vca_nat - add remove nat rules in a gateway in a vca

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_version Default:
5.7
The api version to be used with the vca.
gateway_name Default:
gateway
The name of the gateway of the vdc where the rule should be added.
host
The authentication host to be used when service type is vcd.
instance_id
The instance id in a vchs environment to be used for creating the vapp.
nat_rules
required
 Default:
no
A list of rules to be added to the gateway, Please see examples on valid entries
org
The org to login to for creating vapp. This option is required when the service_type is vdc.
password
The vca password, if not set the environment variable VCA_PASS is checked for the password.

aliases: pass, passwd
purge_rules
bool
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If set to true, it will delete all rules in the gateway that are not given as parameter to this module.
service_type
    Choices:
  • vca ←
  • vchs
  • vcd
The type of service we are authenticating against.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
If the object should be added or removed.
username
The vca username or email address, if not set the environment variable VCA_USER is checked for the username.

aliases: user
vdc_name
The name of the vdc where the gateway is located.
verify_certs
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If the certificates of the authentication is to be verified.

Examples

#An example for a source nat

- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  tasks:
   - vca_nat:
       instance_id: 'b15ff1e5-1024-4f55-889f-ea0209726282'
       vdc_name: 'benz_ansible'
       state: 'present'
       nat_rules:
         - rule_type: SNAT
           original_ip: 192.0.2.42
           translated_ip: 203.0.113.23

#example for a DNAT
- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  tasks:
   - vca_nat:
       instance_id: 'b15ff1e5-1024-4f55-889f-ea0209726282'
       vdc_name: 'benz_ansible'
       state: 'present'
       nat_rules:
         - rule_type: DNAT
           original_ip: 203.0.113.23
           original_port: 22
           translated_ip: 192.0.2.42
           translated_port: 22

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

  • Peter Sprygada (@privateip)

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