clc_group – Create/delete Server Groups at Centurylink Cloud¶
New in version 2.0.
Synopsis¶
Create or delete Server Groups at Centurylink Centurylink Cloud
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
python = 2.7
requests >= 2.5.0
clc-sdk
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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description
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A description of the Server Group
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location
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Datacenter to create the group in. If location is not provided, the group gets created in the default datacenter associated with the account
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name
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/ required
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The name of the Server Group
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parent
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The parent group of the server group. If parent is not provided, it creates the group at top level.
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state
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Whether to create or delete the group
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wait
boolean
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Whether to wait for the tasks to finish before returning.
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Notes¶
Note
To use this module, it is required to set the below environment variables which enables access to the Centurylink Cloud - CLC_V2_API_USERNAME, the account login id for the centurylink cloud - CLC_V2_API_PASSWORD, the account password for the centurylink cloud
Alternatively, the module accepts the API token and account alias. The API token can be generated using the CLC account login and password via the HTTP api call @ https://api.ctl.io/v2/authentication/login - CLC_V2_API_TOKEN, the API token generated from https://api.ctl.io/v2/authentication/login - CLC_ACCT_ALIAS, the account alias associated with the centurylink cloud
Users can set CLC_V2_API_URL to specify an endpoint for pointing to a different CLC environment.
Examples¶
# Create a Server Group
---
- name: Create Server Group
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: False
connection: local
tasks:
- name: Create / Verify a Server Group at CenturyLink Cloud
clc_group:
name: My Cool Server Group
parent: Default Group
state: present
register: clc
- name: debug
debug:
var: clc
# Delete a Server Group
---
- name: Delete Server Group
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: False
connection: local
tasks:
- name: Delete / Verify Absent a Server Group at CenturyLink Cloud
clc_group:
name: My Cool Server Group
parent: Default Group
state: absent
register: clc
- name: debug
debug:
var: clc
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
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group
dictionary
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success |
The group information
Sample:
{'changeInfo': {'createdBy': 'service.wfad', 'createdDate': '2015-07-29T18:52:47Z', 'modifiedBy': 'service.wfad', 'modifiedDate': '2015-07-29T18:52:47Z'}, 'customFields': [], 'description': 'test group', 'groups': [], 'id': 'bb5f12a3c6044ae4ad0a03e73ae12cd1', 'links': [{'href': '/v2/groups/wfad', 'rel': 'createGroup', 'verbs': ['POST']}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad', 'rel': 'createServer', 'verbs': ['POST']}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/bb5f12a3c6044ae4ad0a03e73ae12cd1', 'rel': 'self', 'verbs': ['GET', 'PATCH', 'DELETE']}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/086ac1dfe0b6411989e8d1b77c4065f0', 'id': '086ac1dfe0b6411989e8d1b77c4065f0', 'rel': 'parentGroup'}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/bb5f12a3c6044ae4ad0a03e73ae12cd1/defaults', 'rel': 'defaults', 'verbs': ['GET', 'POST']}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/bb5f12a3c6044ae4ad0a03e73ae12cd1/billing', 'rel': 'billing'}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/bb5f12a3c6044ae4ad0a03e73ae12cd1/archive', 'rel': 'archiveGroupAction'}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/bb5f12a3c6044ae4ad0a03e73ae12cd1/statistics', 'rel': 'statistics'}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/bb5f12a3c6044ae4ad0a03e73ae12cd1/upcomingScheduledActivities', 'rel': 'upcomingScheduledActivities'}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/bb5f12a3c6044ae4ad0a03e73ae12cd1/horizontalAutoscalePolicy', 'rel': 'horizontalAutoscalePolicyMapping', 'verbs': ['GET', 'PUT', 'DELETE']}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/bb5f12a3c6044ae4ad0a03e73ae12cd1/scheduledActivities', 'rel': 'scheduledActivities', 'verbs': ['GET', 'POST']}], 'locationId': 'UC1', 'name': 'test group', 'status': 'active', 'type': 'default'}
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Status¶
This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]