The xSNMP Reports version 1.1.1 package is now available at manage-x.net. This suite of management pack adds value to the xSNMP suite by implementing OpsMgr reports for data collected by performance rules in the xSNMP management packs. Reporting management packs included are: xSNMP for APC Reports xSNMP for APC NetBotz Reports xSNMP for Brocade Reports [...]
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I have posted the 1.1.1 (Alpha) version of the xSNMP suite at manage-x.net. While the updates in this release are relatively minor in nature, I would still consider this to be an early test copy of this version and deploy in test environments before production. The abbreviated change log for this release is: New Management [...]
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With its wide range of usefulness in implementing conditional logic, expression evaluation, and error filtering, the System.ExpressionFilter module is likely to be a frequently used module in most OpsMgr Management Pack authoring scenarios. However, the default configuration for the System.ExpressionFilter module may lead to a potential syntax error that is quite easy to miss, in my [...]
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While this blog has been a bit quiet lately, it has not been for lack of efforts. In the next two weeks, a minor update to the xSNMP suite should be ready with a few bug-fixes and feature improvements. This update will also include three new management packs: xSNMP for Juniper Networks xSNMP for SonicWALL [...]
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As of today, the xSNMP Management Pack Suite version 1.1.0 has been downloaded 1000 times! Thanks to everyone who has provided test feedback and comments. There are more updates and feature enhancements in the works.
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I was recently asked a question on this topic, and I thought it was worth sharing. In this post, I described discovering Oracle processes with enumerations of instances of the SCX_UnixProcess class that are filtered on the values of the “Parameters” property. The question I was asked involved a problem with a similar discovery process [...]
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I am in the process of putting the finishing touches on the Oracle SCX Management Pack that I have described in several recent posts (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4) and will soon be moving on to finishing the documentation for the management pack. This post is intended to provide a preview of the [...]
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While the vast majority of the rules and monitors in the Oracle SCX management pack (part 1, part 2, part 3) that I am working on involve the basic form of a SQL query data source (see part 2) that queries a specific parameter value to evaluate the result, there are two areas of monitoring that required discovery [...]
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The Microsoft System Center Influencers program is sponsering a Management Pack Extensions Contest. Information here.
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While I’m finalizing some work on the Oracle SCX management pack, I wanted to interrupt that series of posts to make a post walking through the use of one of the OpsMgr R2 PowerShell modules –something that I have been meaning to write up for some time. The addition of native PowerShell modules was one of [...]
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