ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_network_offering – Manages network offerings 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_network_offering.

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.cloudstack

Synopsis

  • Create, update, enable, disable and remove network offerings.

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
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.
availability
string
The availability of network offering. Default value is Optional
conserve_mode
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the network offering has IP conserve mode enabled.
details
list / elements=dictionary
Network offering details in key/value pairs.
with service provider as a value
display_text
string
Display text of the network offerings.
egress_default_policy
string
    Choices:
  • allow
  • deny
Whether the default egress policy is allow or to deny.
for_vpc
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the offering is meant to be used for VPC or not.
guest_ip_type
string
    Choices:
  • Shared
  • Isolated
Guest type of the network offering.
keepalive_enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
If true keepalive will be turned on in the loadbalancer.
At the time of writing this has only an effect on haproxy.
the mode http and httpclose options are unset in the haproxy conf file.
max_connections
integer
Maximum number of concurrent connections supported by the network offering.
name
string / required
The name of the network offering.
network_rate
integer
Data transfer rate in megabits per second allowed.
persistent
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
True if network offering supports persistent networks
defaulted to false if not specified
service_capabilities
list / elements=string
Desired service capabilities as part of network offering.

aliases: service_capability
service_offering
string
The service offering name or ID used by virtual router provider.
service_providers
list / elements=dictionary
Provider to service mapping.
If not specified, the provider for the service will be mapped to the default provider on the physical network.

aliases: service_provider
specify_ip_ranges
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the network offering supports specifying IP ranges.
Defaulted to no by the API if not specified.
specify_vlan
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the network offering supports vlans or not.
state
string
    Choices:
  • enabled
  • present ←
  • disabled
  • absent
State of the network offering.
supported_services
list / elements=string
    Choices:
  • Dns
  • PortForwarding
  • Dhcp
  • SourceNat
  • UserData
  • Firewall
  • StaticNat
  • Vpn
  • Lb
Services supported by the network offering.
A list of one or more items from the choice list.

aliases: supported_service
traffic_type
string
Default:
"Guest"
The traffic type for the network offering.

Notes

Note

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

  • This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: Create a network offering and enable it
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_network_offering:
    name: my_network_offering
    display_text: network offering description
    state: enabled
    guest_ip_type: Isolated
    supported_services: [ Dns, PortForwarding, Dhcp, SourceNat, UserData, Firewall, StaticNat, Vpn, Lb ]
    service_providers:
      - { service: 'dns', provider: 'virtualrouter' }
      - { service: 'dhcp', provider: 'virtualrouter' }

- name: Remove a network offering
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_network_offering:
    name: my_network_offering
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
availability
string
success
The availability of network offering.

Sample:
Optional
display_text
string
success
The display text of the network offering.

Sample:
My network offering
egress_default_policy
string
success
Default egress policy.

Sample:
allow
for_vpc
boolean
success
Whether the offering is meant to be used for VPC or not.

guest_ip_type
string
success
Guest type of the network offering.

Sample:
Isolated
id
string
success
UUID of the network offering.

Sample:
a6f7a5fc-43f8-11e5-a151-feff819cdc9f
is_default
boolean
success
Whether network offering is the default offering or not.

is_persistent
boolean
success
Whether persistent networks are supported or not.

max_connections
integer
success
The maximum number of concurrent connections to be handled by LB.

Sample:
300
name
string
success
The name of the network offering.

Sample:
MyCustomNetworkOffering
network_rate
integer
success
The network traffic transfer ate in Mbit/s.

Sample:
200
service_offering_id
string
success
The service offering ID.

Sample:
c5f7a5fc-43f8-11e5-a151-feff819cdc9f
state
string
success
The state of the network offering.

Sample:
Enabled
traffic_type
string
success
The traffic type.

Sample:
Guest


Authors

  • David Passante (@dpassante)