gcp_container_cluster – Creates a GCP Cluster

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis

  • A Google Container Engine cluster.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6

  • requests >= 2.18.4

  • google-auth >= 1.3.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
addons_config
-
Configurations for the various addons available to run in the cluster.
horizontal_pod_autoscaling
-
Configuration for the horizontal pod autoscaling feature, which increases or decreases the number of replica pods a replication controller has based on the resource usage of the existing pods.
disabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the Horizontal Pod Autoscaling feature is enabled in the cluster. When enabled, it ensures that a Heapster pod is running in the cluster, which is also used by the Cloud Monitoring service.
http_load_balancing
-
Configuration for the HTTP (L7) load balancing controller addon, which makes it easy to set up HTTP load balancers for services in a cluster.
disabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the HTTP Load Balancing controller is enabled in the cluster. When enabled, it runs a small pod in the cluster that manages the load balancers.
auth_kind
string / required
    Choices:
  • application
  • machineaccount
  • serviceaccount
The type of credential used.
cluster_ipv4_cidr
-
The IP address range of the container pods in this cluster, in CIDR notation (e.g. 10.96.0.0/14). Leave blank to have one automatically chosen or specify a /14 block in 10.0.0.0/8.
description
-
An optional description of this cluster.
initial_node_count
- / required
The number of nodes to create in this cluster. You must ensure that your Compute Engine resource quota is sufficient for this number of instances. You must also have available firewall and routes quota. For requests, this field should only be used in lieu of a "nodePool" object, since this configuration (along with the "nodeConfig") will be used to create a "NodePool" object with an auto-generated name. Do not use this and a nodePool at the same time.
location
- / required
added in 2.8
The location where the cluster is deployed.

aliases: zone
logging_service
-
    Choices:
  • logging.googleapis.com
  • none
The logging service the cluster should use to write logs. Currently available options: logging.googleapis.com - the Google Cloud Logging service.
none - no logs will be exported from the cluster.
if left as an empty string,logging.googleapis.com will be used.
master_auth
-
The authentication information for accessing the master endpoint.
password
-
The password to use for HTTP basic authentication to the master endpoint. Because the master endpoint is open to the Internet, you should create a strong password.
username
-
The username to use for HTTP basic authentication to the master endpoint.
monitoring_service
-
    Choices:
  • monitoring.googleapis.com
  • none
The monitoring service the cluster should use to write metrics.
Currently available options: monitoring.googleapis.com - the Google Cloud Monitoring service.
none - no metrics will be exported from the cluster.
if left as an empty string, monitoring.googleapis.com will be used.
name
-
The name of this cluster. The name must be unique within this project and location, and can be up to 40 characters. Must be Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only. Must start with a letter. Must end with a number or a letter.
network
-
The name of the Google Compute Engine network to which the cluster is connected. If left unspecified, the default network will be used.
node_config
-
Parameters used in creating the cluster's nodes.
For requests, this field should only be used in lieu of a "nodePool" object, since this configuration (along with the "initialNodeCount") will be used to create a "NodePool" object with an auto-generated name. Do not use this and a nodePool at the same time. For responses, this field will be populated with the node configuration of the first node pool. If unspecified, the defaults are used.
disk_size_gb
-
Size of the disk attached to each node, specified in GB. The smallest allowed disk size is 10GB. If unspecified, the default disk size is 100GB.
image_type
-
The image type to use for this node. Note that for a given image type, the latest version of it will be used.
labels
-
The map of Kubernetes labels (key/value pairs) to be applied to each node. These will added in addition to any default label(s) that Kubernetes may apply to the node. In case of conflict in label keys, the applied set may differ depending on the Kubernetes version -- it's best to assume the behavior is undefined and conflicts should be avoided. For more information, including usage and the valid values, see: http://kubernetes.io/v1.1/docs/user-guide/labels.html An object containing a list of "key": value pairs.
Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.
local_ssd_count
-
The number of local SSD disks to be attached to the node.
The limit for this value is dependant upon the maximum number of disks available on a machine per zone. See: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/local-ssd#local_ssd_limits for more information.
machine_type
-
The name of a Google Compute Engine machine type (e.g.
n1-standard-1). If unspecified, the default machine type is n1-standard-1.
metadata
-
The metadata key/value pairs assigned to instances in the cluster.
Keys must conform to the regexp [a-zA-Z0-9-_]+ and be less than 128 bytes in length. These are reflected as part of a URL in the metadata server. Additionally, to avoid ambiguity, keys must not conflict with any other metadata keys for the project or be one of the four reserved keys: "instance-template", "kube-env", "startup-script", and "user-data" Values are free-form strings, and only have meaning as interpreted by the image running in the instance. The only restriction placed on them is that each value's size must be less than or equal to 32 KB.
The total size of all keys and values must be less than 512 KB.
An object containing a list of "key": value pairs.
Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.
oauth_scopes
-
The set of Google API scopes to be made available on all of the node VMs under the "default" service account.
The following scopes are recommended, but not required, and by default are not included: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute is required for mounting persistent storage on your nodes.
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/devstorage.read_only is required for communicating with gcr.io (the Google Container Registry).
If unspecified, no scopes are added, unless Cloud Logging or Cloud Monitoring are enabled, in which case their required scopes will be added.
preemptible
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the nodes are created as preemptible VM instances. See: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/preemptible for more information about preemptible VM instances.
service_account
-
The Google Cloud Platform Service Account to be used by the node VMs. If no Service Account is specified, the "default" service account is used.
tags
-
The list of instance tags applied to all nodes. Tags are used to identify valid sources or targets for network firewalls and are specified by the client during cluster or node pool creation. Each tag within the list must comply with RFC1035.
private_cluster_config
-
added in 2.8
Configuration for a private cluster.
enable_private_endpoint
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the master's internal IP address is used as the cluster endpoint.
enable_private_nodes
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether nodes have internal IP addresses only. If enabled, all nodes are given only RFC 1918 private addresses and communicate with the master via private networking.
master_ipv4_cidr_block
-
The IP range in CIDR notation to use for the hosted master network. This range will be used for assigning internal IP addresses to the master or set of masters, as well as the ILB VIP. This range must not overlap with any other ranges in use within the cluster's network.
project
string
The Google Cloud Platform project to use.
scopes
list
Array of scopes to be used.
service_account_contents
string
A string representing the contents of a Service Account JSON file.
This should not be passed in as a dictionary, but a string that has the exact contents of a service account json file (valid JSON)
service_account_email
string
An optional service account email address if machineaccount is selected and the user does not wish to use the default email.
service_account_file
path
The path of a Service Account JSON file if serviceaccount is selected as type.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the given object should exist in GCP
subnetwork
-
The name of the Google Compute Engine subnetwork to which the cluster is connected.

Notes

Note

  • For authentication, you can set service_account_file using the GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_FILE env variable.

  • For authentication, you can set service_account_email using the GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL env variable.

  • For authentication, you can set service_account_contents using the GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CONTENTS env variable.

  • For authentication, you can set auth_kind using the GCP_AUTH_KIND env variable.

  • For authentication, you can set scopes using the GCP_SCOPES env variable.

  • Environment variables values will only be used if the playbook values are not set.

  • The service_account_email and service_account_file options are mutually exclusive.

Examples

- name: create a cluster
  gcp_container_cluster:
    name: my-cluster
    initial_node_count: 2
    master_auth:
      username: cluster_admin
      password: my-secret-password
    node_config:
      machine_type: n1-standard-4
      disk_size_gb: 500
    location: us-central1-a
    project: test_project
    auth_kind: serviceaccount
    service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
    state: present

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
addonsConfig
complex
 success
Configurations for the various addons available to run in the cluster.
  horizontalPodAutoscaling
complex
 success
Configuration for the horizontal pod autoscaling feature, which increases or decreases the number of replica pods a replication controller has based on the resource usage of the existing pods.
    disabled
boolean
 success
Whether the Horizontal Pod Autoscaling feature is enabled in the cluster. When enabled, it ensures that a Heapster pod is running in the cluster, which is also used by the Cloud Monitoring service.
  httpLoadBalancing
complex
 success
Configuration for the HTTP (L7) load balancing controller addon, which makes it easy to set up HTTP load balancers for services in a cluster.
    disabled
boolean
 success
Whether the HTTP Load Balancing controller is enabled in the cluster. When enabled, it runs a small pod in the cluster that manages the load balancers.
clusterIpv4Cidr
string
 success
The IP address range of the container pods in this cluster, in CIDR notation (e.g. 10.96.0.0/14). Leave blank to have one automatically chosen or specify a /14 block in 10.0.0.0/8.
createTime
string
 success
The time the cluster was created, in RFC3339 text format.
currentMasterVersion
string
 success
The current software version of the master endpoint.
currentNodeCount
integer
 success
The number of nodes currently in the cluster.
currentNodeVersion
string
 success
The current version of the node software components. If they are currently at multiple versions because they're in the process of being upgraded, this reflects the minimum version of all nodes.
description
string
 success
An optional description of this cluster.
endpoint
string
 success
The IP address of this cluster's master endpoint.
The endpoint can be accessed from the internet at https://username:password@endpoint/ See the masterAuth property of this resource for username and password information.
expireTime
string
 success
The time the cluster will be automatically deleted in RFC3339 text format.
initialClusterVersion
string
 success
The software version of the master endpoint and kubelets used in the cluster when it was first created. The version can be upgraded over time.
initialNodeCount
integer
 success
The number of nodes to create in this cluster. You must ensure that your Compute Engine resource quota is sufficient for this number of instances. You must also have available firewall and routes quota. For requests, this field should only be used in lieu of a "nodePool" object, since this configuration (along with the "nodeConfig") will be used to create a "NodePool" object with an auto-generated name. Do not use this and a nodePool at the same time.
location
string
 success
The location where the cluster is deployed.
loggingService
string
 success
The logging service the cluster should use to write logs. Currently available options: logging.googleapis.com - the Google Cloud Logging service.
none - no logs will be exported from the cluster.
if left as an empty string,logging.googleapis.com will be used.
masterAuth
complex
 success
The authentication information for accessing the master endpoint.
  clientCertificate
string
 success
Base64-encoded public certificate used by clients to authenticate to the cluster endpoint.
  clientKey
string
 success
Base64-encoded private key used by clients to authenticate to the cluster endpoint.
  clusterCaCertificate
string
 success
Base64-encoded public certificate that is the root of trust for the cluster.
  password
string
 success
The password to use for HTTP basic authentication to the master endpoint. Because the master endpoint is open to the Internet, you should create a strong password.
  username
string
 success
The username to use for HTTP basic authentication to the master endpoint.
monitoringService
string
 success
The monitoring service the cluster should use to write metrics.
Currently available options: monitoring.googleapis.com - the Google Cloud Monitoring service.
none - no metrics will be exported from the cluster.
if left as an empty string, monitoring.googleapis.com will be used.
name
string
 success
The name of this cluster. The name must be unique within this project and location, and can be up to 40 characters. Must be Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only. Must start with a letter. Must end with a number or a letter.
network
string
 success
The name of the Google Compute Engine network to which the cluster is connected. If left unspecified, the default network will be used.
nodeConfig
complex
 success
Parameters used in creating the cluster's nodes.
For requests, this field should only be used in lieu of a "nodePool" object, since this configuration (along with the "initialNodeCount") will be used to create a "NodePool" object with an auto-generated name. Do not use this and a nodePool at the same time. For responses, this field will be populated with the node configuration of the first node pool. If unspecified, the defaults are used.
  diskSizeGb
integer
 success
Size of the disk attached to each node, specified in GB. The smallest allowed disk size is 10GB. If unspecified, the default disk size is 100GB.
  imageType
string
 success
The image type to use for this node. Note that for a given image type, the latest version of it will be used.
  labels
dictionary
 success
The map of Kubernetes labels (key/value pairs) to be applied to each node. These will added in addition to any default label(s) that Kubernetes may apply to the node. In case of conflict in label keys, the applied set may differ depending on the Kubernetes version -- it's best to assume the behavior is undefined and conflicts should be avoided. For more information, including usage and the valid values, see: http://kubernetes.io/v1.1/docs/user-guide/labels.html An object containing a list of "key": value pairs.
Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.
  localSsdCount
integer
 success
The number of local SSD disks to be attached to the node.
The limit for this value is dependant upon the maximum number of disks available on a machine per zone. See: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/local-ssd#local_ssd_limits for more information.
  machineType
string
 success
The name of a Google Compute Engine machine type (e.g.
n1-standard-1). If unspecified, the default machine type is n1-standard-1.
  metadata
dictionary
 success
The metadata key/value pairs assigned to instances in the cluster.
Keys must conform to the regexp [a-zA-Z0-9-_]+ and be less than 128 bytes in length. These are reflected as part of a URL in the metadata server. Additionally, to avoid ambiguity, keys must not conflict with any other metadata keys for the project or be one of the four reserved keys: "instance-template", "kube-env", "startup-script", and "user-data" Values are free-form strings, and only have meaning as interpreted by the image running in the instance. The only restriction placed on them is that each value's size must be less than or equal to 32 KB.
The total size of all keys and values must be less than 512 KB.
An object containing a list of "key": value pairs.
Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.
  oauthScopes
list
 success
The set of Google API scopes to be made available on all of the node VMs under the "default" service account.
The following scopes are recommended, but not required, and by default are not included: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute is required for mounting persistent storage on your nodes.
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/devstorage.read_only is required for communicating with gcr.io (the Google Container Registry).
If unspecified, no scopes are added, unless Cloud Logging or Cloud Monitoring are enabled, in which case their required scopes will be added.
  preemptible
boolean
 success
Whether the nodes are created as preemptible VM instances. See: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/preemptible for more information about preemptible VM instances.
  serviceAccount
string
 success
The Google Cloud Platform Service Account to be used by the node VMs. If no Service Account is specified, the "default" service account is used.
  tags
list
 success
The list of instance tags applied to all nodes. Tags are used to identify valid sources or targets for network firewalls and are specified by the client during cluster or node pool creation. Each tag within the list must comply with RFC1035.
nodeIpv4CidrSize
integer
 success
The size of the address space on each node for hosting containers.
This is provisioned from within the container_ipv4_cidr range.
privateClusterConfig
complex
 success
Configuration for a private cluster.
  enablePrivateEndpoint
boolean
 success
Whether the master's internal IP address is used as the cluster endpoint.
  enablePrivateNodes
boolean
 success
Whether nodes have internal IP addresses only. If enabled, all nodes are given only RFC 1918 private addresses and communicate with the master via private networking.
  masterIpv4CidrBlock
string
 success
The IP range in CIDR notation to use for the hosted master network. This range will be used for assigning internal IP addresses to the master or set of masters, as well as the ILB VIP. This range must not overlap with any other ranges in use within the cluster's network.
  privateEndpoint
string
 success
The internal IP address of this cluster's master endpoint.
  publicEndpoint
string
 success
The external IP address of this cluster's master endpoint.
servicesIpv4Cidr
string
 success
The IP address range of the Kubernetes services in this cluster, in CIDR notation (e.g. 1.2.3.4/29). Service addresses are typically put in the last /16 from the container CIDR.
subnetwork
string
 success
The name of the Google Compute Engine subnetwork to which the cluster is connected.


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