When Operations Manager has been up and running for a while, a couple of overrides MP’s are created that we don´t want to lose. Since there are no built-on function for this in Operations Manager, I wrote this script instead to make sure all my changes made are safely backed up on a regular basis.

So what does the script do?

The script looks after all unsealed Management Packs and then exports them to a file-path that´s specified in the script. Then the script can schedule by using Task Scheduler. It needs a folder to run in, e.g. E:\Backup.

How to use the script

The script is shown below and the only thing that needs to be changed before executing the script is the file-path, which is bold in the text below. Copy the script below and paste it into notepad before saving it as "Export.PS1"

param($ManagementServer)

Import-Module OperationsManager

New-SCOMManagementGroupConnection -ComputerName $ManagementServer

$Date = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd"

$TodaysFolder = "E:\Backup\" + $Date

New-Item $TodaysFolder -ItemType directory -Force

$mp = Get-SCOMManagementPack | where {$_.Sealed -like "False"}

Export-SCOMManagementPack -ManagementPack $mp -Path $TodaysFolder

Set-Location -Path $TodaysFolder

Create a new task by using Windows Task Scheduler and follow these steps

• Right click “Task Scheduler Library” and choose “Create Task”
• In the General pane, Mark “Run whether user is logged on or not” and “Run with highest privileges”
• You should also set the executing account to a service account, that way the script does not depend on a single persons account.
• In the Trigger pane, set the schedule. See below for an example.

• On the Actions pane, you need to tell the task what to do so click “New…” and then leave “Start a program” as it is.
• In Program/Script, paste C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe which is the default path to Powershell.exe
• In Arguments, paste the following line, edit the file-path to where you placed the script, and set your own Management Server name.

-Command "& E:\Backup\ManagementPacks\Export.ps1 -ServerName 'YourManagementServer' ; exit $LASTEXITCODE"