SCOM: How to change time range in performance view in the Web console.

When viewing a performance view in the web console, you may note that the default time range is 24 hours of data, and the option to change this is unavailable.

This time range can be changed for all web console by altering a file on the server hosting the Web Console as follows.

1. Open web.config in the (InstallDirectory)\Web Console on the server that hosts the Web console with notepad.

2. Add the following key under configuration, appsettings:

...where 'X' is the number of hours you'd like to display in the Web Console.

The following is an example of what to change in web.config to set the console to show 48 hours worth of data:

Excellent tip from Michael Pearson at Microsoft.

SCOM: Alert - Agent proxying needs to be enabled...

Since the release of SP1, you may have noticed a number of the following alerts generated from your RMS or a management server:

Agent proxying needs to be enabled for a health services to submit discovery data about other computers.

If you look at the alert details you'll see something like this:

Details:Health service ( 26ACBEF7-C424-4943-FFA6-6BF4E1C1D18B ) should not generate data about this managed object (52A4944E-FCB2-B4D7-0E51-AF18AB48434C ).

Although this alert is generated from your MS/RMS, what it actually means is that the agent proxy setting needs to be enabled on an agent that is connected to that server. The obvious question is: Which agent actually needs to have the setting enabled?




The alpha numeric strings are actually GUIDs, one referencing the Management Server, the other the agent itself. To determine the agent based on the GUID, run the following query against the OpsDB:


select * from basemanagedentity
where basemanagedentityid = '52A4944E-FCB2-B4D7-0E51-AF18AB48434C '


Note that the GUID pasted in is typically the second GUID listed. Note also that I have observed these GUIDs to be transposed on occasion, so the rule of thumb is to run this query against both GUIDs, disregarding the GUID of the MS/RMS.