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

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.meraki collection (version 2.2.1).

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)