rax_network – create / delete an isolated network in Rackspace Public Cloud¶
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- pyrax
Parameters¶
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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api_key
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Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.
aliases: password |
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auth_endpoint
-
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Default: "https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/"
|
The URI of the authentication service.
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cidr
-
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cidr of the network being created
|
|
credentials
-
|
File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.
aliases: creds_file |
|
env
-
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Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
|
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identity_type
-
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Default: "rackspace"
|
Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
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label
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Label (name) to give the network
|
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region
-
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Default: "DFW"
|
Region to create an instance in.
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state
-
|
|
Indicate desired state of the resource
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tenant_id
-
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The tenant ID used for authentication.
|
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tenant_name
-
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The tenant name used for authentication.
|
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username
-
|
Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
|
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validate_certs
boolean
|
|
Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.
aliases: verify_ssl |
Notes¶
Note
- The following environment variables can be used,
RAX_USERNAME
,RAX_API_KEY
,RAX_CREDS_FILE
,RAX_CREDENTIALS
,RAX_REGION
. RAX_CREDENTIALS
andRAX_CREDS_FILE
points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticatingRAX_USERNAME
andRAX_API_KEY
obviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGION
defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)
Examples¶
- name: Build an Isolated Network
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: Network create request
local_action:
module: rax_network
credentials: ~/.raxpub
label: my-net
cidr: 192.168.3.0/24
state: present
Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Christopher H. Laco (@claco)
- Jesse Keating (@omgjlk)
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