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Can SCOM monitor my non windows things? Euhm yes it can! Dieter Wijckmans

Sysctr Track: Can SCOM monitor other stuff than Windows thingies Euhm yes it can!

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by Dieter Wijckmans Go beyond the borders of windows machines and expand the horizon of SCOM… In fact you can virtually get everything in your SCOM console! In this session we’ll go over the cross platform capabilities and even beyond. Getting data in of API applications, linux machines,... I’ll showcase the fact that SCOM can be the heart of all your monitoring needs and even monitor your home if you have the right connected devices. Join this session to open the door to getting everything in your console and let SCOM become your central point of monitoring!

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  • 1. Can SCOM monitor my non windows things? Euhm yes it can! Dieter Wijckmans

2. About me Scug.be 3. Motto 4. Agenda Think outside the box Linux PowerShell your way in API: The possibilities are endless 5. Get ready to start Check what you want to do Check who to involve Check how you want to proceed 6. Distros? 7. Installing the agent on Linux 8. Mechanism Check Correct FQDN certificate on Linux machine Check servers for correct certificate Connection made over SSH Package copied to Linux Install + feedback to MS Final Certificate signing 9. See it in action 10. What tools can I use? 11. Put Scomness in your script $API = New-Object ComObject MOM.ScriptAPI $PropertyBag = $API.CreatePropertyBag() $PropertyBag.addValue(name,value) $PropertyBag 12. Test the script Run the script without the $propertybag to check value $API.Return($Propertybag) 13. Collection vs Monitoring Performance Collection Monitoring vs 14. Combining the powers 15. Creating the script monitor with MP Author 16. Search for capable devices 17. Search for APIs Nest: https://github.com/gboudreau/nest-api Netatmo: http://dev.netatmo.com/doc/ Flukso: https://docs.google.com/file/d/13wB85cPx_5nykBq3ZShnClHa1rpkRE5edN EluMqxrFaCRlvJrD8Bn_6UDCs9/edit?pli=1 Wemo: http://developers.belkin.com/wemo/sdk Synology: http://www.synology.com/en- global/support/surveillance_station_web_api 18. See it in action 19. Try to get as many devices in 1 monitoring tool Look to find your way in PowerShell is the way to go 20. Links Scug blog: http://scug.be/dieter/ SCOM 2012 link overview blog: SCOM 2012 overview link blog Monitor your home with SCOM http://scug.be/dieter/2014/02/19/monitor-your-home-with-scom/ Installing Linux agents walkthroughs http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/archive/2012/03/18/depl oying-unix-linux-agents-using-opsmgr-2012.aspx http://stefanroth.net/2014/02/03/scom-linux-agent-deployment- signed-certificate-verification-operation-was-not-successful/ 21. And take home the Lumia 1320 Present your feedback form when you exit the last session & go for the drink Give Me Feedback 22. Follow Technet Belgium @technetbelux Subscribe to the TechNet newsletter aka.ms/benews Be the first to know 23. Belgiums biggest IT PRO Conference