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

Note

This module is part of the cisco.meraki collection (version 2.18.3).

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 cisco.meraki 2.1.0

DEPRECATED

Removed in:

version 3.0.0

Why:

Updated modules released with increased functionality

Alternative:

cisco.meraki.networks_alerts_settings

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: false true
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: false true
alert_type string	The type of alert.
enabled boolean	A boolean depicting if the alert is turned on or off. Choices: false true
filters any	A hash of specific configuration data for the alert. Only filters specific to the alert will be updated. No validation checks occur against filters. Default: {}
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: false true
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: false true
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: false true ← (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: false ← (default) true
validate_certs boolean	Whether to validate HTTP certificates. Choices: false true ← (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:
      - alert_type: "gatewayDown"
        enabled: yes
        filters:
          timeout: 60
        alert_destinations:
          emails:
          - 'youremail@yourcorp'
          - 'youremail2@yourcorp'
          all_admins: yes
          snmp: no
      - alert_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
alert_type string	The type of alert. 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
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

Status

• This module will be removed in version 3.0.0. [deprecated]

• For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

• Kevin Breit (@kbreit)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Repository (Sources)