Wei Out There with System Center & OMS
ACS Reports to Log Analytics Search Queries Mapping Updated with KQL
The OpsMgr ACS Reports to Log Analytics Search Queries Mapping table has been updated with new query...
Date: 03/30/2018
Log Analytics: Displaying a Value for Calculated Percentage (%) on a Custom Number Tile or View
The View Designer allows you to create a variety of custom tiles and views in the Azure Portal in...
Date: 02/18/2018
OMS Free Tier Solution Based Billing Tracker – Security & Audit
On June 19, 2017, a new pricing model was introduced to the OMS Security and Compliance management...
Date: 06/26/2017
OMS: Analyzing Data Ingestion & Usage with the Free Tier Data Consumption Tracker
The OMS Free Tier Data Consumption Tracker is a dashboard that extends the Log Analytics Usage...
Date: 05/29/2017
OpsMgr: Calculating the Overall Availability of Distributed Applications in Percentage
This post demonstrates how we can calculate the percentage of availability of distributed...
Date: 04/28/2017
OMS Free Tier Data Consumption Tracker Dashboard
In Operations Management Suite (OMS), there is a Free Tier that allows up to 500 MB of data upload...
Date: 03/21/2017
OMS Dashboard Extension for the Upgrade Helper MP for SCOM 2012 R2 to 2016
The Upgrade Helper For SCOM 2012 R2 to 2016 Dashboard extends the new Upgrade Helper Management Pack...
Date: 10/30/2016
FIXED in UR11 OM12R2: 3-State Monitor Not Triggering New Notifications When Changing Between Degraded States
This post demonstrates how we can use a simple test case to verify whether the issue involving...
Date: 10/28/2016
Injecting Simulated Records for the Change Tracking Solution into an OMS Workspace
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the OMS HTTP Collector API to introduce a Custom Log...
Date: 10/17/2016
Keep Track of the SCOM 2016 Upgrade Process with the Upgrade Helper
This post demonstrates how the Sample Upgrade Helper Management Pack for SCOM 2012 R2 to 2016 can be...
Date: 10/14/2016
Monitoring OMS Direct Agents in an OpsMgr Management Group
This post demonstrates how the Blue Bar State Widget Template (Download Here) can be used to create...
Date: 10/12/2016
Introducing the New Upgrade Helper MP for SCOM 2012 R2 to 2016
System Center 2016 was recently launched at the MS Ignite 2016 Event in Atlanta (here is the...
Date: 10/03/2016
OpsMgr: Displaying Agent Average Send Queue Size with a Blue Bar State Widget
This post demonstrates how the Blue Bar State Widget Template (Download Here) can be used to create...
Date: 09/25/2016
OpsMgr: An Inflating Event Data Set !? The Case of the Rogue Event Collection Workflow.
This post uses a case study to demonstrate how the Data Volume by Management Pack Report (DVMP...
Date: 09/21/2016
Injecting Simulated Records for the SQL Assessment Solution into an OMS Workspace
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the OMS HTTP Collector API to introduce a Custom Log...
Date: 09/15/2016
Injecting Simulated Records for the AD Assessment Solution into an OMS Workspace
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the OMS HTTP Collector API to introduce a Custom Log...
Date: 09/14/2016
OpsMgr: Overview of All Custom Dashboard and Widget Templates Featured To Date
This post features a table that provides an overview of all custom sample dashboard and widget...
Date: 09/02/2016
OpsMgr: Sample Blue Bar State Widget Template
This blog post features a sample management pack that consist of a widget template that allows the...
Date: 09/01/2016
OpsMgr: Overview of All Custom Monitor and Rule Templates Featured To Date
This post features a table that provides an overview of all custom sample monitor and rule templates...
Date: 08/19/2016
ACS Dashboard in OMS: Your Audit Report Highlights in a Glance
This post demonstrates how the OMS Log search queries listed in the mapping table for each ACS Audit...
Date: 08/16/2016
Leveraging OMS Log Search to Report on Dynamic Access Control Usage
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the Security and Audit solution in OMS and using log...
Date: 08/06/2016
Leveraging OMS Log Search to Report on User Logon and Object Access Events
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the Security and Audit solution in OMS and using log...
Date: 08/05/2016
Leveraging OMS Log Search to Track Policy and Permission Changes
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the Security and Audit solution in OMS and using log...
Date: 08/05/2016
Leveraging OMS Log Search to Capture Audit Failures and Audit Log Tampering
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the Security and Audit solution in OMS and using log...
Date: 08/04/2016
Leveraging OMS Log Search to Analyze Security Events for a Specific Computer/User/EventID
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the Security and Audit solution in OMS and using log...
Date: 08/03/2016
Leveraging OMS Log Search to Help Planning and Tuning of Audit Policies
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the Security and Audit solution in OMS and using log...
Date: 08/02/2016
Leveraging OMS Log Search for Account Management and Audit Reporting
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the Security and Audit solution in OMS and using log...
Date: 07/31/2016
Leveraging OMS Log Search to Identify Potential Access Violation Activities
In this post, we look at how we can leverage the Security and Audit solution in OMS and using log...
Date: 07/30/2016
Mapping ACS Reports to OMS Search Queries
This post features a table that shows the mapping between Audit Collection Services (ACS) SSRS...
Date: 07/25/2016
OMS Mobile App: Your Bespoke Tiles and Dashboards at Your Finger Tips
The Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) Mobile App for iOS, Android and Windows Phone was...
Date: 07/04/2016
OMS Log Analytics: Create Tiles, Drill-ins and Dashboards with the View Designer
The View Designer feature was recently released to public preview in OMS Log Analytics. This feature...
Date: 07/03/2016
OMS Log Analytics: Collect, Visualize and Analyze Log File Data
This blog post uses a simple test scenario to show how we can collect, visualize and analyze data...
Date: 06/28/2016
OpsMgr: Modifying the Colours of the Sections within the Speedometer Widget
The Speedometer Gauge Widget Template allows the creation of custom Speedometer widgets from the...
Date: 05/28/2016
OpsMgr: Sample Silverlight Friendly Speedometer Widget Template for the Web Console
This blog post features a sample management pack that consist of a widget template that allows the...
Date: 05/03/2016
OpsMgr: Custom Unix/Linux Summary Dashboard for the Hoster Widget
This post features a sample management pack that consist of a Custom Unix/Linux Computer Summary...
Date: 04/10/2016
OpsMgr: Sample Dashboard Hoster Widget Template
This blog post features a sample management pack that consist of a widget template that allows the...
Date: 04/08/2016
OpsMgr: Sample Tile Map Widget Template
This blog post features a sample management pack that consist of a widget template that allows the...
Date: 03/14/2016
Wizard to Create PowerShell Workflows in OpsMgr to Collect “Type=Event” Data for OMS
This post features a new sample management pack that provides a wizard to allow the user to create...
Date: 02/12/2016
Collecting Microsoft Band Data in OMS Using PowerShell in OpsMgr
This post demonstrates how we can collect and display our Microsoft Band 2 health stats as...
Date: 01/31/2016
OpsMgr: Sample Speedometer Gauge Widget Template
This blog post features a sample management pack that consist of a widget template that allows the...
Date: 01/05/2016
OpsMgr: SQL Server Visualization Library with Legacy Components Now Available
Back in November this year, the SQL Server Engineering Team released the latest version (6.6.4.0) of...
Date: 12/27/2015
OpsMgr: Displaying an ASCII Bar Chart on a Text Display Widget
This post features another example of how the PowerShell Text Display Widget Template (Download...
Date: 12/20/2015
OpsMgr: Displaying Knowledge Information of Alerts Contextually with a Text Display Widget
This post demonstrates how the PowerShell Text Display Widget Template (Download Here), can be used...
Date: 12/06/2015
OpsMgr: Sample PowerShell Text Display Widget Template
This blog post features a sample management pack that consist of a widget template that allows the...
Date: 11/28/2015
OpsMgr: Sample Static Performance Tile Widget Template
This blog post features a sample management pack that consist of a widget template. This template...
Date: 11/05/2015
OpsMgr: Sample Grid Layout Template Extension (with Identical-Sized Cells)
This blog post features a sample management pack that extends the current dashboard layout types in...
Date: 10/19/2015
OpsMgr: Sample Static Monitor State Tile Widget Template
This blog post features a sample management pack that consist of a widget template that allows...
Date: 10/11/2015
OpsMgr: Collecting Performance Data Using a PowerShell Script Collection Rule (Created From a Wizard)
This post provides a detailed guide on how to create and configure custom performance collection...
Date: 10/03/2015
OMS: Collecting NRT Performance Data with an OpsMgr PowerShell Script Collection Rule (Created from a Wizard)
This post provides a detailed guide on how to create and configure a custom performance collection...
Date: 09/28/2015
OpsMgr: New Sample PowerShell Collection Rule Wizards in the Ops Console
This post features a new sample management pack bundle that provides a set of wizards to allow the...
Date: 09/28/2015