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clc_server – Create, Delete, Start and Stop servers in CenturyLink Cloud¶

  • Synopsis

  • Requirements

  • Parameters

  • Notes

  • Examples

  • Return Values

  • Status

Synopsis¶

  • An Ansible module to Create, Delete, Start and Stop servers in 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
add_public_ip
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether to add a public ip to the server
additional_disks
-
Default:
[]
The list of additional disks for the server
alert_policy_id
-
The alert policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'alert_policy_name'.
alert_policy_name
-
The alert policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'alert_policy_id'.
alias
-
The account alias to provision the servers under.
anti_affinity_policy_id
-
The anti-affinity policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'anti_affinity_policy_name'.
anti_affinity_policy_name
-
The anti-affinity policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'anti_affinity_policy_id'.
configuration_id
-
Only required for bare metal servers. Specifies the identifier for the specific configuration type of bare metal server to deploy.
count
-
Default:
1
The number of servers to build (mutually exclusive with exact_count)
count_group
-
Required when exact_count is specified. The Server Group use to determine how many servers to deploy.
cpu
-
Default:
1
How many CPUs to provision on the server
cpu_autoscale_policy_id
-
The autoscale policy to assign to the server.
custom_fields
-
Default:
[]
The list of custom fields to set on the server.
description
-
The description to set for the server.
exact_count
-
Run in idempotent mode. Will insure that this exact number of servers are running in the provided group, creating and deleting them to reach that count. Requires count_group to be set.
group
-
Default:
"Default Group"
The Server Group to create servers under.
ip_address
-
The IP Address for the server. One is assigned if not provided.
location
-
The Datacenter to create servers in.
managed_os
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether to create the server as 'Managed' or not.
memory
-
Default:
1
Memory in GB.
name
-
A 1 to 6 character identifier to use for the server. This is required when state is 'present'
network_id
-
The network UUID on which to create servers.
os_type
-
    Choices:
  • redHat6_64Bit
  • centOS6_64Bit
  • windows2012R2Standard_64Bit
  • ubuntu14_64Bit
Only required for bare metal servers. Specifies the OS to provision with the bare metal server.
packages
-
Default:
[]
The list of blue print packages to run on the server after its created.
password
-
Password for the administrator / root user
primary_dns
-
Primary DNS used by the server.
public_ip_ports
-
Default:
[]
A list of ports to allow on the firewall to the servers public ip, if add_public_ip is set to True.
public_ip_protocol
-
    Choices:
  • TCP ←
  • UDP
  • ICMP
The protocol to use for the public ip if add_public_ip is set to True.
secondary_dns
-
Secondary DNS used by the server.
server_ids
-
Default:
[]
Required for started, stopped, and absent states. A list of server Ids to insure are started, stopped, or absent.
source_server_password
-
The password for the source server if a clone is specified.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
  • started
  • stopped
The state to insure that the provided resources are in.
storage_type
-
    Choices:
  • standard ←
  • hyperscale
The type of storage to attach to the server.
template
-
The template to use for server creation. Will search for a template if a partial string is provided. This is required when state is 'present'
ttl
-
The time to live for the server in seconds. The server will be deleted when this time expires.
type
-
    Choices:
  • standard ←
  • hyperscale
  • bareMetal
The type of server to create.
wait
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Whether to wait for the provisioning tasks to finish before returning.

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¶

# Note - You must set the CLC_V2_API_USERNAME And CLC_V2_API_PASSWD Environment variables before running these examples

- name: Provision a single Ubuntu Server
  clc_server:
    name: test
    template: ubuntu-14-64
    count: 1
    group: Default Group
    state: present

- name: Ensure 'Default Group' has exactly 5 servers
  clc_server:
    name: test
    template: ubuntu-14-64
    exact_count: 5
    count_group: Default Group
    group: Default Group

- name: Stop a Server
  clc_server:
    server_ids:
      - UC1ACCT-TEST01
    state: stopped

- name: Start a Server
  clc_server:
    server_ids:
      - UC1ACCT-TEST01
    state: started

- name: Delete a Server
  clc_server:
    server_ids:
      - UC1ACCT-TEST01
    state: absent

Return Values¶

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

Key Returned Description
partially_created_server_ids
list
success
The list of server ids that are partially created

Sample:
['UC1TEST-SVR01', 'UC1TEST-SVR02']
server_ids
list
success
The list of server ids that are created

Sample:
['UC1TEST-SVR01', 'UC1TEST-SVR02']
servers
list
success
The list of server objects returned from CLC

Sample:
[{'changeInfo': {'createdBy': 'service.wfad', 'createdDate': 1438196820, 'modifiedBy': 'service.wfad', 'modifiedDate': 1438196820}, 'description': 'test-server', 'details': {'alertPolicies': [], 'cpu': 1, 'customFields': [], 'diskCount': 3, 'disks': [{'id': '0:0', 'partitionPaths': [], 'sizeGB': 1}, {'id': '0:1', 'partitionPaths': [], 'sizeGB': 2}, {'id': '0:2', 'partitionPaths': [], 'sizeGB': 14}], 'hostName': '', 'inMaintenanceMode': False, 'ipAddresses': [{'internal': '10.1.1.1'}], 'memoryGB': 1, 'memoryMB': 1024, 'partitions': [], 'powerState': 'started', 'snapshots': [], 'storageGB': 17}, 'groupId': '086ac1dfe0b6411989e8d1b77c4065f0', 'id': 'test-server', 'ipaddress': '10.120.45.23', 'isTemplate': False, 'links': [{'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server', 'id': 'test-server', 'rel': 'self', 'verbs': ['GET', 'PATCH', 'DELETE']}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/086ac1dfe0b6411989e8d1b77c4065f0', 'id': '086ac1dfe0b6411989e8d1b77c4065f0', 'rel': 'group'}, {'href': '/v2/accounts/wfad', 'id': 'wfad', 'rel': 'account'}, {'href': '/v2/billing/wfad/serverPricing/test-server', 'rel': 'billing'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/publicIPAddresses', 'rel': 'publicIPAddresses', 'verbs': ['POST']}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/credentials', 'rel': 'credentials'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/statistics', 'rel': 'statistics'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/510ec21ae82d4dc89d28479753bf736a/upcomingScheduledActivities', 'rel': 'upcomingScheduledActivities'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/510ec21ae82d4dc89d28479753bf736a/scheduledActivities', 'rel': 'scheduledActivities', 'verbs': ['GET', 'POST']}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/capabilities', 'rel': 'capabilities'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/alertPolicies', 'rel': 'alertPolicyMappings', 'verbs': ['POST']}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/antiAffinityPolicy', 'rel': 'antiAffinityPolicyMapping', 'verbs': ['PUT', 'DELETE']}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/cpuAutoscalePolicy', 'rel': 'cpuAutoscalePolicyMapping', 'verbs': ['PUT', 'DELETE']}], 'locationId': 'UC1', 'name': 'test-server', 'os': 'ubuntu14_64Bit', 'osType': 'Ubuntu 14 64-bit', 'status': 'active', 'storageType': 'standard', 'type': 'standard'}]


Status¶

  • This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

  • This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors¶

  • CLC Runner (@clc-runner)

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