sensu_client - Manages Sensu client configuration¶
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis¶
- Manages Sensu client configuration.
- For more information, refer to the Sensu documentation: https://sensuapp.org/docs/latest/reference/clients.html
Parameters¶
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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address |
Default: Non-loopback IPv4 address as determined by Ruby Socket.ip_address_list (provided by Sensu)
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An address to help identify and reach the client. This is only informational, usually an IP address or hostname.
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chef |
The chef definition scope, used to configure the Sensu Enterprise Chef integration (Sensu Enterprise users only).
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deregister
bool |
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If a deregistration event should be created upon Sensu client process stop.
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deregistration |
The deregistration definition scope, used to configure automated Sensu client de-registration.
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ec2 |
The ec2 definition scope, used to configure the Sensu Enterprise AWS EC2 integration (Sensu Enterprise users only).
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keepalive |
The keepalive definition scope, used to configure Sensu client keepalives behavior (e.g. keepalive thresholds, etc).
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keepalives
bool |
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If Sensu should monitor keepalives for this client.
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name |
Default: System hostname as determined by Ruby Socket.gethostname (provided by Sensu)
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A unique name for the client. The name cannot contain special characters or spaces.
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puppet |
The puppet definition scope, used to configure the Sensu Enterprise Puppet integration (Sensu Enterprise users only).
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redact |
Client definition attributes to redact (values) when logging and sending client keepalives.
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registration |
The registration definition scope, used to configure Sensu registration event handlers.
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safe_mode
bool |
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If safe mode is enabled for the client. Safe mode requires local check definitions in order to accept a check request and execute the check.
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servicenow |
The servicenow definition scope, used to configure the Sensu Enterprise ServiceNow integration (Sensu Enterprise users only).
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socket |
The socket definition scope, used to configure the Sensu client socket.
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state |
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Whether the client should be present or not
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subscriptions
required |
An array of client subscriptions, a list of roles and/or responsibilities assigned to the system (e.g. webserver).
These subscriptions determine which monitoring checks are executed by the client, as check requests are sent to subscriptions.
The subscriptions array items must be strings.
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Examples¶
# Minimum possible configuration
- name: Configure Sensu client
sensu_client:
subscriptions:
- default
# With customization
- name: Configure Sensu client
sensu_client:
name: "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
address: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4['address'] }}"
subscriptions:
- default
- webserver
redact:
- password
socket:
bind: 127.0.0.1
port: 3030
keepalive:
thresholds:
warning: 180
critical: 300
handlers:
- email
custom:
- broadcast: irc
occurrences: 3
register: client
notify:
- Restart sensu-client
- name: Secure Sensu client configuration file
file:
path: "{{ client['file'] }}"
owner: "sensu"
group: "sensu"
mode: "0600"
- name: Delete the Sensu client configuration
sensu_client:
state: "absent"
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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config
dict
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success |
Effective client configuration, when state is present
Sample:
{'name': 'client', 'subscriptions': ['default']}
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file
string
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success |
Path to the client configuration file
Sample:
/etc/sensu/conf.d/client.json
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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¶
- David Moreau Simard (@dmsimard)
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