cisco.meraki.meraki_alert – Manage alerts in the Meraki cloud

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.meraki collection (version 2.2.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.meraki.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.meraki.meraki_alert.

New in version 2.1.0: of cisco.meraki

Synopsis

• Allows for creation, management, and visibility into alert settings within Meraki.

Parameters

Parameter			Choices/Defaults	Comments
alerts list / elements=dictionary				Alert-specific configuration for each type.
	alert_destinations dictionary			A hash of destinations for this specific alert.
		all_admins boolean	Choices: no yes	If true, all network admins will receive emails.
		emails list / elements=string		A list of emails that will recieve the alert(s).
		http_server_ids list / elements=string		A list of HTTP server IDs to send a Webhook to.
		snmp boolean	Choices: no yes	If true, then an SNMP trap will be sent if there is an SNMP trap server configured for this network.
	alert_type string			The type of alert.
	enabled boolean		Choices: no yes	A boolean depicting if the alert is turned on or off.
	filters raw			A hash of specific configuration data for the alert. Only filters specific to the alert will be updated. No validation checks occur against filters.
auth_key string / required				Authentication key provided by the dashboard. Required if environmental variable MERAKI_KEY is not set.
default_destinations dictionary				Properties for destinations when alert specific destinations aren't specified.
	all_admins boolean		Choices: no yes	If true, all network admins will receive emails.
	emails list / elements=string			A list of emails that will recieve the alert(s).
	http_server_ids list / elements=string			A list of HTTP server IDs to send a Webhook to.
	snmp boolean		Choices: no yes	If true, then an SNMP trap will be sent if there is an SNMP trap server configured for this network.
host string			Default: "api.meraki.com"	Hostname for Meraki dashboard. Can be used to access regional Meraki environments, such as China.
internal_error_retry_time integer			Default: 60	Number of seconds to retry if server returns an internal server error.
net_id string				ID number of a network.
net_name string				Name of a network. aliases: name, network
org_id string				ID of organization.
org_name string				Name of organization. aliases: organization
output_format string			Choices: snakecase ← camelcase	Instructs module whether response keys should be snake case (ex. net_id) or camel case (ex. netId).
output_level string			Choices: debug normal ←	Set amount of debug output during module execution.
rate_limit_retry_time integer			Default: 165	Number of seconds to retry if rate limiter is triggered.
state string			Choices: present ← query	Create or modify an alert.
timeout integer			Default: 30	Time to timeout for HTTP requests.
use_https boolean			Choices: no yes ←	If no, it will use HTTP. Otherwise it will use HTTPS. Only useful for internal Meraki developers.
use_proxy boolean			Choices: no ← yes	If no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.
validate_certs boolean			Choices: no yes ←	Whether to validate HTTP certificates.

Notes

Note

• More information about the Meraki API can be found at https://dashboard.meraki.com/api_docs.

• Some of the options are likely only used for developers within Meraki.

• As of Ansible 2.9, Meraki modules output keys as snake case. To use camel case, set the ANSIBLE_MERAKI_FORMAT environment variable to camelcase.

• Ansible’s Meraki modules will stop supporting camel case output in Ansible 2.13. Please update your playbooks.

• Check Mode downloads the current configuration from the dashboard, then compares changes against this download. Check Mode will report changed if there are differences in the configurations, but does not submit changes to the API for validation of change.

Examples

- name: Update settings
  meraki_alert:
    auth_key: abc123
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: YourNet
    state: present
    default_destinations:
      emails:
      - 'youremail@yourcorp'
      - 'youremail2@yourcorp'
      all_admins: yes
      snmp: no
    alerts:
      - type: "gatewayDown"
        enabled: yes
        filters:
          timeout: 60
        alert_destinations:
          emails:
          - 'youremail@yourcorp'
          - 'youremail2@yourcorp'
          all_admins: yes
          snmp: no
      - type: "usageAlert"
        enabled: yes
        filters:
          period: 1200
          threshold: 104857600
        alert_destinations:
          emails:
          - 'youremail@yourcorp'
          - 'youremail2@yourcorp'
          all_admins: yes
          snmp: no

- name: Query all settings
  meraki_alert:
    auth_key: abc123
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: YourNet
    state: query
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key				Returned	Description
data complex				info	Information about the created or manipulated object.
	alerts complex			success	Alert-specific configuration for each type.
		alert_destinations complex		success	A hash of destinations for this specific alert.
			all_admins boolean	success	If true, all network admins will receive emails.
			emails list / elements=string	success	A list of emails that will recieve the alert(s).
			http_server_ids list / elements=string	success	A list of HTTP server IDs to send a Webhook to.
			snmp boolean	success	If true, then an SNMP trap will be sent if there is an SNMP trap server configured for this network.
		enabled boolean		success	A boolean depicting if the alert is turned on or off.
		filters complex		success	A hash of specific configuration data for the alert. Only filters specific to the alert will be updated. No validation checks occur against filters.
		type string		success	The type of alert.
	default_destinations complex			success	Properties for destinations when alert specific destinations aren't specified.
		all_admins boolean		success	If true, all network admins will receive emails. Sample: True
		emails list / elements=string		success	A list of emails that will recieve the alert(s).
		http_server_ids list / elements=string		success	A list of HTTP server IDs to send a Webhook to.
		snmp boolean		success	If true, then an SNMP trap will be sent if there is an SNMP trap server configured for this network. Sample: True

Authors

• Kevin Breit (@kbreit)