create file for telegraf to read node config details

salt/telegraf/init.sls

@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ tgrafconf:
     - template: jinja
     - source: salt://telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
 
+#this file will be read by telegraf to send node details(management interface, monitor interface, etc)
+# into influx so that grafan can build dashboards using queries
+node_tab:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/telegraf/node_tab.json
+    - source: salt://telegraf/node_tab.json.jinja
+    - template: jinja
+
 so-telegraf:
   docker_container.running:
     - image: {{ MANAGER }}:5000/{{ IMAGEREPO }}/so-telegraf:{{ VERSION }}

salt/telegraf/node_tab.json.jinja

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{% for tabtype in ['managertab', 'managersearchtab', 'standalonetab', 'sensorstab', 'nodestab', 'evaltab'] %}
+  {% set node_type_data = salt['pillar.get'](tabtype, False) %}
+  {% if node_type_data %}
+    {{ node_type_data | json }}
+  {% endif %}
+{% endfor %}