rax_dns_record – Manage DNS records on Rackspace Cloud DNS

Synopsis

• Manage DNS records 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
data - / required		IP address for A/AAAA record, FQDN for CNAME/MX/NS, or text data for SRV/TXT
domain -		Domain name to create the record in. This is an invalid option when type=PTR
env string		Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
identity_type -	Default: "rackspace"	Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
loadbalancer -		Load Balancer ID to create a PTR record for. Only used with type=PTR
name - / required		FQDN record name to create
overwrite boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Add new records if data doesn't match, instead of updating existing record with matching name. If there are already multiple records with matching name and overwrite=true, this module will fail.
priority -		Required for MX and SRV records, but forbidden for other record types. If specified, must be an integer from 0 to 65535.
region string	Default: "DFW"	Region to create an instance in.
server -		Server ID to create a PTR record for. Only used with type=PTR
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 record in seconds
type - / required	Choices: A AAAA CNAME MX NS SRV TXT PTR	DNS record type
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

• To manipulate a PTR record either loadbalancer or server must be supplied

• As of version 1.7, the type field is required and no longer defaults to an A record.

• PTR record support was added in version 1.7

• 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 DNS Records
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create A record
      local_action:
        module: rax_dns_record
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        domain: example.org
        name: www.example.org
        data: "{{ rax_accessipv4 }}"
        type: A
      register: a_record

    - name: Create PTR record
      local_action:
        module: rax_dns_record
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        server: "{{ rax_id }}"
        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        region: DFW
      register: ptr_record

Status

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

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

Authors

• Matt Martz (@sivel)

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