cloudscale_ch.cloud.volume – Manages volumes on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service.

Note

This plugin is part of the cloudscale_ch.cloud collection (version 2.1.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install cloudscale_ch.cloud.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cloudscale_ch.cloud.volume.

New in version 1.0.0: of cloudscale_ch.cloud

Synopsis

  • Create, attach/detach, update and delete volumes on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_timeout
integer
Default:
30
Timeout in seconds for calls to the cloudscale.ch API.
api_token
string / required
cloudscale.ch API token.
This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_TOKEN environment variable.
api_url
string
added in 1.3.0 of cloudscale_ch.cloud
Default:
"https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1"
cloudscale.ch API URL.
This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_URL environment variable.
name
string
Name of the volume. Either name or UUID must be present to change an existing volume.
servers
list / elements=string
UUIDs of the servers this volume is attached to. Set this to [] to detach the volume. Currently a volume can only be attached to a single server.
The aliases server_uuids and server_uuid are deprecated and will be removed in version 3.0.0 of this collection.

aliases: server_uuids, server_uuid
size_gb
integer
Size of the volume in GB.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the volume.
tags
dictionary
Tags associated with the volume. Set this to {} to clear any tags.
type
string
    Choices:
  • ssd
  • bulk
Type of the volume. Cannot be changed after creating the volume. Defaults to ssd on volume creation.
uuid
string
UUID of the volume. Either name or UUID must be present to change an existing volume.
zone
string
Zone in which the volume resides (e.g. lgp1 or rma1). Cannot be changed after creating the volume. Defaults to the project default zone.

Notes

Note

  • To create a new volume at least the name and size_gb options are required.

  • A volume can be created and attached to a server in the same task.

  • All operations are performed using the cloudscale.ch public API v1.

  • For details consult the full API documentation: https://www.cloudscale.ch/en/api/v1.

  • A valid API token is required for all operations. You can create as many tokens as you like using the cloudscale.ch control panel at https://control.cloudscale.ch.

Examples

# Create a new SSD volume
- name: Create an SSD volume
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.volume:
    name: my_ssd_volume
    zone: 'lpg1'
    size_gb: 50
    api_token: xxxxxx
  register: my_ssd_volume

# Attach an existing volume to a server
- name: Attach volume to server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.volume:
    uuid: "{{ my_ssd_volume.uuid }}"
    servers:
      - ea3b39a3-77a8-4d0b-881d-0bb00a1e7f48
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Create and attach a volume to a server
- name: Create and attach volume to server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.volume:
    name: my_ssd_volume
    zone: 'lpg1'
    size_gb: 50
    servers:
      - ea3b39a3-77a8-4d0b-881d-0bb00a1e7f48
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Detach volume from server
- name: Detach volume from server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.volume:
    uuid: "{{ my_ssd_volume.uuid }}"
    servers: []
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Delete a volume
- name: Delete volume
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.volume:
    name: my_ssd_volume
    state: absent
    api_token: xxxxxx

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
href
string
state == present
The API URL to get details about this volume.

Sample:
https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/volumes/2db69ba3-1864-4608-853a-0771b6885a3a
name
string
state == present
The display name of the volume.

Sample:
my_ssd_volume
server_uuids
list / elements=string
state == present
The UUIDs of the servers this volume is attached to. This return value is deprecated and will disappear in the future when the field is removed from the API.

Sample:
['47cec963-fcd2-482f-bdb6-24461b2d47b1']
servers
list / elements=string
state == present
The list of servers this volume is attached to.

Sample:
[{'href': 'https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/servers/47cec963-fcd2-482f-bdb6-24461b2d47b1', 'name': 'my_server', 'uuid': '47cec963-fcd2-482f-bdb6-24461b2d47b1'}]
size_gb
string
state == present
The size of the volume in GB.

Sample:
50
state
string
success
The current status of the volume.

Sample:
present
tags
dictionary
state == present
Tags associated with the volume.

Sample:
{'project': 'my project'}
type
string
state == present
The type of the volume.

Sample:
bulk
uuid
string
state == present
The unique identifier for this volume.

Sample:
2db69ba3-1864-4608-853a-0771b6885a3a
zone
dictionary
state == present
The zone of the volume.

Sample:
{'slug': 'lpg1'}


Authors

  • Gaudenz Steinlin (@gaudenz)

  • René Moser (@resmo)

  • Denis Krienbühl (@href)