azure.azcollection.azure_rm_containerinstance module – Manage an Azure Container Instance

Note

This module is part of the azure.azcollection collection (version 2.7.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: azure.azcollection.azure_rm_containerinstance.

New in azure.azcollection 0.1.2

Synopsis

• Create, update and delete an Azure Container Instance.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.7

• The host that executes this module must have the azure.azcollection collection installed via galaxy

• All python packages listed in collection’s requirements.txt must be installed via pip on the host that executes modules from azure.azcollection

• Full installation instructions may be found https://galaxy.ansible.com/azure/azcollection

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
acr_identity string added in azure.azcollection 2.5.0	The Identity to use for access to the registry server.
ad_user string	Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
adfs_authority_url string added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1	Azure AD authority url. Use when authenticating with Username/password, and has your own ADFS authority.
api_profile string added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1	Selects an API profile to use when communicating with Azure services. Default value of latest is appropriate for public clouds; future values will allow use with Azure Stack. Default: "latest"
append_tags boolean	Use to control if tags field is canonical or just appends to existing tags. When canonical, any tags not found in the tags parameter will be removed from the object’s metadata. Choices: false true ← (default)
auth_source string added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1	Controls the source of the credentials to use for authentication. Can also be set via the ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE environment variable. When set to auto (the default) the precedence is module parameters -> env -> credential_file -> cli. When set to env, the credentials will be read from the environment variables When set to credential_file, it will read the profile from ~/.azure/credentials. When set to cli, the credentials will be sources from the Azure CLI profile. subscription_id or the environment variable AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID can be used to identify the subscription ID if more than one is present otherwise the default az cli subscription is used. When set to msi, the host machine must be an azure resource with an enabled MSI extension. subscription_id or the environment variable AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID can be used to identify the subscription ID if the resource is granted access to more than one subscription, otherwise the first subscription is chosen. The msi was added in Ansible 2.6. Choices: "auto" ← (default) "cli" "credential_file" "env" "msi"
cert_validation_mode string added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1	Controls the certificate validation behavior for Azure endpoints. By default, all modules will validate the server certificate, but when an HTTPS proxy is in use, or against Azure Stack, it may be necessary to disable this behavior by passing ignore. Can also be set via credential file profile or the AZURE_CERT_VALIDATION environment variable. Choices: "ignore" "validate"
client_id string	Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal or Managed Identity (msi). Can also be set via the AZURE_CLIENT_ID environment variable.
cloud_environment string added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1	For cloud environments other than the US public cloud, the environment name (as defined by Azure Python SDK, eg, AzureChinaCloud, AzureUSGovernment), or a metadata discovery endpoint URL (required for Azure Stack). Can also be set via credential file profile or the AZURE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT environment variable. Default: "AzureCloud"
containers list / elements=dictionary	List of containers. Required when creation.
commands list / elements=string	List of commands to execute within the container instance in exec form. When updating existing container all existing commands will be replaced by new ones.
cpu float	The required number of CPU cores of the containers. Default: 1.0
environment_variables list / elements=dictionary	List of container environment variables. When updating existing container all existing variables will be replaced by new ones.
is_secure boolean	Is variable secure. Choices: false true
name string / required	Environment variable name.
value string / required	Environment variable value.
image string / required	The container image name.
memory float	The required memory of the containers in GB. Default: 1.5
name string / required	The name of the container instance.
ports list / elements=integer	List of ports exposed within the container group.
volume_mounts list / elements=dictionary	The volume mounts for the container instance
mount_path string / required	The path within the container where the volume should be mounted
name string / required	The name of the volume mount
read_only boolean	The flag indicating whether the volume mount is read-only Choices: false true
disable_instance_discovery boolean added in azure.azcollection 2.3.0	Determines whether or not instance discovery is performed when attempting to authenticate. Setting this to true will completely disable both instance discovery and authority validation. This functionality is intended for use in scenarios where the metadata endpoint cannot be reached such as in private clouds or Azure Stack. The process of instance discovery entails retrieving authority metadata from https://login.microsoft.com/ to validate the authority. By setting this to **True**, the validation of the authority is disabled. As a result, it is crucial to ensure that the configured authority host is valid and trustworthy. Set via credential file profile or the AZURE_DISABLE_INSTANCE_DISCOVERY environment variable. Choices: false ← (default) true
dns_name_label string	The Dns name label for the IP.
force_update boolean	Force update of existing container instance. Any update will result in deletion and recreation of existing containers. Choices: false ← (default) true
identity dictionary added in azure.azcollection 2.5.0	Identity for the Server.
type string	Type of the managed identity Choices: "SystemAssigned" "SystemAssigned, UserAssigned" "UserAssigned" Default: "None"
user_assigned_identities dictionary	User Assigned Managed Identities and its options Default: {}
id list / elements=string	List of the user assigned identities IDs associated to the VM Default: []
ip_address string	The IP address type of the container group. Default is none and creating an instance without public IP. Choices: "public" "none" ← (default) "private"
location string	Valid azure location. Defaults to location of the resource group.
log_mode string	Parent argument.
log_path string	Parent argument.
name string / required	The name of the container group.
os_type string	The OS type of containers. Choices: "linux" ← (default) "windows"
password string	Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
ports list / elements=integer	List of ports exposed within the container group. This option is deprecated, using ports under containers“. Default: []
profile string	Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.
registry_login_server string	The container image registry login server.
registry_password string	The password to log in container image registry server.
registry_username string	The username to log in container image registry server.
resource_group string / required	Name of resource group.
restart_policy string	Restart policy for all containers within the container group. Choices: "always" "on_failure" "never"
secret string	Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
state string	Assert the state of the container instance. Use present to create or update an container instance and absent to delete it. Choices: "absent" "present" ← (default)
subnet_ids list / elements=string	The subnet resource IDs for a container group. Multiple subnets are not yet supported. Only 1 subnet can be used.
subscription_id string	Your Azure subscription Id.
tags dictionary	Dictionary of string:string pairs to assign as metadata to the object. Metadata tags on the object will be updated with any provided values. To remove tags set append_tags option to false. Currently, Azure DNS zones and Traffic Manager services also don’t allow the use of spaces in the tag. Azure Front Door doesn’t support the use of Azure Automation and Azure CDN only support 15 tags on resources.
tenant string	Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
thumbprint string added in azure.azcollection 1.14.0	The thumbprint of the private key specified in x509_certificate_path. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal. Required if x509_certificate_path is defined.
volumes list / elements=dictionary	List of Volumes that can be mounted by containers in this container group.
azure_file dictionary	The Azure File volume
read_only boolean	The flag indicating whether the Azure File shared mounted as a volume is read-only Choices: false true
share_name string / required	The name of the Azure File share to be mounted as a volume
storage_account_key string / required	The storage account access key used to access the Azure File share
storage_account_name string / required	The name of the storage account that contains the Azure File share
empty_dir dictionary	The empty directory volume
git_repo dictionary	The git repo volume
directory string	Target directory name
repository string / required	Repository URL
revision string	Commit hash for the specified revision
name string / required	The name of the Volume
secret dictionary	The secret volume
x509_certificate_path path added in azure.azcollection 1.14.0	Path to the X509 certificate used to create the service principal in PEM format. The certificate must be appended to the private key. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

Notes

Note

• For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables, use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials, or log in before you run your tasks or playbook with az login.

• Authentication is also possible using a service principal or Active Directory user.

• To authenticate via service principal, pass subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or set environment variables AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_SECRET and AZURE_TENANT.

• To authenticate via Active Directory user, pass ad_user and password, or set AZURE_AD_USER and AZURE_PASSWORD in the environment.

• Alternatively, credentials can be stored in ~/.azure/credentials. This is an ini file containing a [default] section and the following keys: subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or subscription_id, ad_user and password. It is also possible to add additional profiles. Specify the profile by passing profile or setting AZURE_PROFILE in the environment.

See Also

See also

Sign in with Azure CLI

How to authenticate using the az login command.

Examples

- name: Create sample container group
  azure_rm_containerinstance:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: myContainerInstanceGroup
    os_type: linux
    ip_address: public
    containers:
      - name: myContainer1
        image: httpd
        memory: 1.5
        ports:
          - 80
          - 81

- name: Create sample container group with azure file share volume
  azure_rm_containerinstance:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: myContainerInstanceGroupz
    os_type: linux
    ip_address: public
    containers:
      - name: mycontainer1
        image: httpd
        memory: 1
        volume_mounts:
          - name: filesharevolume
            mount_path: "/data/files"
        ports:
          - 80
          - 81
    volumes:
      - name: filesharevolume
        azure_file:
          storage_account_name: mystorageaccount
          share_name: acishare
          storage_account_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

- name: Create sample container group with git repo volume
  azure_rm_containerinstance:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: myContainerInstanceGroup
    os_type: linux
    ip_address: public
    containers:
      - name: mycontainer1
        image: httpd
        memory: 1
        volume_mounts:
          - name: myvolume1
            mount_path: "/mnt/test"
        ports:
          - 80
          - 81
    volumes:
      - name: myvolume1
        git_repo:
          repository: "https://github.com/Azure-Samples/aci-helloworld.git"

- name: Create sample container instance with subnet
  azure_rm_containerinstance:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: myContainerInstanceGroup
    os_type: linux
    ip_address: private
    location: eastus
    subnet_ids:
      - "{{ subnet_id }}"
    ports:
      - 80
    containers:
      - name: mycontainer1
        image: httpd
        memory: 1.5
        ports:
          - 80
          - 81

Return Values

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

Key	Description
containers list / elements=dictionary	The containers within the container group. Returned: always Sample: [{"commands": null, "cpu": 1.0, "environment_variables": null, "image": "httpd", "memory": 1.0, "name": "mycontainer1", "ports": [80, 81], "volume_mounts": [{"mount_path": "/data/files", "name": "filesharevolume", "read_only": false}]}]
id string	Resource ID. Returned: always Sample: "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups/aci1b6dd89"
ip_address string	Public IP Address of created container group. Returned: if address is public Sample: "175.12.233.11"
provisioning_state string	Provisioning state of the container. Returned: always Sample: "Creating"
volumes list / elements=dictionary	The list of volumes that mounted by containers in container group Returned: if volumes specified
azure_file dictionary	Azure file share volume details Returned: If Azure file share type of volume requested Sample: {"read_only": null, "share_name": "acishare", "storage_account_key": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx", "storage_account_name": "mystorageaccount"}
empty_dir dictionary	Empty directory volume details Returned: If Empty directory type of volume requested Sample: {}
git_repo dictionary	Git Repo volume details Returned: If Git repo type of volume requested Sample: {"directory": null, "repository": "https://github.com/Azure-Samples/aci-helloworld.git", "revision": null}
name string	The name of the Volume Returned: always Sample: "filesharevolume"
secret dictionary	Secret volume details Returned: If Secret type of volume requested Sample: {}

Authors

• Zim Kalinowski (@zikalino)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Homepage
• Repository (Sources)