Kicking the tires: Monitoring SQL Azure with the monitoring pack for SQL Azure (CTP) in Operations Manager 2012 (#SYSCTR, #SCOM)

The quick answer here is that the current SQL Azure management pack (http://systemcenter.pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/applications/monitoring-pack-for-sql-azure-ctp-12884935376) is not available as a production version yet, and the CTP version does not support Operations Manager 2012. If you attempt to add this management pack in Operations Manager it will add correctly and show the following additional Management Pack Template: However,…

Kicking the tires: What performance counters does the OpsMgr Azure management pack monitor out of the box? (#SCOM, #Azure)

During a recent Operations Manager deployment, we spent some time working with the Azure management pack. We investigated the performance counters which are collected by the Operations Manager Azure management pack, the views to display performance counters from Azure and in this article we also include a link which has information on how to add…

How can I auto-close a variety of OpsMgr 2012 alerts on a scheduled basis? (#SCOM, #powershell)

This is an updated version of the blog post for OpsMgr 2007 available at: https://www.catapultsystems.com/cfuller/archive/2011/06/03/how-can-i-auto-close-a-variety-of-opsmgr-alerts-on-a-scheduled-basis.aspx. The only updates to this blog are the revision to the PowerShell script so that it will work in Operations Manager 2012 and a change from referencing the RMS to just management servers.   In Operations Manager 2012 alerts can…

The Road to SCOM 2012 Webinar recordings, Whitepaper and Q&A links (#SCOM, #SYSCTR, #Savision)

The webinar recording for the Road to SCOM 2012 is now available online at: http://www.savision.com/resources/webinar/missed-it-demand-webinar-road-scom-available-here The whitepaper is available at: http://www.savision.com/resources/white-paper/road-scom-2012  And if you had any questions or want to see some excellent questions asked during these webinars (35+ including the following): ­Do you need to reboot the server when upgrading the agent to 2012…