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Bulk deployment of Site24x7 Linux agent using Ansible

Bulk deployment using Ansible installs Site24x7 Server Monitoring agent on Linux platforms. Please create a Site24x7 account to install the Linux agent using Ansible. Sign Up Now for a Free Trial!

Supported Platforms

All Linux platforms with Glibc version - 2.5 and above, including Centos, Debian, Fedora, Redhat, Suse, Ubuntu

Params

device_key: SITE24X7DEVICEKEY

Your device Key is available under the Site24x7 "Add Server Monitor" page. Log In and navigate to Home > Monitors > Click on the (+) icon > Linux Server Monitoing.

Site24x7 device key is unique for your account. Alternate device Key can also be generated from your Site24x7 account under Admin > Developer > Device Key.

proxy: NONE

Proxy server required to connect to the Site24x7 servers. Example : user:password@proxyhost:proxyport

Installation Steps

  1. Ensure ansible is setup properly in your infrastructure.
  2. Download the playbooks "site24x7-install.yml", "site24x7-status.yml" and "site24x7-uninstall.yml" from the "playbooks" folder to your server where ansible is setup.
  3. Edit the file and make following changes: i. Change the value of "hosts" field with the "hostname" or "groupname" of ansible connected servers where you would like to install the agent. ii. Change the value of device_key variable under "vars" field from SITE24X7DEVICEKEY to the actual device key for your site24x7 account. Site24x7 Device key can be obtained from our portal. iii. Change the value of "proxy" field from "NONE" to the required value. Do not edit this value if no proxy is required.
  4. Save the changes and close the file.
  5. Now you can use the following command to execute the playbook and install the agent : "ansible-playbook site24x7-install.yml"
  6. Use following command to check the status of agents installed in ansible connected servers: "ansible-playbook -v site24x7-status.yml
  7. View your servers from your Site24x7 account. https://www.site24x7.com/login.html

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License

(The MIT License)

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