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

Note

This plugin is part of the cisco.meraki collection (version 2.5.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

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

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

If true, all network admins will receive emails.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

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

If true, then an SNMP trap will be sent if there is an SNMP trap server configured for this network.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

alert_type

string

The type of alert.

enabled

boolean

A boolean depicting if the alert is turned on or off.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

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

If true, all network admins will receive emails.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

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

If true, then an SNMP trap will be sent if there is an SNMP trap server configured for this network.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

host

string

Hostname for Meraki dashboard.

Can be used to access regional Meraki environments, such as China.

Default: “api.meraki.com”

internal_error_retry_time

integer

Number of seconds to retry if server returns an internal server error.

Default: 60

net_id

string

ID number of a network.

net_name

aliases: name, network

string

Name of a network.

org_id

string

ID of organization.

org_name

aliases: organization

string

Name of organization.

output_format

string

Instructs module whether response keys should be snake case (ex. net_id) or camel case (ex. netId).

Choices:

  • snakecase ← (default)

  • camelcase

output_level

string

Set amount of debug output during module execution.

Choices:

  • debug

  • normal ← (default)

rate_limit_retry_time

integer

Number of seconds to retry if rate limiter is triggered.

Default: 165

state

string

Create or modify an alert.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • query

timeout

integer

Time to timeout for HTTP requests.

Default: 30

use_https

boolean

If no, it will use HTTP. Otherwise it will use HTTPS.

Only useful for internal Meraki developers.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

use_proxy

boolean

If no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

validate_certs

boolean

Whether to validate HTTP certificates.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

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

Description

data

complex

Information about the created or manipulated object.

Returned: info

alerts

complex

Alert-specific configuration for each type.

Returned: success

alert_destinations

complex

A hash of destinations for this specific alert.

Returned: success

all_admins

boolean

If true, all network admins will receive emails.

Returned: success

emails

list / elements=string

A list of emails that will recieve the alert(s).

Returned: success

http_server_ids

list / elements=string

A list of HTTP server IDs to send a Webhook to.

Returned: success

snmp

boolean

If true, then an SNMP trap will be sent if there is an SNMP trap server configured for this network.

Returned: success

enabled

boolean

A boolean depicting if the alert is turned on or off.

Returned: success

filters

complex

A hash of specific configuration data for the alert. Only filters specific to the alert will be updated.

No validation checks occur against filters.

Returned: success

type

string

The type of alert.

Returned: success

default_destinations

complex

Properties for destinations when alert specific destinations aren’t specified.

Returned: success

all_admins

boolean

If true, all network admins will receive emails.

Returned: success

Sample: true

emails

list / elements=string

A list of emails that will recieve the alert(s).

Returned: success

http_server_ids

list / elements=string

A list of HTTP server IDs to send a Webhook to.

Returned: success

snmp

boolean

If true, then an SNMP trap will be sent if there is an SNMP trap server configured for this network.

Returned: success

Sample: true

Authors

  • Kevin Breit (@kbreit)