ibm.qradar.log_source_management module – Manage Log Sources in QRadar

Note

This module is part of the ibm.qradar collection (version 4.0.0).

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 ibm.qradar.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ibm.qradar.log_source_management.

New in ibm.qradar 1.0.0

DEPRECATED

Removed in:

major release after 2024-09-01

Why:

Newer and updated modules released with more functionality.

Alternative:

qradar_log_sources_management

Synopsis

  • This module allows for addition, deletion, or modification of Log Sources in QRadar

Aliases: qradar_log_source_management

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

description

string / required

Description of log source

identifier

string / required

Log Source Identifier (Typically IP Address or Hostname of log source)

name

string / required

Name of Log Source

protocol_type_id

integer

Type of protocol by id, as defined in QRadar Log Source Types Documentation

state

string / required

Add or remove a log source.

Choices:

  • "present"

  • "absent"

type_id

integer

Type of resource by id, as defined in QRadar Log Source Types Documentation

type_name

string

Type of resource by name

Notes

Note

  • Either type or type_id is required

Examples

- name: Add a snort log source to IBM QRadar
  ibm.qradar.log_source_management:
    name: "Snort logs"
    type_name: "Snort Open Source IDS"
    state: present
    description: "Snort IDS remote logs from rsyslog"
    identifier: "192.168.1.101"

Status

  • This module will be removed in a major release after 2024-09-01. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

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