Enable-SCOMMonitor

Enable-SCOMMonitor

Enables monitors in Operations Manager.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Empty
Enable-SCOMMonitor [-ManagementPack] <ManagementPack> [-Monitor] <ManagementPackMonitor[]> [[-Enforce]] [[-PassThru]] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: FromGroup
Enable-SCOMMonitor [[-Group] <MonitoringObject[]> ] [-ManagementPack] <ManagementPack> [-Monitor] <ManagementPackMonitor[]> [[-Enforce]] [[-PassThru]] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: FromInstance
Enable-SCOMMonitor [[-Instance] <MonitoringObject[]> ] [-ManagementPack] <ManagementPack> [-Monitor] <ManagementPackMonitor[]> [[-Enforce]] [[-PassThru]] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: FromManagementPackClass
Enable-SCOMMonitor [-Class] <ManagementPackClass[]> [-ManagementPack] <ManagementPack> [-Monitor] <ManagementPackMonitor[]> [[-Enforce]] [[-PassThru]] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Enable-SCOMMonitor cmdlet enables monitors in System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. In Operations Manager, this cmdlet monitors define logic for determining the health of an object.

Parameters

-Class<ManagementPackClass[]>

Specifies an array of class objects. For information about how to get a class object, type Get-Help Get-SCOMClass.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Enforce

Indicates that the cmdlet sets the Enforce property on the override to $True.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

4

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Group<MonitoringObject[]>

Specifies an array of group objects. For information about how to get a group object, type Get-Help Get-SCOMGroup.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Instance<MonitoringObject[]>

Specifies an array of class instance objects. The Instance parameter also accepts group objects as input. For information about how to get a class instance object, type Get-Help Get-SCOMClassInstance.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ManagementPack<ManagementPack>

Specifies one or more management pack objects where you can save the override. If the monitor is in an unsealed management pack, you must save the overrides into the same management pack. For information about how to get a management pack object, type Get-Help Get-SCOMManagementPack.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

2

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Monitor<ManagementPackMonitor[]>

Specifies an array of monitor objects. For information about how to get a monitor object, type Get-Help Get-SCOMMonitor.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

2

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PassThru

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

4

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Examples

Example 1: Enable a monitor

This example enables an Operations Manager monitor.

The first command uses the Get-SCOMManagementPack cmdlet to get a management pack object, and it stores the result in the variable named $MP.

The second command uses the Get-SCOMClass cmdlet to get a class object, and it stores the result in the variable named $Class.

The third command uses the Get-SCOMMonitor cmdlet to get a monitor object, and it stores the result in the variable named $Monitor.

The fourth command uses the Enable-SCOMMonitor cmdlet to enable the monitor by using the Enforce parameter.

PS C:\> $MP = Get-SCOMManagementPack -Displayname "My SQL MP Customization" | where {$_.Sealed -eq $False}
PS C:\> $Class = Get-SCOMClass -DisplayName "SQL DB Engine"
PS C:\> $Monitor = Get-SCOMMonitor -DisplayName "*memory*"
PS C:\> Enable-SCOMMonitor -Class $Class -ManagementPack $MP -Monitor $Monitor -Enforce

Get-SCOMClass

Get-SCOMClassInstance

Get-SCOMGroup

Get-SCOMManagementPack

Disable-SCOMMonitor

Get-SCOMMonitor