ngine_io.vultr.vultr_network – Manages networks on Vultr.

Note

This plugin is part of the ngine_io.vultr collection (version 1.1.0).

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

To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.vultr.vultr_network.

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.vultr

Synopsis

  • Manage networks on Vultr. A network cannot be updated. It needs to be deleted and re-created.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_account
string
Default:
"default"
Name of the ini section in the vultr.ini file.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_ACCOUNT is used as default, when defined.
api_endpoint
string
URL to API endpint (without trailing slash).
The ENV variable VULTR_API_ENDPOINT is used as default, when defined.
Fallback value is https://api.vultr.com if not specified.
api_key
string
API key of the Vultr API.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_KEY is used as default, when defined.
api_retries
integer
Amount of retries in case of the Vultr API retuns an HTTP 503 code.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_RETRIES is used as default, when defined.
Fallback value is 5 retries if not specified.
api_retry_max_delay
integer
Retry backoff delay in seconds is exponential up to this max. value, in seconds.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_RETRY_MAX_DELAY is used as default, when defined.
Fallback value is 12 seconds.
api_timeout
integer
HTTP timeout to Vultr API.
The ENV variable VULTR_API_TIMEOUT is used as default, when defined.
Fallback value is 60 seconds if not specified.
cidr
string
The CIDR IPv4 network block to be used when attaching servers to this network. Required if state=present.
name
string / required
Name of the network.

aliases: description, label
region
string
Region the network is deployed into. Required if state=present.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the network.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Ensure a network is present
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_network:
    name: mynet
    cidr: 192.168.42.0/24
    region: Amsterdam

- name: Ensure a network is absent
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_network:
    name: mynet
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
vultr_api
complex
success
Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification
 
api_account
string
success
Account used in the ini file to select the key

Sample:
default
 
api_endpoint
string
success
Endpoint used for the API requests

Sample:
https://api.vultr.com
 
api_retries
integer
success
Amount of max retries for the API requests

Sample:
5
 
api_retry_max_delay
integer
success
Exponential backoff delay in seconds between retries up to this max delay value.

Sample:
12
 
api_timeout
integer
success
Timeout used for the API requests

Sample:
60
vultr_network
complex
success
Response from Vultr API
 
date_created
string
success
Date when the network was created

Sample:
2018-08-02 08:54:52
 
id
string
success
ID of the network

Sample:
net5b62c6dc63ef5
 
name
string
success
Name (label) of the network

Sample:
mynetwork
 
region
string
success
Region the network was deployed into

Sample:
Amsterdam
 
v4_subnet
string
success
IPv4 Network address

Sample:
192.168.42.0
 
v4_subnet_mask
integer
success
Ipv4 Network mask

Sample:
24


Authors

  • Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)