Microsoft has recently made some branding changes that have resulted in the unification of many of its erstwhile standalone infrastructure and application monitoring services under the Azure Monitor banner. Azure Monitor, which previously was the recommended core infrastructure monitoring tool in Azure for collecting, visualizing, analyzing and responded to events related to metrics and a subset of logs, has now evolved into a comprehensive solution for collecting, analyzing, and acting on telemetry from your on-premises and cloud (cloud agnostic) environments. I’d like to preface the rest of this article by clarifying what I mean when I say “OMS is now Azure Monitor”, which while technically inaccurate, is arguably an apt assertion. The Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) was a collection … Read More
Microsoft OMS Book – The excluded chapter
Writing technology books is a challenging enough proposition as it were. The challenge increases exponentially when one undertakes the writing of a book about a cloud platform, as was the case with my writing the Microsoft OMS book. The challenge with this stems from the fact that I intend for this book to be a technical reference for readers as they work with the OMS platform and underlying Azure services, and as such, the book must, by necessity, reference not just relevant concepts, but also current, and up-to-date content. Admittedly, the nature of the book – publisher’s cookbook format – heightened said need for pertinence, and up-to-dateness of the material, because readers expect to be able to follow along with … Read More
Microsoft OMS Book Published!
Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) Cookbook is now published. I am thrilled to announce that this is now readily available via the publisher’s (Packt) various channels and platforms, including on Amazon in both print, and Kindle format. Amazon now shows the final page count (448). Amazon also shows the print version release date as May 9th, but you should be able to order there as well, and it gets fulfilled in a few days. The Kindle version is available immediately. In this book, I sought to provide a useful guide with current, up-to-date information on a platform that provides incredible value to organizations. As organizations navigate their respective digital transformation initiatives, OMS stands out as a platform that enables them … Read More
Coming soon – Microsoft OMS book
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve finished work on a book on Microsoft OMS and related Azure services. The book is part of the Cookbook series from publisher, Packt, and is titled Microsoft Operations Management Suite Cookbook. The book hasn’t been published yet, but is likely en-route to the presses and will be available in a few days. Those who know me know of my passion for building solutions to provide fundamental business value, and I’m happy to be able to share some ideas about how to accomplish aspects of this core proposition using the Microsoft Azure platform and Microsoft OMS. This project was especially interesting given the spate of releases to the OMS and underlying Azure services, and capabilities … Read More
OMS Agent for Linux – v1.4.4-210
Version 1.4.4-210 of the OMS agent for Linux is now generally available. This update includes a couple of bug fixes, and new features. New Features This agent version updates SCX from v1.6.3-474 in previous GA release to v1.6.3-527. This release also updates OMI to v1.4.2 Fixes DSC resource and module “class not found” error due to DSC OMI provider registration. Azure metadata auto injection. Honoring vmResourceID setting if specified by the user. OMI cron job generating email every minute due to keytab not being present on some distros where cron tab fails. SOURCE: Github Install OMS Agent for Linux-v1.4.4-210 For x86 Architecture (32-bit) systems: cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent_GA_v1.4.4-210/omsagent-1.4.4-210.universal.x86.sh sha256sum ./omsagent-1.4.4-210.universal.x86.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.4.4-210.universal.x86.sh –upgrade -w <WORKSPACE_ID> -s <SECRET_KEY> For x64 … Read More
Meet GDPR Compliance requirements with OMS
In April 2016, a European privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved and is due to take effect in May 2018. GDPR is being touted as the most important change in data privacy regulation in over two decades, and it imposes new data privacy rules on companies, government agencies, and any organizations that do business in and with the European Union (EU). This is of particular significance because of the positive implications of such a regulation on data privacy, the benefits of the inevitable shift in the way organizations across the region and business partners around the world will now approach data privacy, and because non-compliant organizations could be subject to hefty fines, as is often the … Read More
OMS Agent for Linux Update – v1.4.3-174
Version 1.4.3-174 of the OMS agent for Linux is now generally available. This updates includes a couple of bug fixes, and new features. New Features A new version of the SCX (v1.6.3-474) is now available. This is the OMI CIM providers for OS perf. metrics. The OMI is also updated to v.1.4.1 in this release. Fixes • OMI memory leak related bug fixes• Disable Syslog data collection by default• Available memory performance counter fix for system kernel 3.14+• SCOM OMI port reset (fix requires two releases of agent to fully support all possible combinations of upgrade scenarios)• OMS linux agent diagnostic logging improvements• Documentation improvements SOURCE: Github Install OMS Agent for Linux-v1.4.3-174 For x86 Architecture (32-bit) systems: cd ~ wget … Read More
OMS Agent for Linux Patch – v1.4.2-125
Version 1.4.2-125 of the OMS agent for Linux is now generally available. This updates includes a couple of bug fixes, but introduces no new features. Bug Fixes DSC (omsconfig) package hangs causing Update management, Change tracking and other Linux data stop flowing to OMS. Heartbeat fix to unblock Fairfax customer SOURCE: Github Install OMS Agent for Linux-v1.4.1-123 For x86 Architecture (32-bit) systems: cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent_GA_v1.4.2-125/omsagent-1.4.2-125.universal.x86.sh sha256sum ./omsagent-1.4.2-125.universal.x86.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.4.2-125.universal.x86.sh –upgrade -w <WORKSPACE_ID> -s <SECRET_KEY> For x64 Architecure (64-bit) systems: cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent_GA_v1.4.2-125/omsagent-1.4.2-125.universal.x64.sh sha256sum ./omsagent-1.4.2-125.universal.x64.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.4.2-125.universal.x64.sh –upgrade -w <WORKSPACE_ID> -s <SECRET_KEY> Where WORKSPACE_ID Is the ID for your OMS workspace, and the SECRET_KEY is the relevant key for your OMS workspace. To determine your OMS … Read More
Multi-line Queries Now in OMS Log Search Editor
Fans of multi-line queries rejoice! The OMS/ Log Analytics Log Search editor now supports multi-line queries. Even before the new Log Analytics search language was introduced, the constraints of the Log Search editor field were quite apparent. This has been a sorely needed feature in Log Search, and I imagine that ardent users of the query language heaved a collective sigh of relief when the Analytics portal was introduced with multi-line query support. With the introduction of the Analytics portal, which supports multi-line queries and advanced analytics capabilities, the analytics possibilities seem endless. It’s also worth noting that in addition to the multi-line query support, Log Search editor also features intellisense providing query suggestions as you type. The editor … Read More
OMS Agent for Linux Patch – v1.4.2-124
A patch as been released for the OMS Agent for Linux. Version 1.4.2-124 introduces no new features, but fixes a bug relating to the onboarding of the diagnostic agent. Fixes Diagnostic agent onboarding Install OMS Agent for Linux – v1.4.2-124 For x86 Architecture (32-bit) systems: cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent_GA_v1.4.2-124/omsagent-1.4.2-124.universal.x86.sh sha256sum ./omsagent-1.4.2-124.universal.x86.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.4.2-124.universal.x86.sh –upgrade -w <WORKSPACE_ID> -s <SECRET_KEY> For x64 Architecture (64-bit) Systems cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent_GA_v1.4.2-124/omsagent-1.4.2-124.universal.x64.sh sha256sum ./omsagent-1.4.2-124.universal.x64.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.4.2-124.universal.x64.sh –upgrade -w <WORKSPACE_ID> -s <SECRET_KEY> Where WORKSPACE_ID Is the ID for your OMS workspace, and the SECRET_KEY is the relevant key for your OMS workspace. To determine your OMS workspace ID and primary key: Sign into your OMS Workspace From the Overview page, click on Settings … Read More