Powershell Script to clear cache in SCOM Agents

$path = “C:\GreyAgents.txt”

$srvlist = Get-Content “$path”

$serviceName = “HealthService”

Foreach ($srv in $srvlist)
{
Write-host “Greyagents” : “$srv”

Invoke-Command -ComputerName $srv -Scriptblock{ Stop-Service -ServiceName ‘HealthService’}

Invoke-Command -ComputerName $srv -Scriptblock{ Remove-item -path “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\Agent\Health Service State” -Recurse}

Start-sleep -Seconds 10

Invoke-Command -ComputerName $srv -Scriptblock{ Start-Service -ServiceName ‘HealthService’}

Write-host “Cleared Cache Successfully”

}

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Powershell Script to schedule Maintenance Mode in SCOM

 

$path = “C:\SCOMMaintenanceMode.txt”
$domain = “kartik.com”

 

$MyFile = Get-content “$path”
$MyFile
foreach($srv in $MyFile)
{
Write-host “ServerName : $srv”

$startTime = [DateTime]::Now
$endTime = $startTime.AddMinutes(20)

$srv += “.$domain”

$Class = get-SCOMclass | where-object {$_.Name -eq “Microsoft.Windows.Computer”};
$Instance = Get-SCOMClassInstance -Class $Class | Where-Object {$_.Displayname -eq “$srv”};
Start-SCOMMaintenanceMode -Instance $Instance -Reason “PlannedOther” -EndTime $endTime -Comment “Scheduled SCOM Maintenance Window”

}

 

Powershell Script to recycle HealthService on all GreyAgents in SCOM

$path = “C:\GreyAgents.txt”

$srvlist = Get-Content “$path”

$serviceName = “HealthService”

Foreach ($srv in $srvlist)
{
Write-host “Greyagents” : “$srv”

 

Invoke-Command -ComputerName $srv -Scriptblock{ Stop-Service -ServiceName ‘HealthService’}

 

Start-sleep -Seconds 10

 

Invoke-Command -ComputerName $srv -Scriptblock{ Start-Service -ServiceName ‘HealthService’}

Write-host “Health Service ReStarted Successfully”

}

 

List out Grey agents in SCOM with Powershell

# Create a file for output

$file=”C:\Greyagents.txt”

$startdate =Get-date

$runtime =”$(Get-date -format “M/dd/yyyy H:MM”)”

$CurrentDate = $CurrentDate.ToString(‘MM-dd-yyyy_hh-mm-Ss’)

#get the SystemCenter Agent Class

$agent = Get-SCOMClass | where-object{$_.name -eq “microsoft.systemcenter.agent”}

#Get the grey agents

$objects = Get-SCOMMonitoringObject -class:$agent | where {$_.IsAvailable –eq $false}

forEach($object in $objects)
{

# display list of grey agents in PS window

write-host “Greyagents:$object”

#if you want output to Notepad, execute this

$object.displayname+”,”+$Object.HealthState| Out-file $file -append

# if you want output to csv, execute this

$object|Select Displayname,Healthstate | Export-Csv -Path “C:\Greyagents\Greyagents_$currentdate.csv”

}

 

 

 

 

 

 

Useful Excel Tips

How to compare two columns in Excel

 

  1. Select the specific column
  2. Navigate to Home- Conditional Formatting
  3. Select New Rule
  4. Select the option ” Use a formula which cells to format
  5. Add the formula =countif($B:$B, $A1)
  6. Navigate to Format Cells and select Fill
  7. Select any colour to differentiate the results
  8. Now the matching values will have the selected colour