Azure Automation Query

Question

Hello All,

I have a requirement to automate some of the Azure and onprem task like report software/patching version, do health check like reboot pending service/system status, Automate software installation, Extract UAM data, Event trigger for auto log and auto close incident.

As i'm a newbie, is everything possible thro Azure automation?
What are all the other possible options to explore like Azure DSC?
Kindly advise with any article or reference.

Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

Yes, Azure Automation is the best way to perform all those tasks using Runbooks. Once an automation account is created you can perform the following
Update Management

• Updates received thru Log Analytics workspace
• Schedule updates for Windows/Linux VMs

Configuration Management

• Desired State Configuration
• Inventory
• Change Tracking

You can create runbooks using PowerShell or Python and schedule them outside of update management or configuration management. There are samples for example stop/start VM from the runbook gallery.

Reference:
Azure Automation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004665
Azure Update Management: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/update-management/overview?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004665
Patch Management: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/automatic-vm-guest-patching?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004665