rhevm – RHEV/oVirt automation

New in version 2.2.

Synopsis

  • This module only supports oVirt/RHEV version 3. A newer module ovirt_vm supports oVirt/RHV version 4.
  • Allows you to create/remove/update or powermanage virtual machines on a RHEV/oVirt platform.

Requirements

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

  • ovirtsdk

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
boot_order
-
Default:
["network", "hd"]
This option uses complex arguments and is a list of items that specify the bootorder.
cd_drive
-
The CD you wish to have mounted on the VM when state = 'CD'.
cluster
-
The rhev/ovirt cluster in which you want you VM to start.
cpu_share
-
Default:
"0"
This parameter is used to configure the cpu share.
datacenter
-
Default:
"Default"
The rhev/ovirt datacenter in which you want you VM to start.
del_prot
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
This option sets the delete protection checkbox.
disks
-
This option uses complex arguments and is a list of disks with the options name, size and domain.
ifaces
-
This option uses complex arguments and is a list of interfaces with the options name and vlan.

aliases: nics, interfaces
image
-
The template to use for the VM.
insecure_api
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
A boolean switch to make a secure or insecure connection to the server.
mempol
-
Default:
"1"
The minimum amount of memory you wish to reserve for this system.
name
-
The name of the VM.
osver
-
Default:
"rhel_6x64"
The operationsystem option in RHEV/oVirt.
port
-
Default:
"443"
The port on which the API is reacheable.
server
-
Default:
"127.0.0.1"
The name/ip of your RHEV-m/oVirt instance.
state
-
    Choices:
  • ping
  • present ←
  • absent
  • up
  • down
  • restarted
  • cd
  • info
This serves to create/remove/update or powermanage your VM.
timeout
-
The timeout you wish to define for power actions.
When state = 'up'
When state = 'down'
When state = 'restarted'
type
-
    Choices:
  • server ←
  • desktop
  • host
To define if the VM is a server or desktop.
user
-
Default:
"admin@internal"
The user to authenticate with.
vm_ha
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
To make your VM High Available.
vmcpu
-
Default:
"2"
The number of CPUs you want in your VM.
vmhost
-
The host you wish your VM to run on.
vmmem
-
Default:
"1"
The amount of memory you want your VM to use (in GB).

Examples

# basic get info from VM
  - rhevm:
      name: "demo"
      user: "{{ rhev.admin.name }}"
      password: "{{ rhev.admin.pass }}"
      server: "rhevm01"
      state: "info"

# basic create example from image
  - rhevm:
      name: "demo"
      user: "{{ rhev.admin.name }}"
      password: "{{ rhev.admin.pass }}"
      server: "rhevm01"
      state: "present"
      image: "centos7_x64"
      cluster: "centos"

# power management
  - rhevm:
      name: "uptime_server"
      user: "{{ rhev.admin.name }}"
      password: "{{ rhev.admin.pass }}"
      server: "rhevm01"
      cluster: "RH"
      state: "down"
      image: "centos7_x64"

# multi disk, multi nic create example
  - rhevm:
      name: "server007"
      user: "{{ rhev.admin.name }}"
      password: "{{ rhev.admin.pass }}"
      server: "rhevm01"
      cluster: "RH"
      state: "present"
      type: "server"
      vmcpu: 4
      vmmem: 2
      ifaces:
        - name: "eth0"
          vlan: "vlan2202"
        - name: "eth1"
          vlan: "vlan36"
        - name: "eth2"
          vlan: "vlan38"
        - name: "eth3"
          vlan: "vlan2202"
      disks:
        - name: "root"
          size: 10
          domain: "ssd-san"
        - name: "swap"
          size: 10
          domain: "15kiscsi-san"
        - name: "opt"
          size: 10
          domain: "15kiscsi-san"
        - name: "var"
          size: 10
          domain: "10kiscsi-san"
        - name: "home"
          size: 10
          domain: "sata-san"
      boot_order:
        - "network"
        - "hd"

# add a CD to the disk cd_drive
  - rhevm:
      name: 'server007'
      user: "{{ rhev.admin.name }}"
      password: "{{ rhev.admin.pass }}"
      state: 'cd'
      cd_drive: 'rhev-tools-setup.iso'

# new host deployment + host network configuration
  - rhevm:
      name: "ovirt_node007"
      password: "{{ rhevm.admin.pass }}"
      type: "host"
      state: present
      cluster: "rhevm01"
      ifaces:
        - name: em1
        - name: em2
        - name: p3p1
          ip: '172.31.224.200'
          netmask: '255.255.254.0'
        - name: p3p2
          ip: '172.31.225.200'
          netmask: '255.255.254.0'
        - name: bond0
          bond:
            - em1
            - em2
          network: 'rhevm'
          ip: '172.31.222.200'
          netmask: '255.255.255.0'
          management: True
        - name: bond0.36
          network: 'vlan36'
          ip: '10.2.36.200'
          netmask: '255.255.254.0'
          gateway: '10.2.36.254'
        - name: bond0.2202
          network: 'vlan2202'
        - name: bond0.38
          network: 'vlan38'

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
vm
dictionary
always
Returns all of the VMs variables and execution.

Sample:
{ "boot_order": [ "hd", "network" ], "changed": true, "changes": [ "Delete Protection" ], "cluster": "C1", "cpu_share": "0", "created": false, "datacenter": "Default", "del_prot": true, "disks": [ { "domain": "ssd-san", "name": "OS", "size": 40 } ], "eth0": "00:00:5E:00:53:00", "eth1": "00:00:5E:00:53:01", "eth2": "00:00:5E:00:53:02", "exists": true, "failed": false, "ifaces": [ { "name": "eth0", "vlan": "Management" }, { "name": "eth1", "vlan": "Internal" }, { "name": "eth2", "vlan": "External" } ], "image": false, "mempol": "0", "msg": [ "VM exists", "cpu_share was already set to 0", "VM high availability was already set to True", "The boot order has already been set", "VM delete protection has been set to True", "Disk web2_Disk0_OS already exists", "The VM starting host was already set to host416" ], "name": "web2", "type": "server", "uuid": "4ba5a1be-e60b-4368-9533-920f156c817b", "vm_ha": true, "vmcpu": "4", "vmhost": "host416", "vmmem": "16" }


Status

Authors

  • Timothy Vandenbrande (@TimothyVandenbrande)

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