SCOM / SCCM – Script install on DMZ or Workgroup Machine

This is a very rough and ready script to install Microsoft SCCM 2012 R2 and SCOM 2012 R2 on a non-domain joined Windows Server 2012 R2 (e.g. DMZ). The script is provided “As is” so please test it thoroughly on your environment. You will need to modify the script to suit your environment, you will notice there are no variables configured etc. On this environment SCOM and SCCM were both configured to use certificates (HTTPS), this script will generate the CSR and uses the same Certificate for SCOM and SCCM. They both require a Client and Server Authentication Certificate where the Subject Name matches the FQDN of the server. You need to configure your server name and DNS suffix before running this script. ...

22 December 2015 · 4 min · Chris Hayward

Skype for Business 2015 – Edge Servers not discovered by SCOM SfB Management Pack

I recently came across an issue where the SCOM (System Center Operations Manager) Agent was installed on all servers in a customers Skype for Business (SfB) Edge pool but they were not appearing in the SfB Management Pack (Skype for Business 2015 Server Health). All Edge servers were showing as “Agent Managed” in SCOM and appeared in “Discovered Inventory” as Critical. Using Health Explorer on each Edge server showed the following: ...

10 December 2015 · 3 min · Chris Hayward