rax_mon_notification_plan – Create or delete a Rackspace Cloud Monitoring notification plan

Synopsis

• Create or delete a Rackspace Cloud Monitoring notification plan by associating existing rax_mon_notifications with severity levels. Rackspace monitoring module flow | rax_mon_entity -> rax_mon_check -> rax_mon_notification -> rax_mon_notification_plan -> rax_mon_alarm

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6

• pyrax

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_key -		Rackspace API key, overrides credentials. aliases: password
auth_endpoint -	Default: "https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/"	The URI of the authentication service.
credentials -		File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided. aliases: creds_file
critical_state -		Notification list to use when the alarm state is CRITICAL. Must be an array of valid rax_mon_notification ids.
env -		Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
identity_type -	Default: "rackspace"	Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
label - / required		Defines a friendly name for this notification plan. String between 1 and 255 characters long.
ok_state -		Notification list to use when the alarm state is OK. Must be an array of valid rax_mon_notification ids.
region -	Default: "DFW"	Region to create an instance in.
state -	Choices: present absent	Ensure that the notification plan with this label exists or does not exist.
tenant_id -		The tenant ID used for authentication.
tenant_name -		The tenant name used for authentication.
username -		Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes	Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints. aliases: verify_ssl
warning_state -		Notification list to use when the alarm state is WARNING. Must be an array of valid rax_mon_notification ids.

Notes

Note

• The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.

• RAX_CREDENTIALS and RAX_CREDS_FILE points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating

• RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials file

• RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)

Examples

- name: Example notification plan
  gather_facts: False
  hosts: local
  connection: local
  tasks:
  - name: Establish who gets called when.
    rax_mon_notification_plan:
      credentials: ~/.rax_pub
      state: present
      label: defcon1
      critical_state:
      - "{{ everyone['notification']['id'] }}"
      warning_state:
      - "{{ opsfloor['notification']['id'] }}"
    register: defcon1

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Ash Wilson (@smashwilson)

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