New in version 1.8.
Create host groups if they do not exist. Delete existing host groups if they exist.
- python >= 2.6
- zabbix-api
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
host_groups |
yes | List of host groups to create or delete. aliases: host_group | ||
http_login_password (added in 2.1) |
no | None | Basic Auth password | |
http_login_user (added in 2.1) |
no | None | Basic Auth login | |
login_password |
yes | Zabbix user password. | ||
login_user |
yes | Zabbix user name. | ||
server_url |
yes | Url of Zabbix server, with protocol (http or https). url is an alias for server_url .aliases: url | ||
state |
no | present |
|
Create or delete host group. |
timeout |
no | 10 | The timeout of API request(seconds). |
# Base create host groups example - name: Create host groups local_action: module: zabbix_group server_url: http://monitor.example.com login_user: username login_password: password state: present host_groups: - Example group1 - Example group2 # Limit the Zabbix group creations to one host since Zabbix can return an error when doing concurent updates - name: Create host groups local_action: module: zabbix_group server_url: http://monitor.example.com login_user: username login_password: password state: present host_groups: - Example group1 - Example group2 when: inventory_hostname==groups['group_name'][0]
Note
Too many concurrent updates to the same group may cause Zabbix to return errors, see examples for a workaround if needed.
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