SCOM-DataCollector - v3.8.8

Change Log

Bug Fixes

• Fixed columns returned with User Rights Assignment (-GetLocalSecurity).

Additions

• New condition being checked by the Best Practice Analyzer:
  • Will verify if there is an Operations Manager Event Id: 21410 present. If so, the script will guide you to increasing the Async Process Limit for the Command Notification Channel. More info: https://kevinholman.com/2021/08/25/what-account-will-command-channel-notifications-run-as-in-scom/

SCOM-DataCollector - v3.8.7

Change Log

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Latency checker Best Practice Analyzer.

Additions

• Added TLS Cipher Suites to the -CheckTLS parameter.

SCOM-DataCollector - v3.8.6

Change Log

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the -MSInfo32 switch to allow it gather with the -All switch.

SCOM-DataCollector - v3.8.5

Change Log

Bug Fixes

• Fixed DBSize Query for OperationsManager and Data Warehouse Databases.
• Modified the Grooming_Logs_OpsDB.sql query to not include seconds in the value field.

Additions

• Added WinHTTP Proxy information to General Information.

SCOM-DataCollector - v3.8.4

Change Log

Bug Fixes

• Fixed small issue with the -GetConfiguration switch.
• Fixed issue with Product Version Detection for SCOM 2022 Agent.
• Updated internal SCOM / SQL Build Version lists.

Additions

• Modified -GetConfiguration switch to gather registry data on more paths:
  • HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\HealthService
  • HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Operations Manager\3.0
  • HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\System Center\2010
  • HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\System Center Operations Manager\12
• Added User Roles, so you will now get a full list of User Roles and their Members.

SCOM-DataCollector - v3.8.3

Change Log

Bug Fixes

• Fixed All Menu Option, now will gather Configuration as originally intended.
• Local Security / User Rights will now collect again, there was a bug that has been fixed.
• Fixed alot of tiny bugs.
• Script will now run from Powershell ISE as intended.

SCOM-DataCollector - v3.8.2

Change Log

Bug Fixes

• Fix issue with Output Folder not being created when running the parameter -SQLOnly. (Thank you Pascal Wechsler for reporting this issue)
• Added better error handling for select-object with OpsMgrAC registry key, when running -CheckTLS.
• Attempt to fix the output of the Best Practice Analyzer so that all detected items are not written to the same line.

Additions

• Added new SQL Query: Maintenance_Mode_ManagementServers.sql

---

More Information

• The next big release will contain the Linux Data Collector (script developed by Udish Mudiar)! His script is located here: https://github.com/Udish17/SCOMLinuxDataCollector

SCOM-DataCollector - v3.8.1

Change Log

Bug Fixes

• You will now get prompted everytime you run the script without a -Yes parameter, that asks you if you want to run the script as another account.
• Attempted to fix GpResult to allow it to return correctly.
• Fixed several small bugs in General Information.
• Attempt to fix error reporting to Error.log.
• Updated -CheckTLS it will now verify if you have OBDC Driver v11, 13, 17, or 18 installed.
• Updated -GetRulesAndMonitors, it will now return the correct data for Rules / Monitors where it would fail before.
• Fixed issue with -GetLocalSecurity not returning correctly for the local machine. Also attempted to add better error handling.
• Fixed issue with -GetInstallLogs where it would not correctly copy the files due to paths being invalid.
• $ManagementServer internal variable that would return incorrectly due to an issue with how I was calculating the correct server, this is now fixed.
• Configuration Checker has been fixed to work with the -ManagementServers parameter.
• Fixed issue when relaunching the script as another account, this was caused by the first question (Do you want to run as SDK?), this is now fixed and should no longer be an issue.
• Connectivity test to remote file shares should no longer fail if you are actually able to access them.
• Other small unlisted fixes.

Additions

• Linux Agent Authentication Type has been added to General Information.txt (Kerberos / Basic) - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/scom/manage-linux-kerberos-auth?view=sc-om-2019#enable-or-disable-kerberos-authentication-on-a-management-or-a-gateway-server

• Updated script internal SQL Product version list to latest released.

• Added ability to output script runtime information into the version file that is in the output zip (datacollector-v3.8.1 file).

  Script Running as User:
  contoso\Administrator
  
  Script Running on Server:
  MS01-2019
  
  Script Path:
  C:\DataCollector\DataCollector.ps1
  
  Parameters Passed:
  -AssumeYes  -SkipConnectivityTests  -ManagementServers MS02-2019 
  
  Script execution started on date/time:
  March 18, 2022 @ 1:49 PM
  
  Script execution completed on date/time:
  March 18, 2022 @ 1:54 PM
  

• New Parameter -SkipConnectivityTests

• New Parameter -SkipGeneralInformation

• New Parameter -SkipSQLQueries

• New Script Auto Updater will be included. This will allow you to download the latest version of the Data Collector from the internet. (Option 4 in the Built-in Menu OR the new file included in the release Script-Auto-Updater.ps1).

• Added System Uptime to General Information.

• Added w32tm gathering to the General Information text file, to assist with issues relating to time skew.

• Added Best Practice Anaylzer to Output of Script Execution.

• Added ability for Best Analyzer to be run against local and remote Management Servers.

• The Report Builder will be included in the Release Assets going forward.

---

More Information

• You now have more control over the Data Collector with the ability to skip checks / general information gathering.

  Example 1

  If you want to gather the Event Logs from all Management Servers and THATS IT:

  .\DataCollector.ps1 -SkipSQLQueries -SkipGeneralInformation -GetEventLogs

  Example 2

  If you want to skip connectivity checks and attempt to get as much data as possible:

  .\DataCollector.ps1 -SkipConnectivityTests -All
  

• The only gathering the script does by default when the script is run, is the General Information.txt file and the SQL Queries. But you can exclude these with the following parameters: -SkipGeneralInformation -SkipSQLQueries

SCOM-DataCollector - v3.8.0

Bug Fixes

• Fixed General Information Gathering for DB information.
• Note.txt is now working as intended.
• Updated a few SQL Queries.
• Improved Web Console version detection.

Additions

• You can now see if Always On is Enabled for the SCOM SQL DB Instances. This information is in the General Information text file, as well as the SQL Properties for the Operations Manager and Data Warehouse databases.

Known Issues

• Configuration Checker does not work correctly when you specify specific Management Servers with the -ManagementServers parameter.

SCOM-DataCollector - v3.7.9

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Is_Broker_Enabled detection for OpsMgr and DW databases in General Information.txt.
• Fixed a few issues with General Information.
• Other minor fixes.

Additions

• Source will now be included in the assets with each release, named: SCOM-DataCollector-Source.zip