cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image – Manage custom images on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service

Note

This plugin is part of the cloudscale_ch.cloud collection (version 2.2.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install cloudscale_ch.cloud.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image.

New in version 2.2.0: of cloudscale_ch.cloud

Synopsis

  • Import, modify and delete custom images.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

api_timeout

integer

Timeout in seconds for calls to the cloudscale.ch API.

This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_TIMEOUT environment variable.

Default: 45

api_token

string / required

cloudscale.ch API token.

This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_TOKEN environment variable.

api_url

string

added in 1.3.0 of cloudscale_ch.cloud

cloudscale.ch API URL.

This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_URL environment variable.

Default: “https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1”

force_retry

boolean

Retry the image import even if a failed import using the same name and URL already exists. This is necessary to recover from download errors.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

name

string

The human readable name of the custom image. Either name or UUID must be present to change an existing image.

slug

string

A string identifying the custom image for use within the API.

source_format

string

The file format of the image referenced in the url. Currently only raw is supported.

state

string

State of the coustom image.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

tags

dictionary

The tags assigned to the custom image.

url

string

The URL used to download the image.

user_data_handling

string

How user_data will be handled when creating a server. There are currently two options, “pass-through” and “extend-cloud-config”.

Choices:

  • pass-through

  • extend-cloud-config

uuid

string

The unique identifier of the custom image import. Either name or UUID must be present to change an existing image.

zones

list / elements=string

Specify zones in which the custom image will be available (e.g. lpg1 or rma1).

Notes

Note

  • To import a new custom-image the url and name options are required.

  • All operations are performed using the cloudscale.ch public API v1.

  • For details consult the full API documentation: https://www.cloudscale.ch/en/api/v1.

  • A valid API token is required for all operations. You can create as many tokens as you like using the cloudscale.ch control panel at https://control.cloudscale.ch.

Examples

- name: Import custom image
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image:
    name: "My Custom Image"
    url: https://ubuntu.com/downloads/hirsute.img
    slug: my-custom-image
    user_data_handling: extend-cloud-config
    zones: lpg1
    tags:
      project: luna
    state: present
  register: my_custom_image

- name: Wait until import succeeded
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image:
    uuid: "{{ my_custom_image.uuid }}"
  retries: 15
  delay: 5
  register: image
  until: image.import_status == 'success'
  failed_when: image.import_status == 'failed'

- name: Import custom image and wait until import succeeded
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image:
    name: "My Custom Image"
    url: https://ubuntu.com/downloads/hirsute.img
    slug: my-custom-image
    user_data_handling: extend-cloud-config
    zones: lpg1
    tags:
      project: luna
    state: present
  retries: 15
  delay: 5
  register: image
  until: image.import_status == 'success'
  failed_when: image.import_status == 'failed'

- name: Update custom image
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image:
    name: "My Custom Image"
    slug: my-custom-image
    user_data_handling: extend-cloud-config
    tags:
      project: luna
    state: present

- name: Delete custom image
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image:
    uuid: '{{ my_custom_image.uuid }}'
    state: absent

- name: List all custom images
  uri:
    url: 'https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/custom-images'
    headers:
      Authorization: 'Bearer {{ query("env", "CLOUDSCALE_API_TOKEN") }}'
    status_code: 200
  register: image_list
- name: Search the image list for all images with name 'My Custom Image'
  set_fact:
    my_custom_images: '{{ image_list.json | selectattr("name","search", "My Custom Image" ) }}'

Return Values

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

Key

Description

checksums

dictionary

The checksums of the custom image as key and value pairs. The algorithm (e.g. sha256) name is in the key and the checksum in the value. The set of algorithms used might change in the future.

Returned: success

Sample: {“md5”: “5b3a1f21cde154cfb522b582f44f1a87”, “sha256”: “5b03bcbd00b687e08791694e47d235a487c294e58ca3b1af704120123aa3f4e6”}

created_at

string

The creation date and time of the resource.

Returned: success

Sample: “2020-05-29T13:18:42.511407Z”

error_message

string

Error message in case of a failed import.

Returned: success

Sample: “Expected HTTP 200, got HTTP 403”

href

string

The API URL to get details about this resource.

Returned: success when state == present

Sample:https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/custom-imges/11111111-1864-4608-853a-0771b6885a3a

import_status

string

Shows the progress of an import. Values are one of “started”, “in_progress”, “success” or “failed”.

Returned: success

Sample: “in_progress”

name

string

The human readable name of the custom image.

Returned: success

Sample: “alan”

slug

string

A string identifying the custom image for use within the API.

Returned: success

Sample: “foo”

state

string

The current status of the custom image.

Returned: success

Sample: “present”

tags

dictionary

Tags assosiated with the custom image.

Returned: success

Sample: {“project”: “my project”}

user_data_handling

string

How user_data will be handled when creating a server. There are currently two options, “pass-through” and “extend-cloud-config”.

Returned: success

Sample: “pass-through”

uuid

string

The unique identifier of the custom image.

Returned: success

Sample: “11111111-1864-4608-853a-0771b6885a3a”

Authors

  • Ciril Troxler (@ctx)

  • Gaudenz Steinlin (@gaudenz)