ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_physical_network – Manages physical networks 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_physical_network.

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.cloudstack

Synopsis

• Create, update and remove networks.

• Enabled and disabled Network Service Providers

• Enables Internal LoadBalancer and VPC/VirtualRouter elements as required

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.
broadcast_domain_range string	Choices: POD ZONE	broadcast domain range for the physical network[Pod or Zone].
domain string		Domain the network is owned by.
isolation_method string	Choices: VLAN VXLAN GRE L3	Isolation method for the physical network.
name string / required		Name of the physical network. aliases: physical_network
network_speed string	Choices: 1G 10G	The speed for the physical network.
nsps_disabled list / elements=string		List of Network Service Providers to disable.
nsps_enabled list / elements=string		List of Network Service Providers to enable.
poll_async boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Poll async jobs until job has finished.
state string	Choices: present ← absent disabled enabled	State of the physical network.
tags string		A tag to identify this network. Physical networks support only one tag. To remove an existing tag pass an empty string. aliases: tag
vlan string		The VLAN/VNI Ranges of the physical network.
zone string / required		Name of the zone in which the network belongs.

Notes

Note

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

• This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: Ensure a network is present
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_physical_network:
    name: net01
    zone: zone01
    isolation_method: VLAN
    broadcast_domain_range: ZONE

- name: Set a tag on a network
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_physical_network:
    name: net01
    zone: zone01
    tag: overlay

- name: Remove tag on a network
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_physical_network:
    name: net01
    zone: zone01
    tag: ""

- name: Ensure a network is enabled with specific nsps enabled
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_physical_network:
    name: net01
    zone: zone01
    isolation_method: VLAN
    vlan: 100-200,300-400
    broadcast_domain_range: ZONE
    state: enabled
    nsps_enabled:
      - virtualrouter
      - internallbvm
      - vpcvirtualrouter

- name: Ensure a network is enabled with VXLAN isolation
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_physical_network:
    name: net01
    zone: zone01
    isolation_method: VXLAN
    vlan: 42-8192
    broadcast_domain_range: ZONE
    state: enabled

- name: Ensure a network is disabled
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_physical_network:
    name: net01
    zone: zone01
    state: disabled

- name: Ensure a network is enabled
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_physical_network:
    name: net01
    zone: zone01
    state: enabled

- name: Ensure a network is absent
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_physical_network:
    name: net01
    zone: zone01
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key		Returned	Description
broadcast_domain_range string		success	broadcastdomainrange of the network [POD / ZONE]. Sample: ZONE
domain string		success	Name of domain the network is in. Sample: domain1
id string		success	UUID of the network. Sample: 3f8f25cd-c498-443f-9058-438cfbcbff50
isolation_method string		success	isolationmethod of the network [VLAN/VXLAN/GRE/L3]. Sample: VLAN
name string		success	Name of the network. Sample: net01
network_speed string		success	networkspeed of the network [1G/10G]. Sample: 1G
nsps complex		on enabling/disabling of Network Service Providers	list of enabled or disabled Network Service Providers
	disabled list / elements=string	on Network Service Provider disabling	list of Network Service Providers that were disabled Sample: ['internallbvm']
	enabled list / elements=string	on Network Service Provider enabling	list of Network Service Providers that were enabled Sample: ['virtualrouter']
state string		success	State of the network [Enabled/Disabled]. Sample: Enabled
zone string		success	Name of zone the physical network is in. Sample: ch-gva-2

Authors

• Netservers Ltd. (@netservers)

• Patryk Cichy (@PatTheSilent)