Netbox Group is set to "host" when Host/Cluster Folder is used inside a datacenter

[RobiRob81]

Hi,

when a cluster is placed inside a host folder in a datacenter, the import change the "Cluster Group" to "host" and not the Foldername.

Example:
Datacenter --> TEST --> Cluster01
Group will be set to "TEST".

Datacenter --> TEST2 --> Folder: SiteA --> Cluster-Site-A-01
Group will be set to "host".

thanks,
Robert

[bb-Ricardo]

Thank you for this info. This seems interesting and should not be happening.
I'm currently rewriting this part about cluster and group detection due to an another issue.
Will let you know when it's ready for testing.

[bb-Ricardo]

Hi @RobiRob81

I just pushed another commit to "development" branch. Can you check it out and test if it works now?

[RobiRob81]

Hi @bb-Ricardo

just used the dev branch version.
What i see in a dry run is that only the same cluster will created and each VM under the cluster will be reassigned.
But it's still the same name.

INFO: Created new cluster object: testcluster01
INFO: Virtual machine 'VMTEST01' attribute 'cluster' changed from 'testcluster01' to 'testcluster01'
INFO: Virtual machine 'VMTEST02' attribute 'cluster' changed from 'testcluster01' to 'testcluster01'
....
INFO: Cluster group 'host' attribute 'tags' changed from '['NetBox-synced', 'Source: vsphere']' to '['Source: vsphere']'

I don't see a new group assignment.

If i manually change in netbox the cluster group to the desired folder then i just see this additional line from a new run.
INFO: Cluster group 'host' attribute 'tags' changed from '['NetBox-synced', 'Source: vsphere']' to '['Source: vsphere']'

All runs are only with "dry run".
Does it matter to do it only with dry run?

thanks,
Robert

[bb-Ricardo]

Hi, It might seem as the same cluster but it isn't. It has a different group. The problem is that multiple clusters with the same name can be created in NetBox. That's why it seems like the same cluster (name wise) but it isn't.

But your actual issue with 'host' as cluster name has been resolved?

Dry run tells you what changed but does not change it in NetBox.

[bb-Ricardo]

Hi, I added a change to the 'development' branch to print the cluster group for a cluster as well. Can you see if this works better?

[RobiRob81]

Hi, thanks for your update.
I just need to rename the current cluster in netbox. After that the sync script did created a new cluster with "Datacenter" Group. Folders are not used. Looks good.

[bb-Ricardo]

Thank you for testing it.