vmadm – Manage SmartOS virtual machines and zones

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Manage SmartOS virtual machines through vmadm(1M).

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
archive_on_delete
-
When enabled, the zone dataset will be mounted on /zones/archive upon removal.
autoboot
-
Whether or not a VM is booted when the system is rebooted.
boot
-
Set the boot order for KVM VMs.
brand
- / required
    Choices:
  • joyent ←
  • joyent-minimal
  • kvm
  • lx
Type of virtual machine.
cpu_cap
-
Sets a limit on the amount of CPU time that can be used by a VM. Use 0 for no cap.
cpu_shares
-
Sets a limit on the number of fair share scheduler (FSS) CPU shares for a VM. This limit is relative to all other VMs on the system.
cpu_type
-
    Choices:
  • qemu64 ←
  • host
Control the type of virtual CPU exposed to KVM VMs.
customer_metadata
-
Metadata to be set and associated with this VM, this contain customer modifiable keys.
delegate_dataset
-
Whether to delegate a ZFS dataset to an OS VM.
disk_driver
-
Default value for a virtual disk model for KVM guests.
disks
-
A list of disks to add, valid properties are documented in vmadm(1M).
dns_domain
-
Domain value for /etc/hosts.
docker
-
added in 2.5
Docker images need this flag enabled along with the brand set to lx.
filesystems
-
Mount additional filesystems into an OS VM.
firewall_enabled
-
Enables the firewall, allowing fwadm(1M) rules to be applied.
force
-
Force a particular action (i.e. stop or delete a VM).
fs_allowed
-
Comma separated list of filesystem types this zone is allowed to mount.
hostname
-
Zone/VM hostname.
image_uuid
-
Image UUID.
indestructible_delegated
-
Adds an @indestructible snapshot to delegated datasets.
indestructible_zoneroot
-
Adds an @indestructible snapshot to zoneroot.
internal_metadata
-
Metadata to be set and associated with this VM, this contains operator generated keys.
internal_metadata_namespace
-
List of namespaces to be set as internal_metadata-only; these namespaces will come from internal_metadata rather than customer_metadata.
kernel_version
-
Kernel version to emulate for LX VMs.
limit_priv
-
Set (comma separated) list of privileges the zone is allowed to use.
maintain_resolvers
-
Resolvers in /etc/resolv.conf will be updated when updating the resolvers property.
max_locked_memory
-
Total amount of memory (in MiBs) on the host that can be locked by this VM.
max_lwps
-
Maximum number of lightweight processes this VM is allowed to have running.
max_physical_memory
-
Maximum amount of memory (in MiBs) on the host that the VM is allowed to use.
max_swap
-
Maximum amount of virtual memory (in MiBs) the VM is allowed to use.
mdata_exec_timeout
-
Timeout in seconds (or 0 to disable) for the svc:/smartdc/mdata:execute service that runs user-scripts in the zone.
name
-
Name of the VM. vmadm(1M) uses this as an optional name.

aliases: alias
nic_driver
-
Default value for a virtual NIC model for KVM guests.
nics
-
A list of nics to add, valid properties are documented in vmadm(1M).
nowait
-
Consider the provisioning complete when the VM first starts, rather than when the VM has rebooted.
qemu_extra_opts
-
Additional qemu cmdline arguments for KVM guests.
qemu_opts
-
Additional qemu arguments for KVM guests. This overwrites the default arguments provided by vmadm(1M) and should only be used for debugging.
quota
-
Quota on zone filesystems (in MiBs).
ram
-
Amount of virtual RAM for a KVM guest (in MiBs).
resolvers
-
List of resolvers to be put into /etc/resolv.conf.
routes
-
Dictionary that maps destinations to gateways, these will be set as static routes in the VM.
spice_opts
-
Addition options for SPICE-enabled KVM VMs.
spice_password
-
Password required to connect to SPICE. By default no password is set. Please note this can be read from the Global Zone.
state
- / required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
  • stopped
  • restarted
States for the VM to be in. Please note that present, stopped and restarted operate on a VM that is currently provisioned. present means that the VM will be created if it was absent, and that it will be in a running state. absent will shutdown the zone before removing it. stopped means the zone will be created if it doesn't exist already, before shutting it down.
tmpfs
-
Amount of memory (in MiBs) that will be available in the VM for the /tmp filesystem.
uuid
-
UUID of the VM. Can either be a full UUID or * for all VMs.
vcpus
-
Number of virtual CPUs for a KVM guest.
vga
-
Specify VGA emulation used by KVM VMs.
virtio_txburst
-
Number of packets that can be sent in a single flush of the tx queue of virtio NICs.
virtio_txtimer
-
Timeout (in nanoseconds) for the TX timer of virtio NICs.
vnc_password
-
Password required to connect to VNC. By default no password is set. Please note this can be read from the Global Zone.
vnc_port
-
TCP port to listen of the VNC server. Or set 0 for random, or -1 to disable.
zfs_data_compression
-
Specifies compression algorithm used for this VMs data dataset. This option only has effect on delegated datasets.
zfs_data_recsize
-
Suggested block size (power of 2) for files in the delegated dataset's filesystem.
zfs_filesystem_limit
-
Maximum number of filesystems the VM can have.
zfs_io_priority
-
IO throttle priority value relative to other VMs.
zfs_root_compression
-
Specifies compression algorithm used for this VMs root dataset. This option only has effect on the zoneroot dataset.
zfs_root_recsize
-
Suggested block size (power of 2) for files in the zoneroot dataset's filesystem.
zfs_snapshot_limit
-
Number of snapshots the VM can have.
zpool
-
ZFS pool the VM's zone dataset will be created in.

Examples

- name: create SmartOS zone
  vmadm:
    brand: joyent
    state: present
    alias: fw_zone
    image_uuid: 95f265b8-96b2-11e6-9597-972f3af4b6d5
    firewall_enabled: yes
    indestructible_zoneroot: yes
    nics:
      - nic_tag: admin
        ip: dhcp
        primary: true
    internal_metadata:
      root_pw: 'secret'
    quota: 1

- name: Delete a zone
  vmadm:
    alias: test_zone
    state: deleted

- name: Stop all zones
  vmadm:
    uuid: '*'
    state: stopped

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
alias
string
 When addressing a VM by alias.
Alias of the managed VM.

Sample:
dns-zone
state
string
 success
State of the target, after execution.

Sample:
running
uuid
string
 always
UUID of the managed VM.

Sample:
b217ab0b-cf57-efd8-cd85-958d0b80be33


Status

Authors

  • Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse (@jasperla)

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