hetzner.hcloud.hcloud_volume – Create and manage block Volume on the Hetzner Cloud.

Note

This plugin is part of the hetzner.hcloud collection (version 1.2.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install hetzner.hcloud.

To use it in a playbook, specify: hetzner.hcloud.hcloud_volume.

Synopsis

• Create, update and attach/detach block Volume on the Hetzner Cloud.

Requirements

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

• hcloud-python >= 1.0.0

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_token string / required		This is the API Token for the Hetzner Cloud.
automount boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Automatically mount the Volume.
delete_protection boolean	Choices: no yes	Protect the Volume for deletion.
endpoint string	Default: "https://api.hetzner.cloud/v1"	This is the API Endpoint for the Hetzner Cloud.
format string	Choices: xfs ext4	Automatically Format the volume on creation Can only be used in case the Volume does not exists.
id integer		The ID of the Hetzner Cloud Block Volume to manage. Only required if no volume name is given
labels dictionary		User-defined key-value pairs.
location string		Location of the Hetzner Cloud Volume. Required if no server is given and Volume does not exists.
name string		The Name of the Hetzner Cloud Block Volume to manage. Only required if no volume id is given or a volume does not exists.
server string		Server Name the Volume should be assigned to. Required if no location is given and Volume does not exists.
size integer		The size of the Block Volume in GB. Required if volume does not yet exists.
state string	Choices: absent present ←	State of the Volume.

See Also

See also

Documentation for Hetzner Cloud API

Complete reference for the Hetzner Cloud API.

Examples

- name: Create a Volume
  hcloud_volume:
    name: my-volume
    location: fsn1
    size: 100
    state: present
- name: Create a Volume and format it with ext4
  hcloud_volume:
    name: my-volume
    location: fsn
    format: ext4
    size: 100
    state: present
- name: Mount a existing Volume and automount
  hcloud_volume:
    name: my-volume
    server: my-server
    automount: yes
    state: present
- name: Mount a existing Volume and automount
  hcloud_volume:
    name: my-volume
    server: my-server
    automount: yes
    state: present
- name: Ensure the Volume is absent (remove if needed)
  hcloud_volume:
    name: my-volume
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key		Returned	Description
hcloud_volume complex		Always	The block Volume
	delete_protection boolean added in 0.1.0 of hetzner.hcloud	always	True if Volume is protected for deletion
	id integer	Always	ID of the Volume Sample: 12345
	labels dictionary	Always	User-defined labels (key-value pairs) Sample: {'key': 'value', 'mylabel': 123}
	linux_device string added in 0.1.0 of hetzner.hcloud	always	Path to the device that contains the Volume. Sample: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0HC_Volume_12345
	location string	Always	Location name where the Volume is located at Sample: fsn1
	name string	Always	Name of the Volume Sample: my-volume
	server string	Always	Server name where the Volume is attached to Sample: my-server
	size integer	Always	Size in GB of the Volume Sample: 1337

Authors

• Christopher Schmitt (@cschmitt-hcloud)