The path to become a SCOM Master…Ready to take it to the next level?

Cameron Fuller@Cfullermvp

Dieter Wijckmans@Dieterwijckmans

#MMSMOA

@CFullerMVP

Principal Consultant

Started with MOM 2000

Dallas TX, USA

Cameron Fuller

@DieterWijckmans

Managing Consultant

http://scug.be/dieter

CDM MVP since 2014

They see me rollin’

Dieter Wijckmans

DWI@coretech.be

Motto

It’s doing common things uncommonly well that brings success…

House of tails dogs charity

All donations go 100% to the charity#MMSGIVEBACK

This is tough!

Community first!

Ask questions!

Don’t hold back

Q&A is not only at the end!

Agenda

OM management

Exploring new universes

Visualization

om management

This is tough?Yes!

Done clicking!

Automate things

• Need to do this more than twice a week?

• Involves more than 5 clicks? *

• Room for error?

Rule of thumb

:

* Start counting your clicks!

Start automating

NOW

Keeping it all running

• Keep SCOM inline• Try to keep it in the background

• Make alerts clear for non technical people…

Increase the image

of SCOM

Keeping SCOM up to date

• UR? • Tip: always check community

• New features released regularly

Follow the

release cycle

Keeping mp’s up to date

•Don’t update straight away

•Read manuals!•New feature in SCOM2016!

MP update

tips

DemoLet’s make this easier!

Explore new universes

Something more to do?

Explore new universes

RBAC + groups

Sysctr 2016

Update or not?

Explore new universes

OMS = OMG?

ACS

AEM?

DemoLet’s get the dust cleared up…

visualization

Visualization

Business services?

Monitor my SLA’s?

Distributed Applications!

Do I have a problem?

• I’m getting alerts so everything works, right?

• It’s not me, it’s the users.• I have everything monitored so I have 360 monitoring

Phase 1:

Denial

Do I have a problem?

• Ok people are complaining that they get too many alerts when something happens…

• Ok I can’t pinpoint right away the issue…

• I might have room for improvement…

Phase 2: Recogniti

on

Do I have a problem?

• Hmmm how can I change the way SCOM works to get the users of my back?

• Maybe I can implement SLA’s and SLO’s to show management.

• That’s it! I’m ready for a change!

Phase 3: Acceptance

What do I get out of it?

• Find the relationships between objects

• Less alerts• Direct root cause analasys

• Happy users

Instant

gains

Start small…

Rule 1: Start small

Rule 2: Keep asking questions

Rule 3: Never

believe “document

ation”

Rule 4: Test, test and test.

Phase 1: Get all the building blocks

Take your documentation and get all the components lined up and ready to go.

Check the health of the components

Check the monitoring of the components to avoid false positives

Phase 2: Build the service DA

Create the distributed applicationCreate the object groupsFill the object groups with the objects

Phase 3: Define the relationships

Check the relationships of the object groupsDefine the alert flow

Check your test scenario

Let’s reflect

Visualization

Can I get a pretty picture?

Am I there yet?

OK show me!

DemoLet’s see the light…

Key takeaways

Don’t be afraid to try…There’s a solution for all monitoring scenariosCan’t find one? Build one!

It’s ok to combine other solutions.

Q&A

Q&A?

Well euhm the official one!

Shoot! *

* probably no questions anymore…

Thanks!