Enable Infra Only mode at large scale

[Walter2]

Hello Accidentally I deployed all my servers at full stack, and i wanted to configure all them in Infra Only mode at once, because i have a 400 hundred deployed!!!

[ram16]

Hi Walter,

Use shell/powershell script to execute the "oneagentctl" command on remote servers.

• Linux or AIX:
  ./oneagentctl --set-infra-only=true
• Windows:
  .\oneagentctl.exe --set-infra-only=true

[Walter2]

yes im trying to run a script with  .\oneagentctl.exe --set-infra-only=true, its only thing i know, but wanted to try from Dynatrace API.

[Babar_Qayyum · Accepted solution]

Hello @Walter2 

I did not try by myself but you can give it a try. Have a look at the below link for the configuredMonitoringMode

https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/dynatrace-api/environment-api/oneagent-on-host

Regards,

Babar

[Walter2]

I´ll see it, thank you!!!

[DanielS · Accepted solution]

The way to do what you want is using the Settings Objects API

1. You need to obtain the list of HOST ID's
2. Then you can invoke the API
   {{baseUrl}}/settings/objects?validateOnly=false
   If you use validateOnly in true, is a pre check of payload.
3. In the body you need to pass this JSON like:
   [
   {
   "schemaId": "builtin:host.monitoring",
   "value": {
   "enabled": true,
   "fullStack": false,
   "autoInjection": true
   },
   "schemaVersion": "1",
   "scope": "HOST-74B800156D4D1103"
   }
   ]
4. And that's all the magic, iterate until finished.

[Walter2]

Thank you!!!

[HeyEngineer]

What if I have 400 host? How would we accomplish that in one statement? 

[DanielS]

Hello @HeyEngineer is not posible on only 1 statement, in step 1 you gather all the necessary HOST ID's, with a little scripting you set in 3 what is next to scope as a variable, and FOR EACH HOST ID's in your list, it could be a text file you iterate the API call until finish.

[Malaik]

You can use an external tool like POSTMAN and pass a csv or text file with all Host IDs and loop

when you have 1 execution working with postman, very easy to loop.

[DanielS]

I also add an idea  to add new scopes to the settings objects API. You can vote to be considered by the Dynatrace team.

[Peter_Youssef]

Hi @Walter2 

You can check using ansible or puppet to automate such action to save time, if such tools are available in your organization:

1. ansible 
2. puppet 

KR,
Peter.