OpCon on Docker Installation

Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator

What Is It?

OpCon's server components can be installed and run in a Docker container. The image and installation instructions are available at the opcon-server repository on Docker Hub.

The opcon-server Docker image includes:

• SMA OpCon Database Scripts
• SMA OpCon RestAPI
• SMA OpCon Service Manager
• SMA OpCon Solution Manager

Known Limitations

• SQL Server must have SQL authentication enabled
• SMA OpCon Solution Manager does not support Windows Authentication
• The following notifications are not supported:
  • Windows Event Log
  • Network Message
  • SNMP Trap
  • SPO Event Report
  • Run Command
• The [[$DATE]] Global Property uses the "Short Date" format. The default on Windows is mm/dd/yyyy, but Linux resolves to a different format. Update the $DATE value to mm/dd/yyyy to avoid issues

SMAUtility Schedule

If no SMAUtility schedule is detected in the database, a Linux-based SMAUtility schedule is added automatically.

The following Global Properties must be set for the schedule to run:

• SMADBCredentials
• SQLMaintUser
• SQLMaintPassword

Configuration Options

Setting	What It Does	Default	Notes

Operations

Monitoring

• If no SMAUtility schedule is detected in the database at startup, a Linux-based SMAUtility schedule is added automatically. Verify that the SMADBCredentials, SQLMaintUser, and SQLMaintPassword Global Properties are set for this schedule to run correctly.
• The [[$DATE]] Global Property uses the "Short Date" format. On Linux containers, the date resolves differently than the Windows default (mm/dd/yyyy); update the $DATE Global Property value to mm/dd/yyyy to prevent date-related automation failures.

Alerts and Log Files

• The following notification types are not supported in Docker deployments and will not deliver: Windows Event Log, Network Message, SNMP Trap, SPO Event Report, and Run Command. Plan alternative alerting mechanisms for these notification types.
• SQL Server must have SQL authentication enabled; Windows Authentication is not supported for the SMA OpCon Solution Manager in Docker.

FAQs

Q: What components are included in the opcon-server Docker image?

The Docker image includes SMA OpCon Database Scripts, SMA OpCon RestAPI, SMA OpCon Service Manager, and SMA OpCon Solution Manager.

Q: What notification types are not supported in the Docker deployment?

Windows Event Log, Network Message, SNMP Trap, SPO Event Report, and Run Command notifications are not supported in the Docker container environment.

Q: What date format issue should be addressed when running OpCon on Docker with Linux?

The [[$DATE]] Global Property uses the "Short Date" format. On Linux, this resolves to a different format than the Windows default (mm/dd/yyyy). Update the $DATE value to mm/dd/yyyy to avoid date-related issues.

Glossary

SMAUtility Schedule: A pre-built OpCon schedule installed during setup that contains standard maintenance jobs for audit history cleanup, job history cleanup, and BIRT report generation.

Solution Manager: OpCon's browser-based graphical user interface for managing automation data, performing operational actions, and administering the system.

Notification: A message sent by the SMA Notify Handler when a Machine, Schedule, or Job changes to a specific status. Notifications can be delivered as emails, text messages, Windows Event Log entries, SNMP traps, or other formats.

Schedule: A named container for jobs in OpCon, built for a specific date to create that day's automation. Schedules define build settings, frequencies, and the jobs that run within them.

OpCon: Continuous' workflow automation platform. The OpCon server includes the database, SAM and Supporting Services (SAM-SS), and graphical user interfaces. agents installed on target platforms run jobs and report results.