ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_template – Manages templates on Apache CloudStack based clouds.

Note

This plugin is part of the ngine_io.cloudstack collection (version 1.2.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install ngine_io.cloudstack.

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

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.cloudstack

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	Choices/Defaults	Comments
account string		Account the template, snapshot or VM is related to.
api_http_method string	Choices: get post	HTTP method used to query the API endpoint. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_METHOD env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes. Fallback value is get if not specified.
api_key string		API key of the CloudStack API. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_KEY env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
api_region string	Default: "cloudstack"	Name of the ini section in the cloustack.ini file. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_REGION env variable is considered.
api_secret string		Secret key of the CloudStack API. If not set, the CLOUDSTACK_SECRET env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
api_timeout integer		HTTP timeout in seconds. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes. Fallback value is 10 seconds if not specified.
api_url string		URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
api_verify_ssl_cert string		CA authority cert file. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_VERIFY env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes. Fallback value is null if not specified.
bits integer	Choices: 32 64 Default: 64	32 or 64 bits support.
checksum string		The MD5 checksum value of this template. If set, we search by checksum instead of name.
cross_zones boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Whether the template should be synced or removed across zones. Only used if state is present or absent.
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	Choices: QCOW2 RAW VHD OVA	The format for the template. Only considered if state=present.
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	Choices: no yes	Register the template having XS/VMware tools installed in order to support dynamic scaling of VM CPU/memory. Only used if state is present.
is_extractable boolean	Choices: no yes	Allows the template or its derivatives to be extractable.
is_featured boolean	Choices: no yes	Register the template to be featured. Only used if state is present.
is_public boolean	Choices: no yes	Register the template to be publicly available to all users. Only used if state is present.
is_routing boolean	Choices: no yes	Sets the template type to routing, i.e. if template is used to deploy routers. Only considered if url is used.
mode string	Choices: http_download ← ftp_upload	Mode for the template extraction. Only used if state=extracted.
name string / required		Name of the template.
os_type string		OS type that best represents the OS of this template.
password_enabled boolean	Choices: no yes	Enable template password reset support.
poll_async boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Poll async jobs until job has finished.
project string		Name of the project the template to be registered in.
requires_hvm boolean	Choices: no yes	Whether the template requires HVM or not. Only considered while creating the template.
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	Choices: no yes	True if the template supports the sshkey upload feature. Only considered if url is used (API limitation).
state string	Choices: present ← absent extracted	State of the template.
tags 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: []. aliases: tag
template_filter string	Choices: all featured self ← selfexecutable sharedexecutable executable community	Name of the filter used to search for the template. The filter all was added in 2.7.
template_find_options list / elements=string	Choices: display_text checksum cross_zones Default: []	Options to find a template uniquely. More than one allowed. aliases: template_find_option
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.
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. If not specified, first found zone will be used.

Notes

Note

• Ansible uses the cs library’s configuration method if credentials are not provided by the arguments api_url, api_key, api_secret. Configuration is read from several locations, in the following order. The CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT, CLOUDSTACK_KEY, CLOUDSTACK_SECRET and CLOUDSTACK_METHOD. CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT environment variables. A CLOUDSTACK_CONFIG environment variable pointing to an .ini file. A cloudstack.ini file in the current working directory. A .cloudstack.ini file in the users home directory. Optionally multiple credentials and endpoints can be specified using ini sections in cloudstack.ini. Use the argument api_region to select the section name, default section is cloudstack. See https://github.com/exoscale/cs for more information.

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

Authors

• René Moser (@resmo)