cloudscale_server – Manages servers on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Create, start, stop and delete servers on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service.
  • All operations are performed using the cloudscale.ch public API v1.
  • For details consult the full API documentation: https://www.cloudscale.ch/en/api/v1.
  • A valid API token is required for all operations. You can create as many tokens as you like using the cloudscale.ch control panel at https://control.cloudscale.ch.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
anti_affinity_with
-
UUID of another server to create an anti-affinity group with.
api_timeout
-
added in 2.5
 Default:
30
Timeout in seconds for calls to the cloudscale.ch API.
api_token
-
cloudscale.ch API token.
This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_TOKEN environment variable.
bulk_volume_size_gb
-
Size of the bulk storage volume in GB.
No bulk storage volume if not set.
flavor
-
Flavor of the server.
image
-
Image used to create the server.
name
-
Name of the Server.
Either name or uuid are required. These options are mutually exclusive.
ssh_keys
-
List of SSH public keys.
Use the full content of your .pub file here.
state
-
    Choices:
  • running ←
  • stopped
  • absent
State of the server
use_ipv6
-
Default:
"yes"
Enable IPv6 on the public network interface.
use_private_network
-
Default:
"no"
Attach a private network interface to the server.
use_public_network
-
Default:
"yes"
Attach a public network interface to the server.
user_data
-
Cloud-init configuration (cloud-config) data to use for the server.
uuid
-
UUID of the server.
Either name or uuid are required. These options are mutually exclusive.
volume_size_gb
-
Default:
10
Size of the root volume in GB.

Notes

Note

  • Instead of the api_token parameter the CLOUDSCALE_API_TOKEN environment variable can be used.
  • To create a new server at least the name, ssh_key, image and flavor options are required.
  • If more than one server with the name given by the name option exists, execution is aborted.
  • Once a server is created all parameters except state are read-only. You can’t change the name, flavor or any other property. This is a limitation of the cloudscale.ch API. The module will silently ignore differences between the configured parameters and the running server if a server with the correct name or UUID exists. Only state changes will be applied.

Examples

# Start a server (if it does not exist) and register the server details

- name: Start cloudscale.ch server
  cloudscale_server:
    name: my-shiny-cloudscale-server
    image: debian-8
    flavor: flex-4
    ssh_keys: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXX...XXXX ansible@cloudscale
    use_private_network: True
    bulk_volume_size_gb: 100
    api_token: xxxxxx
  register: server1

# Start another server in anti-affinity to the first one
- name: Start second cloudscale.ch server
  cloudscale_server:
    name: my-other-shiny-server
    image: ubuntu-16.04
    flavor: flex-8
    ssh_keys: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXXX ansible@cloudscale
    anti_affinity_with: '{{ server1.uuid }}'
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Stop the first server
- name: Stop my first server
  cloudscale_server:
    uuid: '{{ server1.uuid }}'
    state: stopped
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Delete my second server
- name: Delete my second server
  cloudscale_server:
    name: my-other-shiny-server
    state: absent
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Start a server and wait for the SSH host keys to be generated
- name: Start server and wait for SSH host keys
  cloudscale_server:
    name: my-cloudscale-server-with-ssh-key
    image: debian-8
    flavor: flex-4
    ssh_keys: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXXX ansible@cloudscale
    api_token: xxxxxx
  register: server
  until: server.ssh_fingerprints
  retries: 60
  delay: 2

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
anti_affinity_with
string
 success when not state == absent
List of servers in the same anti-affinity group
flavor
string
 success when not state == absent
The flavor that has been used for this server

Sample:
flex-8
href
string
 success when not state == absent
API URL to get details about this server

Sample:
https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/servers/cfde831a-4e87-4a75-960f-89b0148aa2cc
image
string
 success when not state == absent
The image used for booting this server

Sample:
debian-8
interfaces
list
 success when not state == absent
List of network ports attached to the server

Sample:
[{'type': 'public', 'addresses': ['...']}]
name
string
 success
The display name of the server

Sample:
its-a-me-mario.cloudscale.ch
ssh_fingerprints
list
 success when not state == absent
A list of SSH host key fingerprints. Will be null until the host keys could be retrieved from the server.

Sample:
['ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 SHA256:XXXX', '...']
ssh_host_keys
list
 success when not state == absent
A list of SSH host keys. Will be null until the host keys could be retrieved from the server.

Sample:
['ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 XXXXX', '...']
state
string
 success
The current status of the server

Sample:
running
uuid
string
 success
The unique identifier for this server

Sample:
cfde831a-4e87-4a75-960f-89b0148aa2cc
volumes
list
 success when not state == absent
List of volumes attached to the server

Sample:
[{'type': 'ssd', 'device': '/dev/vda', 'size_gb': '50'}]


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