# Microsoft SCOM Integration
By connecting [Microsoft System Center Operations Manager](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/scom/welcome?view=sc-om-2025) (SCOM) to ilert, you centralize alert ingestion from Windows servers and applications. These technical alerts are routed to on-call teams for structured escalation, helping reduce response time and ensure system reliability.
## In ilert: Create an Microsoft SCOM alert source
1. Go to **Alert sources** --> **Alert sources** and click on **Create new alert source**
2. Search for **Microsoft SCOM** in the search field, click on the Microsoft SCOM tile and click on **Next**.
3. Give your alert source a name, optionally assign teams and click **Next**.
4. Select an **escalation policy** by creating a new one or assigning an existing one.
5. Select you [Alert grouping](https://docs.ilert.com/alerting/configure-alerting/alert-sources#alert-grouping) preference and click **Continue setup**. You may click **Do not group alerts** for now and change it later.
6. The next page show additional settings such as customer alert templates or notification prioritiy. Click on **Finish setup** for now.
7. On the final page, an API key and / or webhook URL will be generated that you will need later in this guide.
## In Microsoft SCOM: Add ilert Webhook as Channel
1. Download our script ilert.ps1.\
Download links:\
[ilert Microsoft SCOM](https://github.com/iLert/ilert-ms-scom)
2. Save this script into the following path:
```
C:\scripts\ilert
```
3. In Microsoft SCOM Operations Console open the **Administration** view.
4. Navigate to **Notification**.
5. Create a new **Command** channel by right clicking on **Channels -> New channel -> Command...**
6. Enter a channel name and click on **Next**
7. Enter following into the input fields:\\
8. Enter following into the input fields and click on **Finish**:\\
Full path of the command file:
```
C:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
```
\
Command line parameters:\
\&#xNAN;*Replace the parameter string "Enter API Key" with your ilert API Key created in* [*this step*](#in-ilert-create-microsoft-scom-alert-source)\_\_
```powershell
-F "C:\scripts\ilert\ilert.ps1" -AlertID "$Data[Default='NotPresent']/Context/DataItem/AlertId$" -AlertSourceKey "Enter API Key"
```
\
Startup folder for the command line:
```
C:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\
```
9. Create a new Subscriber by right clicking on **Subscriber -> New subscriber...**
10. Select a user as subscriber and click on **Next**
12. Leave the schedule settings on default.
13. On the next view click on **Add...** to add a new subscriber address
14. Enter an address name and click on **Next**
15. Select **Command** as **Channel Type** and **ilert Webhook** as **Command Channel**
16. Leave the schedule notification settings on **Always send notifications** and click on **Finish**
17. Create a new Subscription by right clicking on **Subscription -> New subscription...**
18. Set a name and proceed to the next step
19. Specify a criteria for your subscription(Note: If selecting a condition, please remove the "Notify on all alerts" to prevent multiple identical alert submission). Leave this as "Notify on all alerts" to receive a notification on all alerts.
20. Add the previously made **Subscriber** to the **Subscription**
21. Add the previously made **Channel** to the **Subscription**
22. Finish the setup
## FAQ
**Will alerts in ilert be resolved automatically?**
Yes, as soon as an alert is being **closed** or marked as **resolved**, the alert in ilert will be resolved automatically.
**Will alerts in ilert be accepted automatically?**
Yes, as soon as an alert is being marked as **acknowledged**, the alert in ilert will be accepted automatically.
