nrinfragent

Table of Contents

1. Description
2. Setup - The basics of getting started with nrinfragent
   • What nrinfragent affects
   • Beginning with nrinfragent
3. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
4. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the role is doing and how
5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.

Description

This role installs and configures the New Relic Infrastructure agent.

Note that this is a simple role and is intended for you to use as a starting place for your own customized workflow.

Setup

What nrinfragent affects

• Adds the New Relic Infrastructure package repository source
• Installs and configures the New Relic Infrastructure agent

Beginning with nrinfragent

Include the role in your playbook. Customize the required variables.

Usage

All typical interactions with nrinfragent will be done through role configuration.

Installing the Infrastructure agent

---
- hosts: ap_ne_1
  become: True

  roles:
    - role: nrinfragent
      nrinfragent_license_key: YOUR_LICENSE_KEY
      nrinfragent_config:
        display_name: awesome-node
        custom_attributes:
          env: production
          team: awesome-team

Reference

Role Configuration

nrinfragent_version (OPTIONAL)

What version of the agent do you want to install:

• '*' - [default] install the latest version of the agent.
• 'X.Y.ZZZ' - string of the specific version number you want to install, e.g. 1.0.280

nrinfragent_license_key (REQUIRED)

Specifies the New Relic license key to use.

nrinfragent_config (OPTIONAL)

See the official docs for available config options here.

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