ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_snapshot_policy – Manages volume snapshot policies 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_snapshot_policy.

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.cloudstack

Synopsis

• Create, update and delete volume snapshot policies.

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 volume 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.
device_id integer		ID of the device on a VM the volume is attached to. This will only be considered if VM has multiple DATADISK volumes.
domain string		Domain the volume is related to.
interval_type string	Choices: hourly daily ← weekly monthly	Interval of the snapshot. aliases: interval
max_snaps integer	Default: 8	Max number of snapshots. aliases: max
project string		Name of the project the volume is related to.
schedule string		Time the snapshot is scheduled. Required if state=present. Format for interval_type=HOURLY: MM Format for interval_type=DAILY: MM:HH Format for interval_type=WEEKLY: MM:HH:DD (1-7) Format for interval_type=MONTHLY: MM:HH:DD (1-28)
state string	Choices: present ← absent	State of the snapshot policy.
time_zone string	Default: "UTC"	Specifies a timezone for this command. aliases: timezone
vm string		Name of the instance to select the volume from. Use volume_type if VM has a DATADISK and ROOT volume. In case of volume_type=DATADISK, additionally use device_id if VM has more than one DATADISK volume. Either volume or vm is required.
volume string		Name of the volume. Either volume or vm is required.
volume_type string	Choices: DATADISK ROOT	Type of the volume.
vpc string		Name of the vpc the instance is deployed in.

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 snapshot policy daily at 1h00 UTC
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_snapshot_policy:
    volume: ROOT-478
    schedule: '00:1'
    max_snaps: 3

- name: ensure a snapshot policy daily at 1h00 UTC on the second DATADISK of VM web-01
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_snapshot_policy:
    vm: web-01
    volume_type: DATADISK
    device_id: 2
    schedule: '00:1'
    max_snaps: 3

- name: ensure a snapshot policy hourly at minute 5 UTC
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_snapshot_policy:
    volume: ROOT-478
    schedule: '5'
    interval_type: hourly
    max_snaps: 1

- name: ensure a snapshot policy weekly on Sunday at 05h00, TZ Europe/Zurich
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_snapshot_policy:
    volume: ROOT-478
    schedule: '00:5:1'
    interval_type: weekly
    max_snaps: 1
    time_zone: 'Europe/Zurich'

- name: ensure a snapshot policy is absent
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_snapshot_policy:
    volume: ROOT-478
    interval_type: hourly
    state: absent

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 volume is related to. Sample: example account
domain string	success	Domain the volume is related to. Sample: example domain
id string	success	UUID of the snapshot policy. Sample: a6f7a5fc-43f8-11e5-a151-feff819cdc9f
interval_type string	success	interval type of the snapshot policy. Sample: daily
max_snaps integer	success	maximum number of snapshots retained. Sample: 10
project string	success	Name of project the volume is related to. Sample: Production
schedule string	success	schedule of the snapshot policy.
time_zone string	success	the time zone of the snapshot policy. Sample: Etc/UTC
volume string	success	the volume of the snapshot policy. Sample: Etc/UTC
zone string	success	Name of zone the volume is related to. Sample: ch-gva-2

Authors

• René Moser (@resmo)