Module: check_mk Branch: master Commit: 9a7ead7764a0e0ff439cfc937e62351f1916b32a URL: http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git;a=commit;h=9a7ead7764a0e0… Author: Mathias Kettner <mk(a)mathias-kettner.de> Date: Tue Jun 24 15:58:43 2014 +0200 Added draft for possible tool cmk-register-host --- doc/drafts/README.cmk-register-host | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/drafts/README.cmk-register-host b/doc/drafts/README.cmk-register-host new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c16068f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/drafts/README.cmk-register-host @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +Draft for a command line tool (Linux and Windows) for adding a host to the +monitoring configuration by calling the tool right on the target machine. + +The idea is: + +1. Setup a new Linux/Windows box, install the Check_MK Agent on it +2. Right on that box call a command line tool: + +Example 1: Add this host to the Check_MK Server cmkserver.my.net with the OMD +site mysite. + +> cmk-register-host cmkserver.my.net/mysite + +Example 2: Specify host tags and a target folder, also activate the changes immediately + +> cmk-register-host --tags windows,prod,muc --folder foo/bar --activate cmkserver.my.net/mysite + + +Commandline options: + --tags A,B,C Comma separated list of host tags to add to the host (default: inherit from folder) + --folder F Put the host into that WATO folder (default: main folder). You have to + specify the physical folder path, not the WATO display name + --no-inventory do *not* automatically inventorize the host after adding it + --activate automatically activate the changes after adding it + --user U WATO username to log in with (otherwise: prompted) + --password P Password for logging into WATO (otherwise: prompted) + --secret S Secret for logging into WATO (for automation users) + + --hostname H Force hostname H (otherwise: read from system hostname) + --ipaddress I Force IP address I (otherwise: let Check_MK use DNS lookup) + --site S Make Check_MK monitor this by site S (otherwise: inherit from folder) +