host_ip.md

CMDB plugin: host_ip

The host_ip CMDB plugin discovers the host_ip metadata by querying DNS records using the hostname metadata if it is set.

Metadata set by this plugin

Metadata	Type	Dependent metadata	Usage
host_ip	String	hostname	The node's IP address as returned by a DNS lookup using the hostname metadata

Config DSL extension

None

Used credentials

Credential	Usage

Used Metadata

Metadata	Type	Usage
hostname	String	Used to query the IP from DNS records

Used environment variables

Variable	Usage

External tools dependencies

• getent: Used to query DNS.