cloud-monitoring-agent
This role installs and configures the Rackspace Cloud monitoring agent.
Requirements
None.
Role Variables
General
rackspace_username: Pass your Rackspace username to configure the agent.rackspace_apikey: Pass your Rackspace apikey to configure the agent.cloud_monitoring_default_checks: A series of default checks applied to the agent.cloud_monitoring_additional_checks: A series of additional checks to be applied to the agent.
Checks
Each check has a series of variables that can be modified.
cloud_monitoring_{{check_name}}_period: The period of the check.cloud_monitoring_{{check_name}}_timeout: The timeout of the check.cloud_monitoring_{{check_name}}_target: Only applies to certain checks. Sets the target of the check. ("/" or "etho" as examples.)cloud_monitoring_{{check_name}}_alarm: Whether or not to enable the alarm section of the file. (Default: False)
Network Alarms
cloud_monitoring_network_receive_critical: Set this based on your expected max throughput. (Default: 76)cloud_monitoring_network_receive_warning: Set this based on your expected max throughput. (Default: 56)cloud_monitoring_network_transmit_critical: Set this based on your expected max throughput. (Default: 76)cloud_monitoring_network_transmit_warning: Set this based on your expected max throughput. (Default: 56)
Dependencies
None
Example Playbook
Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:
- hosts: servers
roles:
- { role: Rackspace_Automation.cloud-monitoring-agent, x: 42 }
License
BSD
Author Information
Rackspace - the open cloud company
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