ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_host module – Manages hosts on Apache CloudStack based clouds.

Note

This module is part of the ngine_io.cloudstack collection (version 2.5.0).

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 ngine_io.cloudstack. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_host.

New in ngine_io.cloudstack 0.1.0

Synopsis

• Create, update and remove hosts.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6

• cs >= 0.9.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
allocation_state string	Allocation state of the host. Choices: "enabled" "disabled" "maintenance"
api_http_method string	HTTP method used to query the API endpoint. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_METHOD env variable is considered. Choices: "get" ← (default) "post"
api_key string / required	API key of the CloudStack API. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_KEY env variable is considered.
api_secret string / required	Secret key of the CloudStack API. If not set, the CLOUDSTACK_SECRET env variable is considered.
api_timeout integer	HTTP timeout in seconds. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT env variable is considered. Default: 10
api_url string / required	URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT env variable is considered.
api_verify_ssl_cert string	Verify CA authority cert file. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_VERIFY env variable is considered.
cluster string	Name of the cluster.
host_tags aliases: host_tag list / elements=string	Tags of the host.
hypervisor string	Name of the cluster. Required if state=present and host does not yet exist. Possible values are KVM, VMware, BareMetal, XenServer, LXC, HyperV, UCS, OVM, Simulator.
name aliases: ip_address string / required	Name of the host.
password string	Password for the host. Required if state=present and host does not yet exist.
pod string	Name of the pod. Required if state=present and host does not yet exist.
state string	State of the host. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
url string	Url of the host used to create a host. If not provided, http:// and param name is used as url. Only considered if state=present and host does not yet exist.
username string	Username for the host. Required if state=present and host does not yet exist.
validate_certs boolean added in ngine_io.cloudstack 2.4.0	If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_DANGEROUS_NO_TLS_VERIFY env variable is considered. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. Choices: false true ← (default)
zone string / required	Name of the zone in which the host should be deployed.

Notes

Note

• A detailed guide about cloudstack modules can be found in the CloudStack Cloud Guide.

• This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: Ensure a host is present but disabled
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_host:
    name: pod01.zone01.example.com
    cluster: vcenter.example.com/zone01/cluster01
    pod: pod01
    zone: zone01
    hypervisor: VMware
    allocation_state: disabled
    host_tags:
    - perf
    - gpu

- name: Ensure an existing host is disabled
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_host:
    name: pod01.zone01.example.com
    zone: zone01
    allocation_state: disabled

- name: Ensure an existing host is enabled
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_host:
    name: pod01.zone01.example.com
    zone: zone01
    allocation_state: enabled

- name: Ensure a host is absent
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_host:
    name: pod01.zone01.example.com
    zone: zone01
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
allocation_state: string	Allocation state of the host. Returned: success Sample: "enabled"
capabilities string	Capabilities of the host. Returned: success Sample: "hvm"
cluster string	Cluster of the host. Returned: success Sample: "vcenter.example.com/zone/cluster01"
cluster_type string	Type of the cluster of the host. Returned: success Sample: "ExternalManaged"
cpu_allocated string	Amount in percent of the host’s CPU currently allocated. Returned: success Sample: "166.25%"
cpu_number string	Number of CPUs of the host. Returned: success Sample: "24"
cpu_sockets integer	Number of CPU sockets of the host. Returned: success Sample: 2
cpu_speed integer	CPU speed in Mhz Returned: success Sample: 1999
cpu_used string	Amount of the host’s CPU currently used. Returned: success Sample: "33.6%"
cpu_with_overprovisioning string	Amount of the host’s CPU after applying the cpu.overprovisioning.factor. Returned: success Sample: "959520.0"
created string	Date when the host was created. Returned: success Sample: "2015-05-03T15:05:51+0200"
disconnected string	Date when the host was disconnected. Returned: success Sample: "2015-05-03T15:05:51+0200"
disk_size_allocated integer	Host’s currently allocated disk size. Returned: success Sample: 2593
disk_size_total integer	Total disk size of the host Returned: success Sample: 259300
events string	Events available for the host Returned: success Sample: "Ping; HostDown; AgentConnected; AgentDisconnected; PingTimeout; ShutdownRequested; Remove; StartAgentRebalance; ManagementServerDown"
gpu_group list / elements=string	GPU cards present in the host. Returned: success Sample: []
ha_host boolean	Whether the host is a HA host. Returned: success Sample: false
has_enough_capacity boolean	Whether the host has enough CPU and RAM capacity to migrate a VM to it. Returned: success Sample: true
host_tags string	Comma-separated list of tags for the host. Returned: success Sample: "perf"
host_type string	Type of the host. Returned: success Sample: "Routing"
host_version string	Version of the host. Returned: success Sample: "4.5.2"
hypervisor string	Host’s hypervisor. Returned: success Sample: "VMware"
hypervisor_version string	Hypervisor version. Returned: success Sample: "5.1"
ip_address string	IP address of the host Returned: success Sample: "10.10.10.1"
is_local_storage_active boolean	Whether the local storage is available or not. Returned: success Sample: false
last_pinged string	Date and time the host was last pinged. Returned: success Sample: "1970-01-17T17:27:32+0100"
management_server_id integer	Management server ID of the host. Returned: success Sample: 345050593418
memory_allocated integer	Amount of the host’s memory currently allocated. Returned: success Sample: 69793218560
memory_total integer	Total of memory of the host. Returned: success Sample: 206085263360
memory_used integer	Amount of the host’s memory currently used. Returned: success Sample: 65504776192
name string	Name of the host. Returned: success Sample: "esx32.example.com"
network_kbs_read integer	Incoming network traffic on the host. Returned: success Sample: 0
network_kbs_write integer	Outgoing network traffic on the host. Returned: success Sample: 0
os_category string	OS category name of the host. Returned: success Sample: "..."
out_of_band_management string	Host out-of-band management information. Returned: success Sample: "..."
pod string	Pod name of the host. Returned: success Sample: "Pod01"
removed string	Date and time the host was removed. Returned: success Sample: "1970-01-17T17:27:32+0100"
resource_state string	Resource state of the host. Returned: success Sample: "Enabled"
state string	State of the host. Returned: success Sample: "Up"
suitable_for_migration string	Whether this host is suitable (has enough capacity and satisfies all conditions like hosttags, max guests VM limit, etc) to migrate a VM to it or not. Returned: success Sample: "True"
zone string	Zone of the host. Returned: success Sample: "zone01"

Authors

• René Moser (@resmo)

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