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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.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
 - zabbix-api
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| force  
        bool
         
        (added in 2.5)
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Only updates an existing macro if set to  yes.
        | 
     
| host_name  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the host.
         | 
     |
| http_login_password  
        (added in 2.1)
         | 
      
        
        Basic Auth password
         | 
     |
| http_login_user  
        (added in 2.1)
         | 
      
        
        Basic Auth login
         | 
     |
| login_password  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Zabbix user password.
         | 
     |
| login_user  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Zabbix user name.
         | 
     |
| macro_name  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the host macro.
         | 
     |
| macro_value  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Value of the host macro.
         | 
     |
| server_url  
        required
         | 
      
        
        URL of Zabbix server, with protocol (http or https).  
       url is an alias for server_url.
       aliases: url  | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        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 | Default: 
        10
         | 
      
        
        The timeout of API request (seconds).
         | 
     
| validate_certs  
        bool
         
        (added in 2.5)
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If set to False, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
         | 
     
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.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- (@cave)
 - Dean Hailin Song
 
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