Here’s a Scenario: I protected some SQL data sources in DPM in a bid to ensure that transaction logs got backed up, and I configured my DPM protection group synchronization frequency accordingly, but wasn’t seeing my data getting backed up as frequently as expected. To remediate this, I modified my protection group by unprotecting said data, and re-protecting by defining desired settings in another protection group. At this point my data was protected and had several recovery points, but not with the desired frequency. I then unprotected to test with different settings, and upon attempting to protect the data again, I encountered the following error below: Modify protection group: [group name] failed: Error 31224: [data path] has recently been migrated. … Read More
OMS Agent for Linux – v1.4.0-12
Version 1.4.0-12 of the OMS Agent for Linux is now generally available. This update introduces a couple of new features and bug fixes. New Features Added support for journald log-driver for docker provider (10.0.0-25) Added support for Docker Swarm Mode monitoring for docker provider (10.0.0-25) Security Detection feature (Private Preview) is added to OMS Security and Audit Solution Add –enable-opsmgr flag in omsagent bundle to open port 1270 for SCOM Add option to enable SCOM server authentication Install curl if it is not found on the host Fixes Fix for security syslog format to support single digit dates Zombie process fix for shell processes started by FluentD in_exec plugin Security fixes: Removing world-writable permissions from files and folders Change default … Read More
OMS Linux Agent Installation Errors on Ubuntu 16.04.2
I recently was working on some OMS Linux agent testing and sought to test with the 16.04.2 flavor of Ubuntu for the first time. Upon downloading the relevant bundle for my computer as described in my previous article, an attempt to upgrade (–upgrade) the package in the system failed with the dreaded “Errors were encountered while processing” errors, and I saw this across the board on all of the Ubuntu 16.04.2 computers. Looks like a missing dependency is the culprit. So here’s what I did to address this and onboard this Ubuntu distro to my OMS workspace: I uninstalled the package and removed all related data, using the –purge bundle operation: sudo sh ./omsagent-1.3.4-127.universal.x64.sh --purge and then proceeded to address the dependency. You … Read More
UPDATE: APM Feature in SCOM 2016 Causes Failures in certain IIS Application Pools
I recently wrote an article about an issue that came to the fore a few months ago relating to how the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) feature in SCOM 2016 agent causes IIS Application pools running under the .NET Framework 2.0 runtime to fail. See the article here: http://www.mrchiyo.com/scom-2016-apm-linked-to-iis-application-pool-failures/. It was expected that a definitive fix for this issue would ship with Update rollup 3 for SCOM 2016. However, update rollup 3 (UR3) for SCOM 2016 was released a few days ago, but it does not appear to have a definitive fix for this issue. See the official update notes here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4016126/update-rollup-3-for-system-center-2016-operations-manager MICROSOFT RECOMMENDED WORKAROUNDS: Instead of a definitive fix, the Microsoft product team has highlighted various deployment scenarios, and … Read More
OMS Agent for Linux – v1.3.5-127
Version 1.3.5-127 of the OMS Agent for Linux is now generally available. This update introduces a bug fix but no new features. Bug Fix Python ctypes module detection fix to be able to run omsagent installer on SELinux policy enabled systems. SOURCE: Github Install OMS Agent for Linux – v1.3.3-15 For x86 Architecture (32-bit) systems:
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cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent-201705-v1.3.5-127/omsagent-1.3.5-127.universal.x86.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.3.5-127.universal.x86.sh --upgrade -w <WORKSPACE_ID> -s <SECRET_KEY> |
For x64 Architecture (64-bit) Systems
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cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent-201705-v1.3.5-127/omsagent-1.3.5-127.universal.x64.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.3.5-127.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 In the Settings page, click on Accounts -> Workspace Information. Cheers!
OMS Agent for Linux – v1.3.4-127
The latest release of the OMS Agent for Linux is generally available. This update introduces a new version of Docker provider (version 1.0.0-23), as well as a few bug fixes. New Features Docker provider version 1.0.0-23 Fixes nxOMSGenerateInventory DSC resource memory corruption fix. Installing tar/sed through OS vendor program. syslog-ng unconfigure fix. NPM bug fixes and improvements. nxAutomationWorker DSC resource bug fixes. SOURCE: Github Install OMS Agent for Linux – v1.3.4-127 For x86 Architecture (32-bit) systems:
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cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent-201705-v1.3.4-127/omsagent-1.3.4-127.universal.x86.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.3.4-127.universal.x86.sh --upgrade -w <WORKSPACE_ID> -s <SECRET_KEY> |
For x64 Architecture (64-bit) systems:
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cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent-201705-v1.3.4-127/omsagent-1.3.4-127.universal.x64.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.3.4-127.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 … Read More
OMS Agent for Linux – v1.3.4-15
The latest release of the OMS Agent for Linux is now available. This version introduces a few bug fixes but no new features. Fixes Persist conf and certs for OMSAgentForLinux VM extension upgrade scenarios. Persist agentID in upgrade to same workspace scenarios. Improve error codes in omsagent bundle installer. omsagent directory clean up when omsagent bundle is used with –remove option. Source: Github Install OMS Agent for Linux – v1.3.4-15 For x86 Architecture (32-bit) Systems
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cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent-201704-v1.3.4-15/omsagent-1.3.4-15.universal.x86.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.3.4-15.universal.x86.sh --upgrade -w <WORKSPACE_ID> -s <SECRET_KEY> |
For x64 Architecture (64-bit) Systems
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cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent-201704-v1.3.4-15/omsagent-1.3.4-15.universal.x64.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.3.4-15.universal.x64.sh --upgrade -w <WORKSPACE_ID> -s <SECRET_KEY> |
To determine your OMS workspace ID and primary key: Sign into your OMS Workspace From the Overview page, click on Settings In the Settings page, click on Accounts -> Workspace Information. Cheers!
Application Discovery and Mapping with OMS Service Map
The Service Map solution in Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) is now generally available. Service Map discovers components of applications running on both Windows and Linux systems, and intuitively maps the communication between the services. This capability enables you to view the connections that affect your systems, and better understand the relationships between the various components of your distributed applications. IMAGE SOURCE: TechNet The benefits are many and include discovery of your application and system components, incident management and root cause analysis, migration assurance, patch management, and BCDR strategy and planning. You can read more about its capabilities in the official Service Map articles. It is worth noting that the concept of Application Dependency Mapping (ADM) and attendant capabilities is … Read More
OMS Agent for Linux – v1.3.3-15
The latest release of the OMS Agent for Linux is available on Github. This update builds upon the new features and bug fixes made to v1.3.2-15 of the OMS Agent for Linux. New Features Newest Apache CIM provider 1.0.1-9 (Introduced in v1.3.2-15) Fixes Docker versioning fix. (Introduced in v1.3.2-15) Container buffer and Docker segfault fix. (Introduced in v1.3.2-15) SCX/OMI dependent package compatibility fix for OMSAgentForLinux and LinuxAsm VM extensions. Install OMS Agent for Linux – v1.3.3-15 For x86 Architecture (32-bit) systems:
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cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent-201704-v1.3.3-15/omsagent-1.3.3-15.universal.x86.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.3.3-15.universal.x86.sh --upgrade -w <WORKSPACE_ID> -s <SECRET_KEY> |
For x64 Architecture (64-bit) Systems
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cd ~ wget https://github.com/Microsoft/OMS-Agent-for-Linux/releases/download/OMSAgent-201704-v1.3.3-15/omsagent-1.3.3-15.universal.x64.sh sudo bash omsagent-1.3.3-15.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 … Read More
Migrating from Mixed Mode AD FS to a Full Windows Server 2016 AD FS Farm
I recently designed a solution to provide AD FS high availability for a client, using Azure IaaS and PaaS. This necessitated deploying Windows Server 2016 AD FS servers to a Windows Server 2012 R2 farm in order to align with desired DR testing plan, and accommodate downtime schedules. This article will review the specific steps for making the cutover from a mixed mode AD FS environment to a full Windows Server 2016 AD FS farm. It will not go into detail about installing the AD FS roles. At the time of writing this article, adding Windows Server 2016 AD FS servers to a Windows Server 2012 R2 farm in a so-called “mixed-mode” scenario is fully supported, and you can subsequently … Read More