vca_vapp – Manages vCloud Air vApp instances.

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • This module will actively managed vCloud Air vApp instances. Instances can be created and deleted as well as both deployed and undeployed.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_version
-
Default:
"5.7"
The api version to be used with the vca
gateway_name
-
Default:
"gateway"
The name of the gateway of the vdc where the rule should be added.
host
-
The authentication host to be used when service type is vcd.
instance_id
-
The instance id in a vchs environment to be used for creating the vapp
network_mode
-
    Choices:
  • pool ←
  • dhcp
  • static
Configures the mode of the network connection.
network_name
-
The name of the network that should be attached to the virtual machine in the vApp. The virtual network specified must already be created in the vCloud Air VDC. If the state is not 'absent' then the network_name argument must be provided.
operation
-
    Choices:
  • noop ←
  • poweron
  • poweroff
  • suspend
  • shutdown
  • reboot
  • reset
Specifies an operation to be performed on the vApp.
org
-
The org to login to for creating vapp, mostly set when the service_type is vdc.
password
-
The vCloud Air password to use during authentication

aliases: pass, passwd
service_type
-
    Choices:
  • vca ←
  • vchs
  • vcd
The type of service we are authenticating against
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
  • deployed
  • undeployed
Configures the state of the vApp.
template_name
-
The name of the vApp template to use to create the vApp instance. If the state is not `absent` then the template_name value must be provided. The template_name must be previously uploaded to the catalog specified by catalog_name
username
-
The vCloud Air username to use during authentication

aliases: user
vapp_name
- / required
The name of the vCloud Air vApp instance
vdc_name
-
The name of the virtual data center (VDC) where the vm should be created or contains the vAPP.
verify_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If the certificates of the authentication is to be verified.
vm_cpus
-
The number of vCPUs to configure for the VM in the vApp. If the vm_name argument is provided, then this becomes a per VM setting otherwise it is applied to all VMs in the vApp.
vm_memory
-
The amount of memory in MB to allocate to VMs in the vApp. If the vm_name argument is provided, then this becomes a per VM setting otherise it is applied to all VMs in the vApp.
vm_name
-
The name of the virtual machine instance in the vApp to manage.

Examples

- name: Creates a new vApp in a VCA instance
  vca_vapp:
    vapp_name: tower
    state: present
    template_name: 'Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS (amd64 20150127)'
    vdc_name: VDC1
    instance_id: '<your instance id here>'
    username: '<your username here>'
    password: '<your password here>'
  delegate_to: localhost

Status

Authors

  • Peter Sprygada (@privateip)

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