t_systems_mms.icinga_director.icinga_command module – Manage commands in Icinga2

Note

This module is part of the t_systems_mms.icinga_director collection (version 1.33.1).

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 t\_systems\_mms.icinga\_director.

To use it in a playbook, specify: t_systems_mms.icinga_director.icinga_command.

New in t_systems_mms.icinga_director 1.0.0

Synopsis

  • Add or remove a command to Icinga2 through the director API.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

append

boolean

added in t_systems_mms.icinga_director 1.25.0

Do not overwrite the whole object but instead append the defined properties.

Note - Appending to existing vars, imports or any other list/dict is not possible. You have to overwrite the complete list/dict.

Note - Variables that are set by default will also be applied, even if not set.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

arguments

dictionary

Arguments of the command.

Each argument can take either a string, a json or a dict

When using a dict as argument value, the following properties are supported. skip_key, repeat_key, required, order, description), set_if, value.

The value property can be either a string, a json or a dict. When used as a dict, you can define its type as Function and set its body property as an Icinga DSL piece of config.

client_cert

path

PEM formatted certificate chain file to be used for SSL client authentication.

This file can also include the key as well, and if the key is included, client_key is not required.

client_key

path

PEM formatted file that contains your private key to be used for SSL client authentication.

If client_cert contains both the certificate and key, this option is not required.

command

string

The command Icinga should run. Required when state is present.

Absolute paths are accepted as provided, relative paths are prefixed with “PluginDir + “, similar Constant prefixes are allowed.

Spaces will lead to separation of command path and standalone arguments.

Please note that this means that we do not support spaces in plugin names and paths right now.

disabled

boolean

Disabled objects will not be deployed.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

force

boolean

If yes do not get a cached copy.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

force_basic_auth

boolean

Credentials specified with url_username and url_password should be passed in HTTP Header.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

http_agent

string

Header to identify as, generally appears in web server logs.

Default: "ansible-httpget"

imports

list / elements=string

Importable templates, add as many as you want. Please note that order matters when importing properties from multiple templates - last one wins.

Default: []

methods_execute

aliases: command_type

string

Plugin Check commands are what you need when running checks against your infrastructure.

Notification commands will be used when it comes to notify your users.

Event commands allow you to trigger specific actions when problems occur.

Some people use them for auto-healing mechanisms, like restarting services or rebooting systems at specific thresholds.

Choices:

  • "PluginCheck" ← (default)

  • "PluginNotification"

  • "PluginEvent"

object_name

aliases: name

string / required

Name of the command.

state

string

Apply feature state.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

timeout

string

Optional command timeout. Allowed values are seconds or durations postfixed with a specific unit (for example 1m or also 3m 30s).

url

string / required

HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP URL in the form (http|https|ftp)://[user[:pass]]@host.domain[:port]/path

url_password

string

The password for use in HTTP basic authentication.

If the url_username parameter is not specified, the url_password parameter will not be used.

url_username

string

The username for use in HTTP basic authentication.

This parameter can be used without url_password for sites that allow empty passwords

use_gssapi

boolean

added in ansible-core 2.11

Use GSSAPI to perform the authentication, typically this is for Kerberos or Kerberos through Negotiate authentication.

Requires the Python library gssapi to be installed.

Credentials for GSSAPI can be specified with url_username/url_password or with the GSSAPI env var KRB5CCNAME that specified a custom Kerberos credential cache.

NTLM authentication is not supported even if the GSSAPI mech for NTLM has been installed.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

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:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

validate_certs

boolean

If no, SSL certificates will not be validated.

This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

vars

dictionary

Custom properties of the command.

Default: {}

zone

string

Icinga cluster zone. Allows to manually override Directors decisions of where to deploy your config to.

You should consider not doing so unless you gained deep understanding of how an Icinga Cluster stack works.

Notes

Note

  • This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: Create command
  t_systems_mms.icinga_director.icinga_command:
    state: present
    url: "{{ icinga_url }}"
    url_username: "{{ icinga_user }}"
    url_password: "{{ icinga_pass }}"
    arguments:
      '--authpassphrase':
        value: $snmpv3_priv_key$
      '--authprotocol':
        value: $snmpv3_auth_protocol$
      '--critical':
        value: $centreon_critical$
      '--filter':
        value: $centreon_filter$
      '--hostname':
        value: $snmp_address$
      '--maxrepetitions':
        value: $centreon_maxrepetitions$
      '--mode':
        value: $centreon_mode$
      '--plugin':
        value: $centreon_plugin$
      '--privpassphrase':
        value: $snmpv3_auth_key$
      '--privprotocol':
        value: $snmpv3_priv_protocol$
      '--snmp-community':
        value: $snmp_community$
      '--snmp-timeout':
        value: $snmp_timeout$
      '--snmp-username':
        value: $snmpv3_user$
      '--snmp-version':
        value: $snmp_version$
      '--subsetleef':
        value: $centreon_subsetleef$
      '--verbose':
        set_if: $centreon_verbose$
      '--warning':
        value: $centreon_warning$
      '--dummy-arg':
        description: "dummy arg using Icinga DSL code"
        value:
          type: "Function"
          body: 'return macro("$dummy_var$")'
    command: "/opt/centreon-plugins/centreon_plugins.pl"
    command_type: "PluginCheck"
    disabled: false
    object_name: centreon-plugins
    imports:
      - centreon-plugins-template
    vars:
      centreon_maxrepetitions: 20
      centreon_subsetleef: 20
      centreon_verbose: false
      snmp_address: $address$
      snmp_timeout: 60
      snmp_version: '2'
      snmpv3_auth_key: authkey
      snmpv3_priv_key: privkey
      snmpv3_user: user

- name: Update command
  t_systems_mms.icinga_director.icinga_command:
    state: present
    url: "{{ icinga_url }}"
    url_username: "{{ icinga_user }}"
    url_password: "{{ icinga_pass }}"
    object_name: centreon-plugins
    timeout: "1m"
    append: true

- name: Create event command
  t_systems_mms.icinga_director.icinga_command:
    state: present
    url: "{{ icinga_url }}"
    url_username: "{{ icinga_user }}"
    url_password: "{{ icinga_pass }}"
    command: "/opt/scripts/restart_httpd"
    object_name: "restart_httpd"
    command_type: "PluginEvent"
    arguments:
      '-s':
        value: $service.state$
      '-t':
        value: $service.state_type$
      '-a':
        set_if: $service.check_attempt$
        value: $restart_service$

Authors

  • Sebastian Gumprich (@rndmh3ro)