ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_vpn_connection module – Manages site-to-site VPN connections 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_vpn_connection.

New in ngine_io.cloudstack 0.1.0

Synopsis

• Create and remove VPN connections.

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 VPN connection 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.
domain string	Domain the VPN connection is related to.
force boolean	Activate the VPN gateway if not already activated on state=present. Also see ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_vpn_gateway. Choices: false ← (default) true
passive boolean	State of the VPN connection. Only considered when state=present. Choices: false ← (default) true
poll_async boolean	Poll async jobs until job has finished. Choices: false true ← (default)
project string	Name of the project the VPN connection is related to.
state string	State of the VPN connection. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
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)
vpc string / required	Name of the VPC the VPN connection is related to.
vpn_customer_gateway string / required	Name of the VPN customer gateway.
zone string / required	Name of the zone the VPC is related to.

Notes

Note

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

• This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: Create a VPN connection with activated VPN gateway
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_vpn_connection:
    vpn_customer_gateway: my vpn connection
    vpc: my vpc
    zone: zone01

- name: Create a VPN connection and force VPN gateway activation
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_vpn_connection:
    vpn_customer_gateway: my vpn connection
    vpc: my vpc
    zone: zone01
    force: yes

- name: Remove a vpn connection
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_vpn_connection:
    vpn_customer_gateway: my vpn connection
    vpc: my vpc
    zone: zone01
    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 VPN connection is related to. Returned: success Sample: "example account"
cidrs list / elements=string	List of CIDRs of the customer gateway. Returned: success Sample: ["10.10.10.0/24"]
created string	Date the connection was created. Returned: success Sample: "2014-12-01T14:57:57+0100"
domain string	Domain the VPN connection is related to. Returned: success Sample: "example domain"
dpd boolean	Whether dead pear detection is enabled or not. Returned: success Sample: true
esp_lifetime integer	Lifetime in seconds of phase 2 VPN connection. Returned: success Sample: 86400
esp_policy string	IKE policy of the VPN connection. Returned: success Sample: "aes256-sha1;modp1536"
force_encap boolean	Whether encapsulation for NAT traversal is enforced or not. Returned: success Sample: true
gateway string	IP address of the VPN customer gateway. Returned: success Sample: "10.101.214.10"
id string	UUID of the VPN connection. Returned: success Sample: "04589590-ac63-4ffc-93f5-b698b8ac38b6"
ike_lifetime integer	Lifetime in seconds of phase 1 VPN connection. Returned: success Sample: 86400
ike_policy string	ESP policy of the VPN connection. Returned: success Sample: "aes256-sha1;modp1536"
passive boolean	Whether the connection is passive or not. Returned: success Sample: false
project string	Name of project the VPN connection is related to. Returned: success Sample: "Production"
public_ip string	IP address of the VPN gateway. Returned: success Sample: "10.100.212.10"
state string	State of the VPN connection. Returned: success Sample: "Connected"
vpn_gateway_id string	UUID of the VPN gateway. Returned: success Sample: "04589590-ac63-93f5-4ffc-b698b8ac38b6"

Authors

• René Moser (@resmo)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Repository (Sources)