CentOS7x_Install-Metricbeat-playbook.yml

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#  description: Installs Metricbeat on CentOS7x
#  usage: ansible-playbook CentOS7x_Install-Metricbeat-playbook.yml --extra-vars 'HostOrGroup=YourServerOrGroupNameGoesHere LogstashIP=IPAddressHere'
#  author: Ernest G. Wilson II <ErnestGWilsonII@gmail.com> (https://github.com/ernestgwilsonii)
#  license: MIT
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# Ansible Playbook options
# REF: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks.html
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- name: Install Metricbeat on CentOS7x
  hosts: "{{ HostOrGroup|default ('FATAL ERROR --> HostOrGroup NOT SET! You must specify either a Host or a Group name!') }}"
  serial: "100%"
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:


# Install or configure repository used on the OS by yum
# REF: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/yum_repository_module.html
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# /etc/yum.repos.d/elasticsearch.repo
  - name: Install repository Elasticsearch
    yum_repository:
      name: elasticsearch
      description: Elasticsearch repository
      file: elasticsearch
      baseurl: https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x/yum
      enabled: yes
      gpgcheck: yes
      gpgkey: https://packages.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch


# Install yum packages
# REF: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/yum_module.html
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  - name: Install metricbeat
    yum:
      name=metricbeat
      state=latest


# Use the template module to populate files with data
# REF: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/template_module.html
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# /etc/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml
  - name: Fill in the variables and copy templates/Metricbeat/metricbeat.yml.j2 to remote /etc/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml
    template:
      src=templates/Metricbeat/metricbeat.yml.j2
      dest=/etc/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml
      owner=root
      group=root
      mode=0644


# Enable and start service
# REF: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/service_module.html
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  - name: Enable and start the Metricbeat service
    service:
      name=metricbeat
      enabled=yes
      state=restarted
      # Note: Command line verification:
      # systemctl status metricbeat
      # systemctl status metricbeat.service -l
      # service metricbeat status
      # cat /var/log/messages | grep metricbeat
      # metricbeat.sh -c /etc/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml -configtest