rax_dns – Manage domains on Rackspace Cloud DNS

Synopsis

  • Manage domains on Rackspace Cloud DNS

Requirements

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

  • pyrax

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_key
string
Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.

aliases: password
auth_endpoint
-
Default:
"https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/"
The URI of the authentication service.
comment
-
Brief description of the domain. Maximum length of 160 characters
credentials
path
File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.

aliases: creds_file
email
-
Email address of the domain administrator
env
string
identity_type
-
Default:
"rackspace"
Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
name
-
Domain name to create
region
string
Default:
"DFW"
Region to create an instance in.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Indicate desired state of the resource
tenant_id
-
The tenant ID used for authentication.
tenant_name
-
The tenant name used for authentication.
ttl
-
Default:
3600
Time to live of domain in seconds
username
string
Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.

aliases: verify_ssl

Notes

Note

  • It is recommended that plays utilizing this module be run with serial: 1 to avoid exceeding the API request limit imposed by the Rackspace CloudDNS API

  • The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.

  • RAX_CREDENTIALS and RAX_CREDS_FILE points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating

  • RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials file

  • RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)

  • The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.

  • RAX_CREDENTIALS and RAX_CREDS_FILE points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating

  • RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials file

  • RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)

Examples

- name: Create domain
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Domain create request
      local_action:
        module: rax_dns
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        name: example.org
        email: [email protected]
      register: rax_dns

Status

Authors

  • Matt Martz (@sivel)

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