dellemc.openmanage.ome_application_alerts_syslog module – Configure syslog forwarding settings on OpenManage Enterprise and OpenManage Enterprise Modular

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 9.8.0).

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 dellemc.openmanage. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.openmanage.ome_application_alerts_syslog.

New in dellemc.openmanage 4.3.0

Synopsis 

This module allows to configure syslog forwarding settings on OpenManage Enterprise and OpenManage Enterprise Modular.

Requirements 

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python >= 3.9.6

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
ca_path path added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0	The Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) file that contains a CA certificate to be used for the validation.
hostname string / required	OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular IP address or hostname.
password string	OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular password. If the password is not provided, then the environment variable `OME_PASSWORD` is used. Example: export OME_PASSWORD=password
port integer	OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular HTTPS port. Default: `443`
syslog_servers list / elements=dictionary	List of servers to forward syslog.
destination_address string	The IP address, FQDN or hostname of the syslog server. This is required if enabled is `true`.
enabled boolean	Enable or disable syslog forwarding. Choices: `false` `true`
id integer / required	The ID of the syslog server. Choices: `1` `2` `3` `4`
port_number integer	The UDP port number of the syslog server.
timeout integer added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0	The socket level timeout in seconds. Default: `30`
username string	OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular username. If the username is not provided, then the environment variable `OME_USERNAME` is used. Example: export OME_USERNAME=username
validate_certs boolean added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0	If `false`, the SSL certificates will not be validated. Configure `false` only on personally controlled sites where self-signed certificates are used. Prior to collection version `5.0.0`, the validate_certs is `false` by default. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
x_auth_token string added in dellemc.openmanage 9.3.0	Authentication token. If the x_auth_token is not provided, then the environment variable `OME_X_AUTH_TOKEN` is used. Example: export OME_X_AUTH_TOKEN=x_auth_token

Notes 

Note

Run this module from a system that has direct access to Dell OpenManage Enterprise or Dell OpenManage Enterprise Modular.
This module supports check_mode.

Examples 

---
- name: Configure single server to forward syslog
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_application_alerts_syslog:
    hostname: 192.168.0.1
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    syslog_servers:
      - id: 1
        enabled: true
        destination_address: 192.168.0.2
        port_number: 514

- name: Configure multiple server to forward syslog
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_application_alerts_syslog:
    hostname: 192.168.0.1
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    syslog_servers:
      - id: 1
        port_number: 523
      - id: 2
        enabled: true
        destination_address: sysloghost1.lab.com
      - id: 3
        enabled: false
      - id: 4
        enabled: true
        destination_address: 192.168.0.4
        port_number: 514

Return Values 

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
error_info dictionary	Details of the HTTP Error. Returned: on HTTP error Sample: {"error": {"@Message.ExtendedInfo": [{"Message": "Unable to update the Syslog settings because the request contains an invalid number of configurations. The request must contain no more than 4 configurations but contains 5.", "MessageArgs": ["4", "5"], "MessageId": "CAPP1108", "RelatedProperties": [], "Resolution": "Enter only the required number of configurations as identified in the message and retry the operation.", "Severity": "Warning"}], "code": "Base.1.0.GeneralError", "message": "A general error has occurred. See ExtendedInfo for more information."}}
msg string	Overall status of the syslog forwarding operation. Returned: always Sample: `"Successfully updated the syslog forwarding settings."`
syslog_details list / elements=string	Syslog forwarding settings list applied. Returned: on success Sample: `[{"DestinationAddress": "192.168.10.43", "Enabled": false, "Id": 1, "PortNumber": 514}, {"DestinationAddress": "192.168.10.46", "Enabled": true, "Id": 2, "PortNumber": 514}, {"DestinationAddress": "192.168.10.44", "Enabled": true, "Id": 3, "PortNumber": 514}, {"DestinationAddress": "192.168.10.42", "Enabled": true, "Id": 4, "PortNumber": 515}]`

Authors

Jagadeesh N V(@jagadeeshnv)

dellemc.openmanage.ome_application_alerts_syslog module – Configure syslog forwarding settings on OpenManage Enterprise and OpenManage Enterprise Modular

Synopsis

Requirements

Parameters

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Examples

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