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sensu_check - Manage Sensu checks
New in version 2.0.
Synopsis
- Manage the checks that should be run on a machine by Sensu.
- Most options do not have a default and will not be added to the check definition unless specified.
- All defaults except path, state, backup and metric are not managed by this module,
- they are simply specified for your convenience.
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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aggregate
bool
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Classifies the check as an aggregate check,
making it available via the aggregate API
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backup
bool
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Create a backup file (if yes), including the timestamp information so
you can get the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.
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command
required
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Path to the sensu check to run (not required when state=absent)
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custom
(added in 2.1)
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Default:
{}
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A hash/dictionary of custom parameters for mixing to the configuration.
You can't rewrite others module parameters using this
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dependencies | Default:
[]
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Other checks this check depends on, if dependencies fail,
handling of this check will be disabled
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handle
bool
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Whether the check should be handled or not
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handlers | Default:
[]
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List of handlers to notify when the check fails
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high_flap_threshold |
The high threshold for flap detection
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interval |
Check interval in seconds
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low_flap_threshold |
The low threshold for flap detection
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metric
bool
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Whether the check is a metric
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name
required
|
The name of the check
This is the key that is used to determine whether a check exists
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occurrences | Default:
1
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Number of event occurrences before the handler should take action
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path | Default:
"/etc/sensu/conf.d/checks.json"
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Path to the json file of the check to be added/removed.
Will be created if it does not exist (unless state=absent).
The parent folders need to exist when state=present, otherwise an error will be thrown
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publish
bool
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Whether the check should be scheduled at all.
You can still issue it via the sensu api
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refresh |
Number of seconds handlers should wait before taking second action
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source
(added in 2.1)
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The check source, used to create a JIT Sensu client for an external resource (e.g. a network switch).
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standalone
bool
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Whether the check should be scheduled by the sensu client or server
This option obviates the need for specifying the subscribers option
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state |
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Whether the check should be present or not
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subdue_begin |
When to disable handling of check failures
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subdue_end |
When to enable handling of check failures
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subscribers | Default:
[]
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List of subscribers/channels this check should run for
See sensu_subscribers to subscribe a machine to a channel
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timeout | Default:
10
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Timeout for the check
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ttl
(added in 2.4)
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Time to live in seconds until the check is considered stale
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Examples
# Fetch metrics about the CPU load every 60 seconds,
# the sensu server has a handler called 'relay' which forwards stats to graphite
- name: get cpu metrics
sensu_check:
name: cpu_load
command: /etc/sensu/plugins/system/cpu-mpstat-metrics.rb
metric: yes
handlers: relay
subscribers: common
interval: 60
# Check whether nginx is running
- name: check nginx process
sensu_check:
name: nginx_running
command: /etc/sensu/plugins/processes/check-procs.rb -f /var/run/nginx.pid
handlers: default
subscribers: nginx
interval: 60
# Stop monitoring the disk capacity.
# Note that the check will still show up in the sensu dashboard,
# to remove it completely you need to issue a DELETE request to the sensu api.
- name: check disk
sensu_check:
name: check_disk_capacity
state: absent
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Anders Ingemann (@andsens)
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