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zabbix_hostmacro - Zabbix host macro creates/updates/deletes

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • manages Zabbix host macros, it can create, update or delete them.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
host_name
 yes
Name of the host.
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.
macro_name
 yes
Name of the host macro.
macro_value
 yes
Value of the host macro.
server_url
 yes
Url of Zabbix server, with protocol (http or https).

aliases: url
state
 no present
  • present
  • absent
State of the macro.
On present, it will create if macro does not exist or update the macro if the associated data is different.
On absent will remove a macro if it exists.
timeout
 no 10
The timeout of API request (seconds).

Examples

- name: Create a new host macro or update an existing macro's value
  local_action:
    module: zabbix_hostmacro
    server_url: http://monitor.example.com
    login_user: username
    login_password: password
    host_name: ExampleHost
    macro_name: Example macro
    macro_value: Example value
    state: present

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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