cs_portforward – Manages port forwarding rules on Apache CloudStack based clouds.

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

• Create, update and remove port forwarding rules.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• cs >= 0.6.10

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
account -		Account the vm is related to.
api_http_method -	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 -		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 -	Default: "cloudstack"	Name of the ini section in the cloustack.ini file. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_REGION env variable is considered.
api_secret -		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 -		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 -		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.
domain -		Domain the vm is related to.
ip_address - / required		Public IP address the rule is assigned to.
network - added in 2.3		Name of the network.
open_firewall -	Default: "no"	Whether the firewall rule for public port should be created, while creating the new rule. Use cs_firewall for managing firewall rules.
poll_async -	Default: "yes"	Poll async jobs until job has finished.
private_end_port -		End private port for this rule. If not specified equal private_port.
private_port - / required		Start private port for this rule.
project -		Name of the project the vm is located in.
protocol -	Choices: tcp ← udp	Protocol of the port forwarding rule.
public_end_port -		End public port for this rule. If not specified equal public_port.
public_port - / required		Start public port for this rule.
state -	Choices: present ← absent	State of the port forwarding rule.
tags - added in 2.4		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
vm -		Name of virtual machine which we make the port forwarding rule for. Required if state=present.
vm_guest_ip -	Default: "no"	VM guest NIC secondary IP address for the port forwarding rule.
vpc - added in 2.3		Name of the VPC.
zone -		Name of the zone in which the virtual machine is in. If not set, default zone is 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: 1.2.3.4:80 -> web01:8080
  local_action:
    module: cs_portforward
    ip_address: 1.2.3.4
    vm: web01
    public_port: 80
    private_port: 8080

- name: forward SSH and open firewall
  local_action:
    module: cs_portforward
    ip_address: '{{ public_ip }}'
    vm: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    public_port: '{{ ansible_ssh_port }}'
    private_port: 22
    open_firewall: true

- name: forward DNS traffic, but do not open firewall
  local_action:
    module: cs_portforward
    ip_address: 1.2.3.4
    vm: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    public_port: 53
    private_port: 53
    protocol: udp

- name: remove ssh port forwarding
  local_action:
    module: cs_portforward
    ip_address: 1.2.3.4
    public_port: 22
    private_port: 22
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
id string	success	UUID of the public IP address. Sample: a6f7a5fc-43f8-11e5-a151-feff819cdc9f
ip_address string	success	Public IP address. Sample: 1.2.3.4
network string	success	Name of the network. Sample: dmz
private_end_port integer	success	End port on the virtual machine's IP address.
private_port integer	success	Start port on the virtual machine's IP address. Sample: 80
protocol string	success	Protocol. Sample: tcp
public_end_port integer	success	End port on the public IP address. Sample: 80
public_port integer	success	Start port on the public IP address. Sample: 80
tags list	success	Tags related to the port forwarding.
vm_display_name string	success	Display name of the virtual machine. Sample: web-01
vm_guest_ip string	success	IP of the virtual machine. Sample: 10.101.65.152
vm_name string	success	Name of the virtual machine. Sample: web-01
vpc string	success	Name of the VPC. Sample: my_vpc

Status

• This module is guaranteed to have no backward incompatible interface changes going forward. [stableinterface]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• René Moser (@resmo)

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