cs_instance_nic – Manages NICs of an instance on Apache CloudStack based clouds

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

• Add and remove nic to and from network

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• cs >= 0.6.10

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
account string		Account the instance is related to.
api_http_method string	Choices: get post	HTTP method used to query the API endpoint. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_METHOD env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes. Fallback value is get if not specified.
api_key string		API key of the CloudStack API. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_KEY env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
api_region string	Default: "cloudstack"	Name of the ini section in the cloustack.ini file. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_REGION env variable is considered.
api_secret string		Secret key of the CloudStack API. If not set, the CLOUDSTACK_SECRET env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
api_timeout integer		HTTP timeout in seconds. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes. Fallback value is 10 seconds if not specified.
api_url string		URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
domain string		Domain the instance is related to.
ip_address string		IP address to be used for the nic.
network string / required		Name of the network.
poll_async boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Poll async jobs until job has finished.
project string		Name of the project the instance is deployed in.
state string	Choices: present ← absent	State of the nic.
vm string / required		Name of instance. aliases: name
vpc string		Name of the VPC the vm is related to.
zone string		Name of the zone in which the instance is deployed in. If not set, default zone is used.

Notes

Note

• Ansible uses the cs library’s configuration method if credentials are not provided by the arguments api_url, api_key, api_secret. Configuration is read from several locations, in the following order. The CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT, CLOUDSTACK_KEY, CLOUDSTACK_SECRET and CLOUDSTACK_METHOD. CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT environment variables. A CLOUDSTACK_CONFIG environment variable pointing to an .ini file. A cloudstack.ini file in the current working directory. A .cloudstack.ini file in the users home directory. Optionally multiple credentials and endpoints can be specified using ini sections in cloudstack.ini. Use the argument api_region to select the section name, default section is cloudstack. See https://github.com/exoscale/cs for more information.
• A detailed guide about cloudstack modules can be found in the CloudStack Cloud Guide.
• This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: Add a nic on another network
  cs_instance_nic:
    vm: privnet
    network: privNetForBasicZone
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Ensure IP address on a nic
  cs_instance_nic:
    vm: privnet
    ip_address: 10.10.11.32
    network: privNetForBasicZone
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove a secondary nic
  cs_instance_nic:
    vm: privnet
    state: absent
    network: privNetForBasicZone
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
account string	success	Account the VM is related to. Sample: example account
domain string	success	Domain the VM is related to. Sample: example domain
id string	success	UUID of the nic. Sample: 87b1e0ce-4e01-11e4-bb66-0050569e64b8
ip_address string	success	Primary IP of the NIC. Sample: 10.10.10.10
mac_address string	success	MAC address of the NIC. Sample: 02:00:33:31:00:e4
netmask string	success	Netmask of the NIC. Sample: 255.255.255.0
network string	success	Name of the network if not default. Sample: sync network
project string	success	Name of project the VM is related to. Sample: Production
vm string	success	Name of the VM. Sample: web-01

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Marc-Aurèle Brothier (@marcaurele)
• René Moser (@resmo)

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