes
  • Verification that all dependent services are running
  • Triggers targeted running of BPA against TFS Servers from Operator Console

 

The MP and the guide can be download from here.

Even though the management pack guide is not updated the instructions there for setting up the MP are still relevant so do not forget to read it first before implementing it in you environment

Dell MP Suite, version 5.0.1. Part I: Let’s Start by Marnix Wolf

Marnix will publish a series of articles on how to configure Dell MP Suite. It is a must read article if you plan to use this suite. Read Part 1 here.

System Center Monitoring pack for NAP

Microsoft released SCOM Management Pack for Network Access Protection.

It is small management pack that after installing there is only one mp file:

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It has only 4 classes:

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Has dependencies only to basic management packs:

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4 basic discoveries:

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4 Unit Monitors:

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2 Rules:

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After importing the MP you will get two views – one for alerts and one for NPS servers state:

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So as a summary a small management pack but useful if you have NAP services.

The MP can be imported on SCOM 2007 R2 or later.

You can download the mp from here.

Remember to read the documentation before importing.

Exchange Management Pack Version 14.03.0038.004 is available for download

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Third time’s the charm – 14.03.0038.004

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More over a month ago Microsoft released version 14.3.38.2 of Exchange 2010 MP but it was pulled by Exchange team soon after that because it was causing mailboxes to get quarantined. So this new version just fixes that issue but as the older version is not available no more here are the changes included in it:

  • Resolved ObjectNotFoundExceptions in correlation engine   The SP1 version of the Correlation Engine could encounter ObjectNotFoundExceptions on a regular basis. The number of exceptions of this type is significantly reduced in this update.
  • Reduced load on RMS/MS   A number of improvements were made to reduce the load of the Management Pack on the RMS/MS. The following specific changes were made:

    o Reduced the number of read operations the Correlation Engine makes to the SDK to get entity and monitor states

    o Improved cache handling in Correlation Engine when Management Pack updates are applied

    o Increased correlation interval time from 1.5 minutes to 5 minutes

  • Reduced load due to discovery  The discovery interval was increased from 4 hours to 24 hours and improved handling of Domain Controller objects to decrease churn
  • Improved Database Copy Health monitoring  Replaced KHI: Database dismounted or service degraded with One Healthy Copy monitor to decrease load on RMS
  • Improved Performance monitoring  Non reporting Perf Instances are now enabled by default and some write operations were removed to decrease unnecessary writes to the database
  • Support for Exchange 2010 SP2
    You can download Exchange 2010 MP from this

link.