New Post: Importing and evaluating policies
a video guide would be excellent :)I've managed to get the whole thing set up including report server but my policies are failing with the following message - any ideas? My environment:1 windows 7...
View ArticleNew Post: Importing and evaluating policies
Chris, Your error appears to be related to the PowerShell codes inability to connect to one of the servers registered in the CMS folder you are evaluating. From the error message it appears you...
View ArticleNew Post: Evaluating Policies against SQL Server in DMZ
Hello,I'm trying to connect to the SQL Server which is in a different domain. The only way I can connect is to use SQL Authentication. How do I force Invoke-PolicyEvaluation to use SQL Authentication...
View ArticleNew Post: Evaluating Policies against SQL Server in DMZ
Hello,The limitation on your issue is not in the EPM framework but with the SQL Central Management Server (CMS). It is documented that the CMS only supports Windows authentication:...
View ArticleNew Post: DB Servers in different Time zone
Wanted to check to see if anyone was using EPM on DB servers that are in different time Zones. The issue that i am running into is with @lastlogBackupdate and @lastbackupdate.My EPM server is in...
View ArticleNew Post: Execution of Powershell Script returns Results from server not in...
Good Afternoon Everyone!Has anyone come across executing the PS script and when viewing results from the SQL Server table, there are results from a server that's not in the Central Management Group...
View ArticleNew Post: False Results | Evaluating 'Simple Recovery Model' and PS script...
Good Afternoon Everyone.I evaluted the 'Check for Simple Recovery' policy using the PS script. This policy checks if my database's recovery model != SIMPLE. Well the results return 'FAIL' when it...
View ArticleNew Post: Cannot evaluate policies that use Executesql() against SQL Server 2000
I ran into the same problem. I need to get the servername and you can't use @@servername so I'm trying it with sysservers but I can't because of the NVARCHAR(MAX) SQL 2000 limitation. Is anyone aware...
View ArticleNew Post: Cannot evaluate policies that use Executesql() against SQL Server 2000
Whereas I can't speak to the executesql issue there is a way to get server name through either the Server facet or the Server Information facet. I would recommend using the Server Information facet...
View ArticleNew Post: False Results | Evaluating 'Simple Recovery Model' and PS script...
In response,It sounds as if you want to verify that your databases are set to 'Simple' mode and to do this you would need to set your condition to:@RecoveryModel = Simpleby setting your Condition to...
View ArticleNew Post: Last Successful Backup Date
I'm getting a failure coming through when the date is actually correct. This is due to the dmy being wrong I assume. Is there a way to toggle this in the Framework?All help appreciated.
View ArticleNew Post: Last Successful Backup Date
All apologies this looks to be a scheduling issue.
View ArticleNew Post: EPM reports "Windows Event Log System Failure Error" with no...
I just added a new server to my existing EPM system. EPM is reporting that it found several problems in the Windows log. For example:> Category - MS BP: Win Log > Policy Name - Windows Event...
View ArticleNew Post: EPM reports "Windows Event Log System Failure Error" with no...
The error was misleading. When I checked the powershell results directory ("D:\MSSQL10.CMS\EPM\Results" on my installation), I found the XML files for each of the policies and buried within those I...
View ArticleNew Post: EPM Framework and SQL 2012
hi,Does EPM works on SQL 2012 and for SQL 2012 Servers?Does someone have experience with that kind of configuration?Thanks,Regards,Y
View ArticleNew Post: EPM reports "Windows Event Log System Failure Error" with no...
Excellent, glad you found and fix and thank you for posting for others to learn from.
View ArticleNew Post: EPM Framework and SQL 2012
Awesome! Thanks Jorge!From: sqlchicken [email removed]Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 7:47 AMTo: Lara RubbelkeSubject: Re: EPM Framework and SQL 2012 [EPMFramework:429875]From: sqlchickenI'll test...
View ArticleNew Post: EPM Framework and SQL 2012
hi, I have installed EPM on a SQL 2012 and it works fine. Thanks, Regards,
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