add-to-check_mk

Usage: ./add_to_check_mk.sh -s SITENAME -h HOSTNAME [-f FOLDERNAME] [-t 'tag1|tag2|tag3']

    -s    Specifies the omd 'site' to add the host to, eg: prod
    -h    Specifies the hostname to be added
    -f    Optional. Specifies the name of the check_mk folder the
          host is to be added to.
    -t    Optional. WATO tags to add to the host.
    -?    This message.

Disclaimer

This script pre-dates the Wato API, which is a far better way to add and manage hosts. You should use that instead both for convenience and safety, as this script does not take into account any changes that may have been made since check_mk 1.2.6.

General Docs: https://mathias-kettner.com/cms_web_api.html
Command Reference: https://mathias-kettner.com/cms_web_api_references.html

notes

• This script assumes check_mk has been installed as part of OMD. If you've manually installed you'll likely want to change some of the paths and remove the -s requirement.
• If you're copying tags from the wato web interface be warned: after every | character check_mk is inserting a unicode zero-width-space, aka \u200b. If these are not removed before you paste the tags into your script/command line check_mk will interpret them as part of the tag and will then fail to properly apply rules/folders/hostgroups/etc.