cloudscale_ch.cloud.server_group module – Manages server groups on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service

Note

This module is part of the cloudscale_ch.cloud collection (version 2.4.0).

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 cloudscale_ch.cloud.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cloudscale_ch.cloud.server_group.

New in cloudscale_ch.cloud 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Create, update and remove server groups.

Aliases: cloudscale_server_group

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
api_timeout integer	Timeout in seconds for calls to the cloudscale.ch API. This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_TIMEOUT environment variable. Default: 45
api_token string / required	cloudscale.ch API token. This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_TOKEN environment variable.
api_url string added in cloudscale_ch.cloud 1.3.0	cloudscale.ch API URL. This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_URL environment variable. Default: "https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1"
name string	Name of the server group. Either name or uuid is required. These options are mutually exclusive.
state string	State of the server group. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
tags dictionary	Tags assosiated with the server groups. Set this to {} to clear any tags.
type string	Type of the server group. Default: "anti-affinity"
uuid string	UUID of the server group. Either name or uuid is required. These options are mutually exclusive.
zone string	Zone slug of the server group (e.g. lpg1 or rma1).

Notes

Note

• All operations are performed using the cloudscale.ch public API v1.

• For details consult the full API documentation: https://www.cloudscale.ch/en/api/v1.

• A valid API token is required for all operations. You can create as many tokens as you like using the cloudscale.ch control panel at https://control.cloudscale.ch.

Examples

---
- name: Ensure server group exists
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server_group:
    name: my-name
    type: anti-affinity
    api_token: xxxxxx

- name: Ensure server group in a specific zone
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server_group:
    name: my-rma-group
    type: anti-affinity
    zone: lpg1
    api_token: xxxxxx

- name: Ensure a server group is absent
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server_group:
    name: my-name
    state: absent
    api_token: xxxxxx

Return Values

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

Key	Description
href string	API URL to get details about this server group Returned: if available Sample: "https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/server-group/cfde831a-4e87-4a75-960f-89b0148aa2cc"
name string	The display name of the server group Returned: always Sample: "load balancers"
servers list / elements=string	A list of servers that are part of the server group. Returned: if available Sample: []
state string	State of the server group. Returned: always Sample: "present"
tags dictionary	Tags assosiated with the server group. Returned: success Sample: {"project": "my project"}
type string	The type the server group Returned: if available Sample: "anti-affinity"
uuid string	The unique identifier for this server Returned: always Sample: "cfde831a-4e87-4a75-960f-89b0148aa2cc"
zone dictionary	The zone of the server group Returned: success Sample: {"slug": "rma1"}

Authors

• René Moser (@resmo)

• Denis Krienbühl (@href)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Repository (Sources)