zabbix_group – Create/delete Zabbix host groups
Synopsis
- Create host groups if they do not exist.
- Delete existing host groups if they exist.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- zabbix-api
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
host_groups - / required | List of host groups to create or delete. aliases: host_group | |
http_login_password string added in 2.1 | Basic Auth password | |
http_login_user string / required added in 2.1 | Basic Auth login | |
login_password string / required | Zabbix user password. | |
login_user string / required | Zabbix user name. | |
server_url string / required | URL of Zabbix server, with protocol (http or https). url is an alias for server_url .aliases: url | |
state - |
| Create or delete host group. |
timeout integer | Default: 10 | The timeout of API request (seconds). |
validate_certs boolean added in 2.5 |
| If set to False, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. |
Notes
Note
- Too many concurrent updates to the same group may cause Zabbix to return errors, see examples for a workaround if needed.
Examples
# Base create host groups example - name: Create host groups local_action: module: zabbix_group server_url: http://monitor.example.com login_user: username login_password: password state: present host_groups: - Example group1 - Example group2 # Limit the Zabbix group creations to one host since Zabbix can return an error when doing concurrent updates - name: Create host groups local_action: module: zabbix_group server_url: http://monitor.example.com login_user: username login_password: password state: present host_groups: - Example group1 - Example group2 when: inventory_hostname==groups['group_name'][0]
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Cove (@cove)
- Tony Minfei Ding (!UNKNOWN)
- Harrison Gu (@harrisongu)
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/zabbix_group_module.html