Microsoft SCOM Collection for Ansible
This collection provides Ansible modules and plugins for automating Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) infrastructure. It enables users to manage SCOM environments, configure monitoring, and automate operational tasks through Ansible playbooks.
Our mission
At the Microsoft SCOM collection, our mission is to produce and maintain simple, flexible,
and powerful open-source software tailored to Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) automation.
We welcome members from all skill levels to participate actively in our open, inclusive, and vibrant community.
Whether you are an expert or just beginning your journey with Ansible and Microsoft SCOM,
you are encouraged to contribute, share insights, and collaborate with fellow enthusiasts!
Code of Conduct
We follow the Ansible Code of Conduct in all our interactions within this project.
If you encounter abusive behavior, please refer to the policy violations section of the Code for information on how to raise a complaint.
Communication
For more information about communication, see the Ansible communication guide.
Contributing to this collection
The content of this collection is made by people like you, a community of individuals collaborating on making the world better through developing automation software.
We are actively accepting new contributors and all types of contributions are very welcome.
Don't know how to start? Refer to the Ansible community guide!
Want to submit code changes? Take a look at the Quick-start development guide.
We also use the following guidelines:
Collection maintenance
The current maintainers are listed in the MAINTAINERS file. If you have questions or need help, feel free to mention them in the proposals.
To learn how to maintain/become a maintainer of this collection, refer to the Maintainer guidelines.
It is necessary for maintainers of this collection to be subscribed to:
They also should be subscribed to Ansible's The Bullhorn newsletter.
Governance
The process of decision making in this collection is based on discussing and finding consensus among participants.
Every voice is important. If you have something on your mind, create an issue or dedicated discussion and let's discuss it!
Installation
Before using this collection, you need to install it with the Ansible Galaxy command-line tool:
ansible-galaxy collection install microsoft.scom
You can also include it in a requirements.yml file and install it with ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml, using the format:
---
collections:
- name: microsoft.scom
Note that if you install the collection from Ansible Galaxy, it will not be upgraded automatically when you upgrade the ansible package. To upgrade the collection to the latest available version, run the following command:
ansible-galaxy collection install microsoft.scom --upgrade
You can also install a specific version of the collection, for example, if you need to downgrade when something is broken in the latest version (please report an issue). Use the following syntax to install version 0.1.0:
ansible-galaxy collection install microsoft.scom:==0.1.0
See using Ansible collections for more details.
Using the Collection SCOM Plugin On AAP/EDA
In order to use the collection plugin scom_plugin on your AAP/EDA you have to have it on the EDA Decision Environment
To build an EDA Decision Environment use microsoft.scom/Containerfile
podman build -t scom-eda-de:1.0.0 .
Push the image to your container registry
Use the image to create decision environment in EDA
In EDA Rulebook Activations create rulebook activation with the created decision environment
And with Rulebook microsoft.scom/extensions/eda/rulebooks/scom-rulebook.yml
Release notes
See the changelog.
Support
As Red Hat Ansible Certified Content, this collection is entitled to support through Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) using the Create issue button on the top right corner.
If a support case cannot be opened with Red Hat and the collection has been obtained either from Galaxy or GitHub, there may community help available on the Ansible Forum.
More information
Licensing
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
See LICENSE to see the full text.
