cs_instance_nic - Manages NICs of an instance on Apache CloudStack based clouds.¶

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
Maintenance
- Author

Synopsis ¶

Add and remove nic to and from network

Requirements ¶

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python >= 2.6
cs >= 0.6.10

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
account		Account the instance is related to.
api_http_method	Choices: get post	HTTP method used to query the API endpoint. If not given, the `CLOUDSTACK_METHOD` env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes. Fallback value is `get` if not specified.
api_key		API key of the CloudStack API. If not given, the `CLOUDSTACK_KEY` env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
api_region	Default: cloudstack	Name of the ini section in the `cloustack.ini` file. If not given, the `CLOUDSTACK_REGION` env variable is considered.
api_secret		Secret key of the CloudStack API. If not set, the `CLOUDSTACK_SECRET` env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
api_timeout		HTTP timeout in seconds. If not given, the `CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT` env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes. Fallback value is 10 seconds if not specified.
api_url		URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api. If not given, the `CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT` env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
domain		Domain the instance is related to.
ip_address		IP address to be used for the nic.
network required		Name of the network.
poll_async bool	Choices: no yes ←	Poll async jobs until job has finished.
project		Name of the project the instance is deployed in.
state	Choices: present ← absent	State of the nic.
vm required		Name of instance. aliases: name
vpc		Name of the VPC the `vm` is related to.
zone		Name of the zone in which the instance is deployed in. If not set, default zone is used.

Notes ¶

Note

Ansible uses the cs library’s configuration method if credentials are not provided by the arguments api_url, api_key, api_secret. Configuration is read from several locations, in the following order. The CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT, CLOUDSTACK_KEY, CLOUDSTACK_SECRET and CLOUDSTACK_METHOD. CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT environment variables. A CLOUDSTACK_CONFIG environment variable pointing to an .ini file. A cloudstack.ini file in the current working directory. A .cloudstack.ini file in the users home directory. Optionally multiple credentials and endpoints can be specified using ini sections in cloudstack.ini. Use the argument api_region to select the section name, default section is cloudstack. See https://github.com/exoscale/cs for more information.
A detailed guide about cloudstack modules can be found in the CloudStack Cloud Guide.
This module supports check mode.

Examples ¶

# Add a nic on another network
- local_action:
    module: cs_instance_nic
    vm: privnet
    network: privNetForBasicZone

# Ensure IP address on a nic
- local_action:
    module: cs_instance_nic
    vm: privnet
    ip_address: 10.10.11.32
    network: privNetForBasicZone

# Remove a secondary nic
- local_action:
    module: cs_instance_nic
    vm: privnet
    state: absent
    network: privNetForBasicZone

Return Values ¶

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
account string	success	Account the VM is related to. Sample: example account
domain string	success	Domain the VM is related to. Sample: example domain
id string	success	UUID of the nic. Sample: 87b1e0ce-4e01-11e4-bb66-0050569e64b8
ip_address string	success	Primary IP of the NIC. Sample: 10.10.10.10
mac_address string	success	MAC address of the NIC. Sample: 02:00:33:31:00:e4
netmask string	success	Netmask of the NIC. Sample: 255.255.255.0
network string	success	Name of the network if not default. Sample: sync network
project string	success	Name of project the VM is related to. Sample: Production
vm string	success	Name of the VM. Sample: web-01

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance ¶

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author ¶

Marc-Aurèle Brothier (@marcaurele)
René Moser (@resmo)

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