Add recurring downtime

Opsview does not currently have the functionality to set recurring downtime within the product, but you may use a script to do this via the crontab.

Prerequisites

• Opsview support scripts must be installed on the orchestrator: [Opsview - Install support scripts](https://support.itrsgroup.com/hc/en-us/articles/4922901644445-Opsview-Install-support-scripts?source=search&auth_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjoxMTM1MDE4LCJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxOTA0NDMxMjc3NjEzLCJ0aWNrZXRfaWQiOjI3ODA0MCwiY2hhbm5lbF9pZCI6NjMsInR5cGUiOiJTRUFSQ0giLCJleHAiOjE2NzgyMzk0ODV9.KolTLvh9l47n5pq0WnMvQIqSx6FPFi4xs6aBaCHF8Wo)

• Ensure these are up-to-date: [Opsview - Update support scripts](https://support.itrsgroup.com/hc/en-us/articles/4922932284445-Opsview-Update-support-scripts?source=search&auth_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjoxMTM1MDE4LCJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxOTA0NDMxMjc3NjEzLCJ0aWNrZXRfaWQiOjI3ODA0MCwiY2hhbm5lbF9pZCI6NjMsInR5cGUiOiJTRUFSQ0giLCJleHAiOjE2NzgyMzk0ODV9.KolTLvh9l47n5pq0WnMvQIqSx6FPFi4xs6aBaCHF8Wo)

Files of interest

/opt/opsview/supportscripts/bin/recur_downtime

/opt/opsview/supportscripts/etc/recur_downtime.yml.

Process

1. Run the following command to create the necessary configuration file.

   • importantly, the *.yml.in file must be preserved.

   # cd /opt/opsview/supportscripts
   # cp -p etc/recur_downtime.yml.in etc/recur_downtime.yml
   

2. Modify /opt/opsview/supportscripts/etc/recure_downtime.yml

   Make changes appropriately to this file including or excluding/removing references to the hostgroups or hosts section/lines. e.g. use the hostgroups section for setting downtime for a host group. Once completed, it may now be incorporated within the opsview crontab.

   Note: If the Opsview UI is not using HTTPS please replace “https” in the url directive with “http”.

Example

opsview:
  url: http://localhost/
  ssl_verify_hostname: 0
  username: (please supply with opsview username)
  password: (please supply with opsview password)
  debug: 0

downtime:
  - comment: Scheduled recurring downtime
    frequency: 3rd Tuesday of every month
    start_time: 22:00
    duration: 4h
    hostgroups:
      - MyHostgroup
    hosts:
      - Host_1
      - Host_2