ActiveGate remote configuration management API - POST a job preview

You can generate a preview before performing the actual configuration change.

The preview tells you:

How many entities are currently configured as described in the payload
How many entities will be configured this way when the reconfiguration request is sent

The request consumes an application/json payload.

POST	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/activeGates/remoteConfigurationManagement/preview`
POST	Environment ActiveGateCluster ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}:9999/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v2/activeGates/remoteConfigurationManagement/preview`

Authentication

To execute this request, you need an access token with activeGates.write scope.

To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
body	RemoteConfigurationManagementOperationActiveGateRequest	JSON body of the request, containing remote configuration management job definition.	body	required

Request body objects

The `RemoteConfigurationManagementOperationActiveGateRequest` object

Remote configuration management operation creation request.

Element	Type	Description	Required
entities	string[]	A list of entities IDs for which remote configuration management is to be executed.	required
operations	RemoteConfigurationManagementOperation[]	A list of remote configuration management operations to be executed.	required

The `RemoteConfigurationManagementOperation` object

Definition of a single remote configuration management operation.

Element	Type	Description	Required
attribute	string	The attribute which is affected by the operation. `group` `hostGroup` `hostProperty` `hostTag` `networkZone`	required
operation	string	The operation performed on given attribute. `clear` `set`	required
value	string	The value which should be assigned to given attribute.	optional

Request body JSON model

This is a model of the request body, showing the possible elements. It has to be adjusted for usage in an actual request.

{
  "entities": [
    "0x2b7c0b02",
    "0x4928065d"
  ],
  "operations": [
    {
      "attribute": "networkZone",
      "operation": "set",
      "value": "exampleNetworkZoneName"
    }
  ]
}

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
200	RemoteConfigurationManagementPreviewList	Success
400	RemoteConfigurationManagementValidationResult	Failed. The input is invalid.
4XX	ErrorEnvelope	Client side error.
5XX	ErrorEnvelope	Server side error.

Response body objects

The `RemoteConfigurationManagementPreviewList` object

A list of remote configuration management jobs previews.

Element	Type	Description
previews	RemoteConfigurationManagementJobPreview[]	A list of remote configuration management jobs previews.

The `RemoteConfigurationManagementJobPreview` object

A preview of remote configuration management job.

Element	Type	Description
alreadyConfiguredEntitiesCount	integer	The number of entities that are currently configured as defined by remote configuration management operation.
attribute	string	The attribute which is affected by the operation. `group` `hostGroup` `hostProperty` `hostTag` `networkZone`
operation	string	The operation performed on given attribute. `clear` `set`
targetEntitiesCount	integer	The number of entities that will be configured as defined by remote configuration management after it is completed.
value	string	The value which should be assigned to given attribute.

Response body JSON model

{
  "previews": [
    {
      "alreadyConfiguredEntitiesCount": 1,
      "attribute": "networkZone",
      "operation": "set",
      "targetEntitiesCount": 2,
      "value": "exampleNetworkZoneName"
    }
  ]
}