ansible.builtin.sensu_silence (v2.9.27) — module

Manage Sensu silence entries

| "added in version" 2.4 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Steven Bambling (@smbambling)

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.9.27

Description

Create and clear (delete) a silence entries via the Sensu API for subscriptions and checks.

Usage examples

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# Silence ALL checks for a given client
- name: Silence server1.example.dev
  sensu_silence:
    subscription: client:server1.example.dev
    creator: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
    reason: Performing maintenance
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# Silence specific check for a client
- name: Silence CPU_Usage check for server1.example.dev
  sensu_silence:
    subscription: client:server1.example.dev
    check: CPU_Usage
    creator: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
    reason: Investigation alert issue

# Silence multiple clients from a dict
  silence:
    server1.example.dev:
      reason: 'Deployment in progress'
    server2.example.dev:
      reason: 'Deployment in progress'
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- name: Silence several clients from a dict
  sensu_silence:
    subscription: "client:{{ item.key }}"
    reason: "{{ item.value.reason }}"
    creator: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
  with_dict: "{{ silence }}"

Inputs

    
url:
    default: http://127.0.01:4567
    description:
    - Specifies the URL of the Sensu monitoring host server.
    required: false

check:
    description:
    - Specifies the check which the silence entry applies to.

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - Specifies to create or clear (delete) a silence entry via the Sensu API
    required: true

expire:
    description:
    - If specified, the silence entry will be automatically cleared after this number
      of seconds.

reason:
    description:
    - If specified, this free-form string is used to provide context or rationale for
      the reason this silence entry was created.

creator:
    description:
    - Specifies the entity responsible for this entry.

subscription:
    default: []
    description:
    - Specifies the subscription which the silence entry applies to.
    - To create a silence entry for a client prepend C(client:) to client name. Example
      - C(client:server1.example.dev)
    required: true

expire_on_resolve:
    description:
    - If specified as true, the silence entry will be automatically cleared once the condition
      it is silencing is resolved.
    type: bool