community.zabbix.zabbix_action – Create/Delete/Update Zabbix actions

Note

This plugin is part of the community.zabbix collection (version 1.5.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

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

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

Synopsis

  • This module allows you to create, modify and delete Zabbix actions.

Requirements

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

  • zabbix-api >= 0.5.4

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
acknowledge_default_message
string
Update operation (known as "Acknowledge operation" before Zabbix 4.0) message text.
With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module.
Works only with >= Zabbix 3.4 and < Zabbix 5.0
acknowledge_default_subject
string
Update operation (known as "Acknowledge operation" before Zabbix 4.0) message subject.
With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module.
Works only with >= Zabbix 3.4 and < Zabbix 5.0
acknowledge_operations
list / elements=string
List of acknowledge operations.
Action acknowledge operations are known as update operations since Zabbix 4.0.
Suboptions are the same as for operations.
Works only with >= Zabbix 3.4

aliases: update_operations
conditions
list / elements=dictionary
List of conditions to use for filtering results.
For more information about suboptions of this option please check out Zabbix API documentation https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/5.0/manual/api/reference/action/object#action_filter_condition
formulaid
string
Arbitrary unique ID that is used to reference the condition from a custom expression.
Can only contain upper-case letters.
Required for custom expression filters and ignored otherwise.
operator
string
    Choices:
  • =
  • <>
  • like
  • not like
  • in
  • >=
  • <=
  • not in
  • matches
  • does not match
  • Yes
  • No
Condition operator.
When type is set to time_period, the choices are in, not in.
matches, does not match, Yes and No condition operators work only with >= Zabbix 4.0
type
string
Type (label) of the condition.
Possible values when event_source=trigger:
- host_group
- host
- trigger
- trigger_name
- trigger_severity
- time_period
- host_template
- application
- maintenance_status known in Zabbix 4.0 and above as "Problem is suppressed"
- event_tag
- event_tag_value
Possible values when event_source=discovery:
- host_IP
- discovered_service_type
- discovered_service_port
- discovery_status
- uptime_or_downtime_duration
- received_value
- discovery_rule
- discovery_check
- proxy
- discovery_object
Possible values when event_source=auto_registration:
- proxy
- host_name
- host_metadata
Possible values when event_source=internal:
- host_group
- host
- host_template
- application
- event_type
value
string
Value to compare with.
When type=discovery_status, the choices are:
- up
- down
- discovered
- lost
When type=discovery_object, the choices are:
- host
- service
When type=event_type, the choices are:
- item in not supported state
- item in normal state
- LLD rule in not supported state
- LLD rule in normal state
- trigger in unknown state
- trigger in normal state
When type=trigger_severity, the choices are (case-insensitive):
- not classified
- information
- warning
- average
- high
- disaster
Irrespective of user-visible names being changed in Zabbix. Defaults to not classified if omitted.
Besides the above options, this is usually either the name of the object or a string to compare with.
value2
string
Secondary value to compare with.
Required for trigger actions when condition type=event_tag_value.
default_message
string
Problem message default text.
With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module.
Works only with < Zabbix 5.0
default_subject
string
Problem message default subject.
With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module.
Works only with < Zabbix 5.0
esc_period
string
Default operation step duration. Must be greater than 60 seconds.
Accepts only seconds in int for <= Zabbix 3.2
Accepts seconds, time unit with suffix and user macro since => Zabbix 3.4
Required when state=present.
eval_type
string
    Choices:
  • andor
  • and
  • or
  • custom_expression
Filter condition evaluation method.
Defaults to andor if conditions are less then 2 or if formula is not specified.
Defaults to custom_expression when formula is specified.
event_source
string
    Choices:
  • trigger
  • discovery
  • auto_registration
  • internal
Type of events that the action will handle.
Required when state=present.
formula
string
User-defined expression to be used for evaluating conditions with a custom expression.
The expression must contain IDs that reference each condition by its formulaid.
The IDs used in the expression must exactly match the ones defined in the conditions. No condition can remain unused or omitted.
Required when eval_type=custom_expression.
Use sequential IDs that start at "A". If non-sequential IDs are used, Zabbix re-indexes them. This makes each module run notice the difference in IDs and update the action.
http_login_password
string
Basic Auth password
http_login_user
string
Basic Auth login
login_password
string / required
Zabbix user password.
If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_PASSWORD will be used.
login_user
string / required
Zabbix user name.
If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_USERNAME will be used.
name
string / required
Name of the action
operations
list / elements=string
List of action operations
command
string
Command to run.
Required when type=remote_command and command_type!=global_script.
command_type
string
    Choices:
  • custom_script
  • ipmi
  • ssh
  • telnet
  • global_script
Type of operation command.
Required when type=remote_command.
esc_period
string
Default:
"0s"
Duration of an escalation step in seconds.
Must be greater than 60 seconds.
Accepts only seconds in int for <= Zabbix 3.2
Accepts seconds, time unit with suffix and user macro since => Zabbix 3.4
If set to 0 or 0s, the default action escalation period will be used.
esc_step_from
string
Default:
1
Step to start escalation from.
esc_step_to
string
Default:
1
Step to end escalation at.
Specify 0 for infinitely.
execute_on
string
    Choices:
  • agent
  • server
  • proxy
Target on which the custom script operation command will be executed.
Required when type=remote_command and command_type=custom_script.
host_groups
list / elements=string
List of host groups host should be added to.
Required when type=add_to_host_group or type=remove_from_host_group.
inventory
string
    Choices:
  • manual
  • automatic
Host inventory mode.
Required when type=set_host_inventory_mode.
media_type
string
Default:
"all"
Media type that will be used to send the message.
Can be used with type=send_message or type=notify_all_involved inside acknowledge_operations.
Set to all for all media types
message
string
Operation message text.
Will check the 'default message' and use the text from default_message if this and default_subject are not specified
operation_condition
string
    Choices:
  • acknowledged
  • not_acknowledged
The action operation condition object defines a condition that must be met to perform the current operation.
password
string
Password used for authentication.
Required when ssh_auth_type=password or command_type=telnet.
Can be used when type=remote_command.
port
string
Port number used for authentication.
Can be used when command_type in [ssh, telnet] and type=remote_command.
run_on_groups
string
Host groups to run remote commands on.
Required when type=remote_command and run_on_hosts is not set.
run_on_hosts
string
Hosts to run remote commands on.
Required when type=remote_command and run_on_groups is not set.
If set to 0 the command will be run on the current host.
script_name
string
The name of script used for global script commands.
Required when command_type=global_script.
Can be used when type=remote_command.
send_to_groups
list / elements=string
User groups to send messages to.
send_to_users
list / elements=string
Users (usernames or aliases) to send messages to.
ssh_auth_type
string
    Choices:
  • password
  • public_key
Authentication method used for SSH commands.
Required when type=remote_command and command_type=ssh.
ssh_privatekey_file
string
Name of the private key file used for SSH commands with public key authentication.
Required when ssh_auth_type=public_key.
Can be used when type=remote_command.
ssh_publickey_file
string
Name of the public key file used for SSH commands with public key authentication.
Required when ssh_auth_type=public_key.
Can be used when type=remote_command.
subject
string
Operation message subject.
Will check the 'default message' and use the text from default_subject if this and default_subject are not specified
templates
list / elements=string
List of templates host should be linked to.
Required when type=link_to_template or type=unlink_from_template.
type
string
    Choices:
  • send_message
  • remote_command
  • add_host
  • remove_host
  • add_to_host_group
  • remove_from_host_group
  • link_to_template
  • unlink_from_template
  • enable_host
  • disable_host
  • set_host_inventory_mode
  • notify_all_involved
Type of operation.
Valid choices when setting type for recovery_operations and acknowledge_operations:
- send_message
- remote_command
- notify_all_involved
Choice notify_all_involved only supported in recovery_operations and acknowledge_operations.
username
string
User name used for authentication.
Required when ssh_auth_type in [public_key, password] or command_type=telnet.
Can be used when type=remote_command.
pause_in_maintenance
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether to pause escalation during maintenance periods or not.
Can be used when event_source=trigger.
recovery_default_message
string
Recovery message text.
With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module.
Works only with >= Zabbix 3.2 and < Zabbix 5.0
recovery_default_subject
string
Recovery message subject.
With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module.
Works only with >= Zabbix 3.2 and < Zabbix 5.0
recovery_operations
list / elements=string
List of recovery operations.
Suboptions are the same as for operations.
Works only with >= Zabbix 3.2
server_url
string / required
URL of Zabbix server, with protocol (http or https). url is an alias for server_url.
If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_SERVER will be used.

aliases: url
state
string
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
State of the action.
On present, it will create an action if it does not exist or update the action if the associated data is different.
On absent, it will remove the action if it exists.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enabled
  • disabled
Status of the action.
timeout
integer
Default:
10
The timeout of API request (seconds).
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • 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.
If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used.

Notes

Note

  • Only Zabbix >= 3.0 is supported.
  • 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

# Trigger action with only one condition
- name: Deploy trigger action
  community.zabbix.zabbix_action:
    server_url: "http://zabbix.example.com/zabbix/"
    login_user: Admin
    login_password: secret
    name: "Send alerts to Admin"
    event_source: 'trigger'
    state: present
    status: enabled
    esc_period: 60
    conditions:
      - type: 'trigger_severity'
        operator: '>='
        value: 'Information'
    operations:
      - type: send_message
        subject: "Something bad is happening"
        message: "Come on, guys do something"
        media_type: 'Email'
        send_to_users:
          - 'Admin'

# Trigger action with multiple conditions and operations
- name: Deploy trigger action
  community.zabbix.zabbix_action:
    server_url: "http://zabbix.example.com/zabbix/"
    login_user: Admin
    login_password: secret
    name: "Send alerts to Admin"
    event_source: 'trigger'
    state: present
    status: enabled
    esc_period: 1m
    conditions:
      - type: 'trigger_name'
        operator: 'like'
        value: 'Zabbix agent is unreachable'
        formulaid: A
      - type: 'trigger_severity'
        operator: '>='
        value: 'disaster'
        formulaid: B
    formula: A or B
    operations:
      - type: send_message
        media_type: 'Email'
        send_to_users:
          - 'Admin'
      - type: remote_command
        command: 'systemctl restart zabbix-agent'
        command_type: custom_script
        execute_on: server
        run_on_hosts:
          - 0

# Trigger action with recovery and acknowledge operations
- name: Deploy trigger action
  community.zabbix.zabbix_action:
    server_url: "http://zabbix.example.com/zabbix/"
    login_user: Admin
    login_password: secret
    name: "Send alerts to Admin"
    event_source: 'trigger'
    state: present
    status: enabled
    esc_period: 1h
    conditions:
      - type: 'trigger_severity'
        operator: '>='
        value: 'Information'
    operations:
      - type: send_message
        subject: "Something bad is happening"
        message: "Come on, guys do something"
        media_type: 'Email'
        send_to_users:
          - 'Admin'
    recovery_operations:
      - type: send_message
        subject: "Host is down"
        message: "Come on, guys do something"
        media_type: 'Email'
        send_to_users:
          - 'Admin'
    acknowledge_operations:
      - type: send_message
        media_type: 'Email'
        send_to_users:
          - 'Admin'

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
msg
string
success
The result of the operation

Sample:
Action Deleted: Register webservers, ID: 0001


Authors

  • Ruben Tsirunyan (@rubentsirunyan)
  • Ruben Harutyunov (@K-DOT)

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