Opsview 6.8.x End of Support

With the release of Opsview 6.11.0 on February 2025, versions 6.8.x have reached their End of Support (EOS) status, according to our Support policy. This means that versions 6.8.x will no longer receive code fixes or security updates.

The documentation for version 6.8.9 and earlier versions will remain accessible for the time being, but it will no longer be updated or receive backports. We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest version of Opsview to ensure continued support and access to the latest features and security enhancements.

Config - Attribute

Object type: attribute

Request URL: /rest/config/attribute

Example GET Copied 

$ opsview_rest --username=admin --password=initial --pretty GET 'config/attribute?s.name=DISK'
{
  list => [
    {
      arg1          => "-w 5% -c 2%",
....
      id            => 172,
      label1        => "Warning/Critical values",
....
      name          => "DISK",
      ref           => "/rest/config/attribute/172",
....
      servicechecks => [
                         { name => "Disk", ref => "/rest/config/servicecheck/1308" },
                         {
                           name => "Read-only Partitions",
                           ref  => "/rest/config/servicecheck/1304",
                         },
                       ],
      uncommitted   => 0,
      value         => "",
    },
  ],
  summary => { allrows => 169, page => 1, rows => 1, totalpages => 1, totalrows => 1 },
}

Example minimal PUT (with changelog enabled) Copied 

$ opsview_rest --username=admin --password=initial --pretty --data-format=json PUT 'config/attribute' --data '{"name":"NEWNAME","changelog":"A new attribute"}'
{
   "object" : {
      "arg1" : "",
      "arg2" : "",
      "arg3" : "",
      "arg4" : "",
      "id" : "174",
      "label1" : "",
      "label2" : "",
      "label3" : "",
      "label4" : "",
      "name" : "NEWNAME",
      "secured1" : "0",
      "secured2" : "0",
      "secured3" : "0",
      "secured4" : "0",
      "servicechecks" : [],
      "uncommitted" : "1",
      "value" : ""
   }
}

Note

When saving attributes, you cannot add a host attribute nor amend the list of service checks using an attribute. If you want to amend a service check so that it is no longer using multiple attributes, you have to edit the service check itself.
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