community.zabbix.zabbix_host_info – Gather information about Zabbix host

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Ansible/docs/2.11/collections/community/zabbix/zabbix host info module


community.zabbix.zabbix_host_info – Gather information about Zabbix host

Note

This plugin is part of the community.zabbix collection (version 1.2.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.zabbix.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.zabbix.zabbix_host_info.


Synopsis

  • This module allows you to search for Zabbix host entries.
  • This module was called zabbix_host_facts before Ansible 2.9. The usage did not change.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • zabbix-api >= 0.5.4

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

exact_match

boolean

  • no

  • yes

Find the exact match

host_inventory

list / elements=string

List of host inventory keys to display in result.

Whole host inventory is retrieved if keys are not specified.

host_ip

list / elements=string

Host interface IP of the host in Zabbix.

Required when host_name is not used.

host_name

string

Name of the host in Zabbix.

host_name is the unique identifier used and cannot be updated using this module.

Required when host_ip is not used.

http_login_password

string

Basic Auth password

http_login_user

string

Basic Auth login

login_password

string / required

Zabbix user password.

login_user

string / required

Zabbix user name.

remove_duplicate

boolean

  • no
  • yes

Remove duplicate host from host result

server_url

string / required

URL of Zabbix server, with protocol (http or https). url is an alias for server_url.


aliases: url

timeout

integer

Default:

10

The timeout of API request (seconds).

validate_certs

boolean

  • no
  • yes

If set to False, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.



Notes

Note

  • If you use login_password=zabbix, the word “zabbix” is replaced by “****” in all module output, because login_password uses no_log. See this FAQ for more information.


Examples

- name: Get host info
  local_action:
    module: community.zabbix.zabbix_host_info
    server_url: http://monitor.example.com
    login_user: username
    login_password: password
    host_name: ExampleHost
    host_ip: 127.0.0.1
    timeout: 10
    exact_match: no
    remove_duplicate: yes

- name: Reduce host inventory information to provided keys
  local_action:
    module: community.zabbix.zabbix_host_info
    server_url: http://monitor.example.com
    login_user: username
    login_password: password
    host_name: ExampleHost
    host_inventory:
      - os
      - tag
    host_ip: 127.0.0.1
    timeout: 10
    exact_match: no
    remove_duplicate: yes

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description

hosts

dictionary

success

List of Zabbix hosts. See https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/4.0/manual/api/reference/host/get for list of host values.


Sample:

[{'...': None, 'available': '1', 'description': , 'disable_until': '0', 'error': , 'flags': '0', 'groups': ['1'], 'host': 'Host A'}]




Authors

  • Michael Miko (@RedWhiteMiko)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/community/zabbix/zabbix_host_info_module.html