ngine_io.vultr.vultr_block_storage – Manages block storage volumes on Vultr.

Note

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

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 ngine_io.vultr.

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

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.vultr

Synopsis

  • Manage block storage volumes on Vultr.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

api_account

string

Name of the ini section in the vultr.ini file.

The ENV variable VULTR_API_ACCOUNT is used as default, when defined.

Default: “default”

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.

attached_to_SUBID

aliases: attached_to_id

integer

The ID of the server the volume is attached to.

Required if state is attached.

live_attachment

boolean

Whether the volume should be attached/detached, even if the server not stopped.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

name

aliases: description, label

string / required

Name of the block storage volume.

region

string

Region the block storage volume is deployed into.

Required if state is present.

size

integer

Size of the block storage volume in GB.

Required if state is present.

If it’s larger than the volume’s current size, the volume will be resized.

state

string

State of the block storage volume.

Choices:

  • present ← (default)

  • absent

  • attached

  • detached

validate_certs

boolean

Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Ensure a block storage volume is present
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_block_storage:
    name: myvolume
    size: 10
    region: Amsterdam

- name: Ensure a block storage volume is absent
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_block_storage:
    name: myvolume
    state: absent

- name: Ensure a block storage volume exists and is attached to server 114
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_block_storage:
    name: myvolume
    state: attached
    attached_to_id: 114
    size: 10

- name: Ensure a block storage volume exists and is not attached to any server
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_block_storage:
    name: myvolume
    state: detached
    size: 10

Return Values

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

Key

Description

vultr_api

complex

Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification

Returned: success

api_account

string

Account used in the ini file to select the key

Returned: success

Sample: “default”

api_endpoint

string

Endpoint used for the API requests

Returned: success

Sample:https://api.vultr.com

api_retries

integer

Amount of max retries for the API requests

Returned: success

Sample: 5

api_retry_max_delay

integer

Exponential backoff delay in seconds between retries up to this max delay value.

Returned: success

Sample: 12

api_timeout

integer

Timeout used for the API requests

Returned: success

Sample: 60

vultr_block_storage

complex

Response from Vultr API

Returned: success

attached_to_id

string

The ID of the server the volume is attached to

Returned: success

Sample: “10194376”

cost_per_month

float

Cost per month for the volume

Returned: success

Sample: 1.0

date_created

string

Date when the volume was created

Returned: success

Sample: “2017-08-26 12:47:48”

id

string

ID of the block storage volume

Returned: success

Sample: “1234abcd”

name

string

Name of the volume

Returned: success

Sample: “ansible-test-volume”

region

string

Region the volume was deployed into

Returned: success

Sample: “New Jersey”

size

integer

Information about the volume size in GB

Returned: success

Sample: 10

status

string

Status about the deployment of the volume

Returned: success

Sample: “active”

Authors

  • Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)