Python script to post Zenoss alert and clear messages to HipChat using HipChat API v2.

###Requirements

####Python Libraries Make sure the following Python libraries are installed on your system:

• requests - available in https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests

###Configuration

Set the global variables before running the script.

###Usage

####Zenoss Notification Login to your Zenoss web console. Then go to Events > Triggers > Notifications. Create a new notification and select command as its action. Go to the content tab of your notification and paste the command below on the Command field.

python /path/to/zenoss-hippy/zenoss-hip.py '${urls/eventUrl}' '${urls/ackUrl}' '${urls/closeUrl}' '${urls/eventsUrl}' -e '${evt/uuid}' -t incident

Then, on the Clear Command field, paste the command found below.

python /path/to/zenoss-hippy/zenoss-hip.py '${urls/reopenUrl}' -e '${evt/uuid}' -t clear

Note: Change /path/to/zenoss-hippy/zenoss-hip.py to the path where you placed the script.

####Log File

The default location for the log file is /var/log/zenoss-hippy.log. You will need to create the log file and set the proper access permissions.

#####Create the logfile $ sudo touch /var/log/zenoss-hippy.log

#####Set the proper file permissions $ sudo chown zenoss:zenoss /var/log/zenoss-hippy.log

$ sudo chmod 660 /var/log/zenoss-hippy.log