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manageiq_alerts – Configuration of alerts in ManageIQ
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis
- The manageiq_alerts module supports adding, updating and deleting alerts in ManageIQ.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- manageiq-client https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq-api-client-python/
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| description
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        The unique alert description in ManageIQ.
        
       
        Required when state is "absent" or "present".
         | 
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| enabled
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Enable or disable the alert. Required if state is "present".
         | 
     |
| expression
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        The alert expression for ManageIQ.
        
       
        Can either be in the "Miq Expression" format or the "Hash Expression format".
        
       
        Required if state is "present".
         | 
     ||
| expression_type
        
        -
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Expression type.
         | 
     |
| manageiq_connection
        
        dictionary / required
         | 
      
        
        ManageIQ connection configuration information.
         | 
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| ca_cert
        
        path
         | 
      
        
        The path to a CA bundle file or directory with certificates. defaults to None.
        
       aliases: ca_bundle_path  | 
     ||
| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        ManageIQ password.  MIQ_PASSWORD env var if set. otherwise, required if no token is passed in.
        | 
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| token
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        ManageIQ token.  MIQ_TOKEN env var if set. otherwise, required if no username or password is passed in.
        | 
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| url
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        ManageIQ environment url.  MIQ_URL env var if set. otherwise, it is required to pass it.
        | 
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| username
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        ManageIQ username.  MIQ_USERNAME env var if set. otherwise, required if no token is passed in.
        | 
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| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether SSL certificates should be verified for HTTPS requests. defaults to True.
        
       aliases: verify_ssl  | 
     |
| options
        
        -
         | 
      
        
        Additional alert options, such as notification type and frequency
         | 
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| resource_type
        
        -
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The entity type for the alert in ManageIQ. Required when state is "present".
         | 
     |
| state
        
        -
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        absent - alert should not exist,
        
       
        present - alert should exist,
         | 
     |
Examples
- name: Add an alert with a "hash expression" to ManageIQ
  manageiq_alerts:
    state: present
    description: Test Alert 01
    options:
      notifications:
        email:
          to: ["example@example.com"]
          from: "example@example.com"
    resource_type: ContainerNode
    expression:
        eval_method: hostd_log_threshold
        mode: internal
        options: {}
    enabled: true
    manageiq_connection:
      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'
      username: 'admin'
      password: 'smartvm'
      validate_certs: False
- name: Add an alert with a "miq expression" to ManageIQ
  manageiq_alerts:
    state: present
    description: Test Alert 02
    options:
      notifications:
        email:
          to: ["example@example.com"]
          from: "example@example.com"
    resource_type: Vm
    expression_type: miq
    expression:
        and:
          - CONTAINS:
              tag: Vm.managed-environment
              value: prod
          - not:
            CONTAINS:
              tag: Vm.host.managed-environment
              value: prod
    enabled: true
    manageiq_connection:
      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'
      username: 'admin'
      password: 'smartvm'
      validate_certs: False
- name: Delete an alert from ManageIQ
  manageiq_alerts:
    state: absent
    description: Test Alert 01
    manageiq_connection:
      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000'
      username: 'admin'
      password: 'smartvm'
      validate_certs: False
  Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
 - This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
 
Authors
- Elad Alfassa (@elad661) <ealfassa@redhat.com
 
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