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Advanced MP Authoring and Design

Getting outside of the wizard and into the MP code with VSAE

Nathan ForemanJonathan Almquist

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Where to Start?

• Fundamentals of MP Operation• Breakdown of SCOM Workflows• Inter-Module data transfer• Things to keep in mind while authoring• Designing MP Structure

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Fundamentals of MP Operation

•Workflows are Executed on the System Hosting the Class• Discoveries Drive Monitoring• Discovered Class Properties are Leveraged for Monitoring•Multiple Workflows can benefit from CookDown• Agentless Monitoring has some Additional Steps

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Inside the Workflow (Modules)

• Data Source• Generates Output base on External Source / Trigger

• Probe Action• Has a Single Input Steam and Output Stream• Collects Data from External Sources (when triggered)

• Condition Detection• Has One or More Input Streams and One Output• Also used for Consolidation • Does Not use External Data

• Write Action• One Input and Optionally one Output• Only Write Actions should Change External States/Data

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Intra-Module Data Transfer

•Move Between modules as DataItem XML• Xpath Queries are Used to Extract the Data• <XPathQuery Type="Integer">Property[@Name='OldestAge']</XPathQuery>

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Things to Keep in Mind While Authoring•Will this need Elevated Privileges?• Should Overrideable Parameters be Added?•Will this be used in a Remotable Workflow?•Will this be Impactful to the Host?•Will this Leverage Cookdown?

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Designing the MP Structure

• Scenario:• File base EDI System• Input and Output Queue• We already have a base class from our Service Model• How old are files in the Queue• How many files are in the Queue• Know the current state of the Queues• Alerting option for age and count

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Designing the MP Structure (Continued)• Class Structure• Do We Need an Additional Class? Or Two?• What Properties Will we need?

•Monitoring Design• Rules to Collect Performance• Monitors to Drive State • We’ll alert off of the rules or monitor state changes

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Demo

• Demo

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Nathan ForemanJonathan Almquist

#MMSSCOM