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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim Date: 09/14/2016

This post features a table that provides an overview of all custom sample dashboard and widget...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim Date: 09/01/2016

This post features a table that provides an overview of all custom sample monitor and rule templates...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim 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...

Author: Wei H Lim Date: 09/28/2015

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