ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_template module – Manages templates 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_template.

New in ngine_io.cloudstack 0.1.0

Synopsis

• Register templates from an URL.

• Create templates from a ROOT volume of a stopped VM or its snapshot.

• Update, extract and delete templates.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6

• cs >= 0.9.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
account string	Account the template, snapshot or VM is related to.
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.
bits integer	32 or 64 bits support. Choices: 32 64 ← (default)
checksum string	The MD5 checksum value of this template. If set, we search by checksum instead of name.
cross_zones boolean	Whether the template should be synced or removed across zones. Only used if state is present or absent. Choices: false ← (default) true
details string	Template details in key/value pairs.
display_text string	Display text of the template.
domain string	Domain the template, snapshot or VM is related to.
format string	The format for the template. Only considered if state=present. Choices: "QCOW2" "RAW" "VHD" "OVA"
hypervisor string	Name the hypervisor to be used for creating the new template. Relevant when using state=present. Possible values are KVM, VMware, BareMetal, XenServer, LXC, HyperV, UCS, OVM, Simulator.
is_dynamically_scalable boolean	Register the template having XS/VMware tools installed in order to support dynamic scaling of VM CPU/memory. Only used if state is present. Choices: false true
is_extractable boolean	Allows the template or its derivatives to be extractable. Choices: false true
is_featured boolean	Register the template to be featured. Only used if state is present. Choices: false true
is_public boolean	Register the template to be publicly available to all users. Only used if state is present. Choices: false true
is_routing boolean	Sets the template type to routing, i.e. if template is used to deploy routers. Only considered if url is used. Choices: false true
mode string	Mode for the template extraction. Only used if state=extracted. Choices: "http_download" ← (default) "ftp_upload"
name string / required	Name of the template.
os_type string	OS type that best represents the OS of this template.
password_enabled boolean	Enable template password reset support. Choices: false true
poll_async boolean	Poll async jobs until job has finished. Choices: false true ← (default)
project string	Name of the project the template to be registered in.
requires_hvm boolean	Whether the template requires HVM or not. Only considered while creating the template. Choices: false true
snapshot string	Name of the snapshot, created from the VM ROOT volume, the template will be created from. vm is required together with this argument.
sshkey_enabled boolean	True if the template supports the sshkey upload feature. Only considered if url is used (API limitation). Choices: false true
state string	State of the template. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent" "extracted"
tags aliases: tag list / elements=dictionary	List of tags. Tags are a list of dictionaries having keys key and value. To delete all tags, set a empty list e.g. tags: [].
template_filter string	Name of the filter used to search for the template. The filter all was added in 2.7. Choices: "all" "featured" "self" ← (default) "selfexecutable" "sharedexecutable" "executable" "community"
template_find_options aliases: template_find_option list / elements=string	Options to find a template uniquely. More than one allowed. Choices: "display_text" "checksum" "cross_zones" Default: []
template_tag string	The tag for this template.
url string	URL of where the template is hosted on state=present. URL to which the template would be extracted on state=extracted. Mutually exclusive with vm.
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)
vm string	VM name the template will be created from its volume or alternatively from a snapshot. VM must be in stopped state if created from its volume. Mutually exclusive with url.
zone string	Name of the zone you wish the template to be registered or deleted from. Required when cross_zones is no

Notes

Note

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

• This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: register a systemvm template
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_template:
    name: systemvm-vmware-4.5
    url: "http://packages.shapeblue.com/systemvmtemplate/4.5/systemvm64template-4.5-vmware.ova"
    hypervisor: VMware
    format: OVA
    cross_zones: yes
    os_type: Debian GNU/Linux 7(64-bit)

- name: Create a template from a stopped virtual machine's volume
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_template:
    name: Debian 9 (64-bit) 20GB ({{ ansible_date_time.date }})
    vm: debian-9-base-vm
    os_type: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64-bit)
    zone: tokio-ix
    password_enabled: yes
    is_public: yes


# Note: Use template_find_option(s) when a template name is not unique
- name: Create a template from a stopped virtual machine's volume
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_template:
    name: Debian 9 (64-bit)
    display_text: Debian 9 (64-bit) 20GB ({{ ansible_date_time.date }})
    template_find_option: display_text
    vm: debian-9-base-vm
    os_type: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64-bit)
    zone: tokio-ix
    password_enabled: yes
    is_public: yes

- name: create a template from a virtual machine's root volume snapshot
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_template:
    name: Debian 9 (64-bit) Snapshot ROOT-233_2015061509114
    snapshot: ROOT-233_2015061509114
    os_type: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64-bit)
    zone: tokio-ix
    password_enabled: yes
    is_public: yes

- name: Remove a template
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_template:
    name: systemvm-4.2
    cross_zones: yes
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
account string	Account the template is related to. Returned: success Sample: "example account"
checksum string	MD5 checksum of the template. Returned: if available Sample: "0b31bccccb048d20b551f70830bb7ad0"
created string	Date of registering. Returned: success Sample: "2015-03-29T14:57:06+0200"
cross_zones boolean	true if the template is managed across all zones, false otherwise. Returned: if available Sample: false
display_text string	Display text of the template. Returned: if available Sample: "Debian 7.7 64-bit minimal 2015-03-19"
domain string	Domain the template is related to. Returned: success Sample: "example domain"
format string	Format of the template. Returned: if available Sample: "OVA"
hypervisor string	Hypervisor related to this template. Returned: if available Sample: "VMware"
id string	UUID of the template or extracted object. Returned: success Sample: "a6f7a5fc-43f8-11e5-a151-feff819cdc9f"
is_extractable boolean	True if the template is extractable. Returned: if available Sample: true
is_featured boolean	True if the template is featured. Returned: if available Sample: true
is_public boolean	True if the template is public. Returned: if available Sample: true
is_ready boolean	True if the template is ready to be deployed from. Returned: if available Sample: true
mode string	Mode of extraction Returned: on state=extracted Sample: "http_download"
name string	Name of the template or extracted object. Returned: success Sample: "Debian 7 64-bit"
os_type string	Type of the OS. Returned: if available Sample: "CentOS 6.5 (64-bit)"
password_enabled boolean	True if the reset password feature is enabled, false otherwise. Returned: if available Sample: false
project string	Name of project the template is related to. Returned: success Sample: "Production"
sshkey_enabled boolean	true if template is sshkey enabled, false otherwise. Returned: if available Sample: false
state string	State of the extracted template Returned: on state=extracted Sample: "DOWNLOAD_URL_CREATED"
status string	Status of the template or extracted object. Returned: success Sample: "Download Complete"
tags list / elements=string	List of resource tags associated with the template. Returned: if available Sample: ["[ { \"key\": \"foo\"", " \"value\": \"bar\" } ]"]
template_tag string	Template tag related to this template. Returned: if available Sample: "special"
template_type string	Type of the template. Returned: if available Sample: "USER"
url string	Url to which the template is extracted to Returned: on state=extracted Sample: "http://1.2.3.4/userdata/eb307f13-4aca-45e8-b157-a414a14e6b04.ova"
zone string	Name of zone the template is registered in. Returned: success Sample: "zuerich"

Authors

• René Moser (@resmo)

Collection links

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