pawgajda / zabbix_ec2_meta-data_check

Automatically delete host of Zabbix server when in-scaling occurs at AWS EC2

Zabbix EC2 meta-data check

Automatically delete host configuration from Zabbix server when in-scaling occurs at AWS EC2.

Requirements

• Zabbix 3.0
• Python 2.7 or 3.6
• Zabbix remote command must be allowed on each instances

Install templates & scripts to Zabbix server

1. Import template files (templates/3.0/*.xml) to Zabbix server
2. Place script files (externalscripts/*.py) at externalscripts directory of Zabbix server
   • ref. default directory: /usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts/
3. Modify Zabbix API parameters of delete_host.py and register_ec2_instanceid.py
   • ZABBIX_SERVER: your Zabbix web URL
   • ZABBIX_USER: your Zabbix web account username (super admin required)
   • ZABBIX_PASSWORD your Zabbix web account password
4. Grant execution privilege to script files
   • eg. chmod +rx /usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts/*.py

Configure Auto Scaling master AMI

Modify /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

• Enable remote commands: # EnableRemoteCommands=0 -> EnableRemoteCommands=1
• Enable remote log commands: # LogRemoteCommands=0 -> LogRemoteCommands=1
• Modify server address (passive): ServerActive=127.0.0.1 -> ServerActive=<YOUR ZABBIX SERVER OR PROXY>
• Modify server address (active): ServerActive=127.0.0.1 -> ServerActive=<YOUR ZABBIX SERVER OR PROXY>
• Remove hostname: Hostname=Zabbix server -> # Hostname=Zabbix server
• Enable hostname-item: # HostnameItem=system.hostname -> HostnameItem=system.hostname
• Set host-metadata: # HostMetadata= -> HostMetadata=<SOMETHING>

Setup Zabbix auto registration (for scale-out)

Fill in template-macros

Fill in following template macros of AWS EC2 meta-data check

• {$REGION}: EC2 region (eg. us-east-1)
• {$KEY}: IAM Access key
• {$SECRET}: IAM Secret access key

Note: If you separates AWS accounts or region, please make templates and link to AWS EC2 meta-data check

Create auto registration action

• Conditions:
  • Host metadata like
• Operations:
  • Add host
  • Link to templates: AWS EC2 meta-data check (or child template)
  • and your liking...

Setup Zabbix auto unregistration (for scale-in)

Create instance-id registration action

• Conditions:
  • Trigger value = OK
  • Trigger = AWS EC2 meta-data check: AWS EC2 meta-data check EC2 instance-id was changed
• Operations:
  • Run remote commands on current host
    • Operation type: Remote command
    • Target list: Current host
    • Type: Custom script
    • Execute on: Zabbix server
    • Commands:

/usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts/register_ec2_instanceid.py --hostname {HOST.HOST} --instanceid {ITEM.LASTVALUE}

Create host deleting action

• Conditions:
  • Maintenance status not in maintenance
  • Trigger value = PROBLEM
  • Trigger = AWS EC2 meta-data check: AWS EC2 meta-data check EC2 instance was terminated
• Operations:
  • Run remote commands on current host
    • Operation type: Remote command
    • Target list: Current host
    • Type: Custom script
    • Execute on: Zabbix server
    • Commands:

/usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts/delete_host.py -n "{HOST.HOST}"

License

• MIT