ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_loadbalancer_rule_member – Manages load balancer rule members on Apache CloudStack based clouds.

Note

This plugin is part of the ngine_io.cloudstack collection (version 2.1.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install ngine_io.cloudstack.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_loadbalancer_rule_member.

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.cloudstack

Synopsis

• Add and remove load balancer rule members.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6

• cs >= 0.9.0

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
account string		Account the rule 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.
api_key string / required		API key of the CloudStack API. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_KEY env variable is considered.
api_secret string / required		Secret key of the CloudStack API. If not set, the CLOUDSTACK_SECRET env variable is considered.
api_timeout integer	Default: 10	HTTP timeout in seconds. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT env variable is considered.
api_url string / required		URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT env variable is considered.
api_verify_ssl_cert string		Verify CA authority cert file. If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_VERIFY env variable is considered.
domain string		Domain the rule is related to.
ip_address string		Public IP address from where the network traffic will be load balanced from. Only needed to find the rule if name is not unique. aliases: public_ip
name string / required		The name of the load balancer rule.
poll_async boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Poll async jobs until job has finished.
project string		Name of the project the firewall rule is related to.
state string	Choices: present ← absent	Should the VMs be present or absent from the rule.
vms list / elements=string / required		List of VMs to assign to or remove from the rule. aliases: vm
zone string		Name of the zone in which the rule should be located. Required when the LB provider is ElasticLoadBalancerVm

Notes

Note

• A detailed guide about cloudstack modules can be found in the CloudStack Cloud Guide.

• This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: Add VMs to an existing load balancer
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_loadbalancer_rule_member:
    name: balance_http
    vms:
      - web01
      - web02

- name: Remove a VM from an existing load balancer
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_loadbalancer_rule_member:
    name: balance_http
    vms:
      - web01
      - web02
    state: absent


# Rolling upgrade of hosts
- hosts: webservers
  serial: 1
  pre_tasks:
    - name: Remove from load balancer
      ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_loadbalancer_rule_member:
        name: balance_http
        vm: "{{ ansible_hostname }}"
        state: absent
  tasks:
    # Perform update
  post_tasks:
    - name: Add to load balancer
      ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_loadbalancer_rule_member:
        name: balance_http
        vm: "{{ ansible_hostname }}"
        state: present

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 rule is related to. Sample: example account
algorithm string	success	Load balancer algorithm used. Sample: source
cidr string	success	CIDR to forward traffic from. Sample: 0.0.0.0/0
description string	success	Description of the rule. Sample: http load balancer rule
domain string	success	Domain the rule is related to. Sample: example domain
id string	success	UUID of the rule. Sample: a6f7a5fc-43f8-11e5-a151-feff819cdc9f
name string	success	Name of the rule. Sample: http-lb
private_port integer	success	Private IP address. Sample: 80
project string	success	Name of project the rule is related to. Sample: Production
protocol string	success	Protocol of the rule. Sample: tcp
public_ip string	success	Public IP address. Sample: 1.2.3.4
public_port integer	success	Public port. Sample: 80
state string	success	State of the rule. Sample: Add
tags list / elements=string	success	List of resource tags associated with the rule. Sample: [ { "key": "foo", "value": "bar" } ]
vms list / elements=string	success	Rule members. Sample: [ "web01", "web02" ]
zone string	success	Name of zone the rule is related to. Sample: ch-gva-2

Authors

• Darren Worrall (@dazworrall)

• René Moser (@resmo)