azure.azcollection.azure_rm_iothub module – Manage Azure IoT hub

Note

This module is part of the azure.azcollection collection (version 1.16.0).

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 azure.azcollection. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: azure.azcollection.azure_rm_iothub.

New in azure.azcollection 0.1.2

Synopsis

  • Create, delete an Azure IoT hub.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.7

  • The host that executes this module must have the azure.azcollection collection installed via galaxy

  • All python packages listed in collection’s requirements-azure.txt must be installed via pip on the host that executes modules from azure.azcollection

  • Full installation instructions may be found https://galaxy.ansible.com/azure/azcollection

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

ad_user

string

Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.

adfs_authority_url

string

added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1

Azure AD authority url. Use when authenticating with Username/password, and has your own ADFS authority.

api_profile

string

added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1

Selects an API profile to use when communicating with Azure services. Default value of latest is appropriate for public clouds; future values will allow use with Azure Stack.

Default: "latest"

append_tags

boolean

Use to control if tags field is canonical or just appends to existing tags.

When canonical, any tags not found in the tags parameter will be removed from the object’s metadata.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

auth_source

string

added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1

Controls the source of the credentials to use for authentication.

Can also be set via the ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE environment variable.

When set to auto (the default) the precedence is module parameters -> env -> credential_file -> cli.

When set to env, the credentials will be read from the environment variables

When set to credential_file, it will read the profile from ~/.azure/credentials.

When set to cli, the credentials will be sources from the Azure CLI profile. subscription_id or the environment variable AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID can be used to identify the subscription ID if more than one is present otherwise the default az cli subscription is used.

When set to msi, the host machine must be an azure resource with an enabled MSI extension. subscription_id or the environment variable AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID can be used to identify the subscription ID if the resource is granted access to more than one subscription, otherwise the first subscription is chosen.

The msi was added in Ansible 2.6.

Choices:

  • "auto" ← (default)

  • "cli"

  • "credential_file"

  • "env"

  • "msi"

cert_validation_mode

string

added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1

Controls the certificate validation behavior for Azure endpoints. By default, all modules will validate the server certificate, but when an HTTPS proxy is in use, or against Azure Stack, it may be necessary to disable this behavior by passing ignore. Can also be set via credential file profile or the AZURE_CERT_VALIDATION environment variable.

Choices:

  • "ignore"

  • "validate"

client_id

string

Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

cloud_environment

string

added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1

For cloud environments other than the US public cloud, the environment name (as defined by Azure Python SDK, eg, AzureChinaCloud, AzureUSGovernment), or a metadata discovery endpoint URL (required for Azure Stack). Can also be set via credential file profile or the AZURE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT environment variable.

Default: "AzureCloud"

enable_file_upload_notifications

boolean

File upload notifications are enabled if set to True.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

event_endpoint

dictionary

The Event Hub-compatible endpoint property.

partition_count

integer

The number of partitions for receiving device-to-cloud messages in the Event Hub-compatible endpoint.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#device-to-cloud-messages.

Default is 2.

retention_time_in_days

integer

The retention time for device-to-cloud messages in days.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#device-to-cloud-messages.

Default is 1.

ip_filters

list / elements=dictionary

Configure rules for rejecting or accepting traffic from specific IPv4 addresses.

action

string / required

The desired action for requests captured by this rule.

Choices:

  • "accept"

  • "reject"

ip_mask

string / required

A string that contains the IP address range in CIDR notation for the rule.

name

string / required

Name of the filter.

location

string

Location of the IoT hub.

log_mode

string

Parent argument.

log_path

string

Parent argument.

name

string / required

Name of the IoT hub.

password

string

Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.

profile

string

Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.

resource_group

string / required

Name of resource group.

routes

list / elements=dictionary

Route device-to-cloud messages to service-facing endpoints.

condition

string

The query expression for the routing query that is run against the message application properties, system properties, message body, device twin tags, and device twin properties to determine if it is a match for the endpoint.

For more information about constructing a query, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-routing-query-syntax

enabled

boolean / required

Whether to enable the route.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

endpoint_name

string / required

The name of the endpoint in routing_endpoints where IoT Hub sends messages that match the query.

name

string / required

Name of the route.

source

string / required

The origin of the data stream to be acted upon.

Choices:

  • "device_messages"

  • "twin_change_events"

  • "device_lifecycle_events"

  • "device_job_lifecycle_events"

routing_endpoints

list / elements=dictionary

Custom endpoints.

connection_string

string / required

Connection string of the custom endpoint.

The connection string should have send privilege.

container

string

Container name of the custom endpoint when resource_type=storage.

encoding

string

Encoding of the message when resource_type=storage.

name

string / required

Name of the custom endpoint.

resource_group

string

Resource group of the endpoint.

Default is the same as resource_group.

resource_type

string / required

Resource type of the custom endpoint.

Choices:

  • "eventhub"

  • "queue"

  • "storage"

  • "topic"

subscription

string

Subscription id of the endpoint.

Default is the same as subscription.

secret

string

Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

sku

string

Pricing tier for Azure IoT Hub.

Note that only one free IoT hub instance is allowed in each subscription. Exception will be thrown if free instances exceed one.

Default is s1 when creation.

Choices:

  • "b1"

  • "b2"

  • "b3"

  • "f1"

  • "s1"

  • "s2"

  • "s3"

state

string

State of the IoT hub. Use present to create or update an IoT hub and absent to delete an IoT hub.

Choices:

  • "absent"

  • "present" ← (default)

subscription_id

string

Your Azure subscription Id.

tags

dictionary

Dictionary of string:string pairs to assign as metadata to the object.

Metadata tags on the object will be updated with any provided values.

To remove tags set append_tags option to false.

Currently, Azure DNS zones and Traffic Manager services also don’t allow the use of spaces in the tag.

Azure Front Door doesn’t support the use of

Azure Automation and Azure CDN only support 15 tags on resources.

tenant

string

Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

thumbprint

string

added in azure.azcollection 1.14.0

The thumbprint of the private key specified in x509_certificate_path.

Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

Required if x509_certificate_path is defined.

unit

integer

Units in your IoT Hub.

Default is 1.

x509_certificate_path

path

added in azure.azcollection 1.14.0

Path to the X509 certificate used to create the service principal in PEM format.

The certificate must be appended to the private key.

Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

Notes

Note

  • For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables, use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials, or log in before you run your tasks or playbook with az login.

  • Authentication is also possible using a service principal or Active Directory user.

  • To authenticate via service principal, pass subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or set environment variables AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_SECRET and AZURE_TENANT.

  • To authenticate via Active Directory user, pass ad_user and password, or set AZURE_AD_USER and AZURE_PASSWORD in the environment.

  • Alternatively, credentials can be stored in ~/.azure/credentials. This is an ini file containing a [default] section and the following keys: subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or subscription_id, ad_user and password. It is also possible to add additional profiles. Specify the profile by passing profile or setting AZURE_PROFILE in the environment.

See Also

See also

Sign in with Azure CLI

How to authenticate using the az login command.

Examples

- name: Create a simplest IoT hub
  azure_rm_iothub:
    name: Testing
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
- name: Create an IoT hub with route
  azure_rm_iothub:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: Testing
    routing_endpoints:
        - connection_string: "Endpoint=sb://qux.servicebus.windows.net/;SharedAccessKeyName=quux;SharedAccessKey=****;EntityPath=myQueue"
          name: foo
          resource_type: queue
          resource_group: myResourceGroup1
    routes:
        - name: bar
          source: device_messages
          endpoint_name: foo
          enabled: yes

Return Values

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

Key

Description

cloud_to_device

complex

Cloud to device message properties.

Returned: success

max_delivery_count

integer

The number of times the IoT hub attempts to deliver a message on the feedback queue.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#cloud-to-device-messages.

Returned: success

Sample: 10

ttl_as_iso8601

string

The period of time for which a message is available to consume before it is expired by the IoT hub.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#cloud-to-device-messages.

Returned: success

Sample: "1:00:00"

enable_file_upload_notifications

boolean

Whether file upload notifications are enabled.

Returned: success

Sample: true

event_endpoints

complex

Built-in endpoint where to deliver device message.

Returned: success

endpoint

string

The Event Hub-compatible endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "sb://iothub-ns-testing-1478811-9bbc4a15f0.servicebus.windows.net/"

partition_count

integer

The number of partitions for receiving device-to-cloud messages in the Event Hub-compatible endpoint.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#device-to-cloud-messages.

Returned: success

Sample: 2

partition_ids

list / elements=string

List of the partition id for the event endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: ["0", "1"]

retention_time_in_days

integer

The retention time for device-to-cloud messages in days.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#device-to-cloud-messages.

Returned: success

Sample: 1

host_name

string

Host of the IoT hub.

Returned: success

Sample: "testing.azure-devices.net"

id

string

Resource ID of the IoT hub.

Returned: success

Sample: "/subscriptions/XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Devices/IotHubs/Testing"

ip_filters

complex

Configure rules for rejecting or accepting traffic from specific IPv4 addresses.

Returned: success

action

string

The desired action for requests captured by this rule.

Returned: success

Sample: "Reject"

ip_mask

string

A string that contains the IP address range in CIDR notation for the rule.

Returned: success

Sample: "40.54.7.3"

name

string

Name of the filter.

Returned: success

Sample: "filter"

location

string

Location of the IoT hub.

Returned: success

Sample: "eastus"

name

string

Name of the IoT hub.

Returned: success

Sample: "Testing"

resource_group

string

Resource group of the IoT hub.

Returned: success

Sample: "myResourceGroup."

routes

complex

Route device-to-cloud messages to service-facing endpoints.

Returned: success

condition

boolean

The query expression for the routing query that is run against the message application properties, system properties, message body, device twin tags, and device twin properties to determine if it is a match for the endpoint.

For more information about constructing a query, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-routing-query-syntax

Returned: success

Sample: true

enabled

string

Whether to enable the route.

Returned: success

Sample: "True"

endpoint_name

string

The name of the endpoint in routing_endpoints where IoT Hub sends messages that match the query.

Returned: success

Sample: "foo"

name

string

Name of the route.

Returned: success

Sample: "route1"

source

string

The origin of the data stream to be acted upon.

Returned: success

Sample: "device_messages"

routing_endpoints

complex

Custom endpoints.

Returned: success

event_hubs

complex

List of custom endpoints of event hubs.

Returned: success

connection_string

string

Connection string of the custom endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "Endpoint=sb://quux.servicebus.windows.net:5671/;SharedAccessKeyName=qux;SharedAccessKey=****;EntityPath=foo"

name

string

Name of the custom endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "foo"

resource_group

string

Resource group of the endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "bar"

subscription

string

Subscription id of the endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX"

service_bus_queues

complex

List of custom endpoints of service bus queue.

Returned: always

connection_string

string

Connection string of the custom endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "Endpoint=sb://quux.servicebus.windows.net:5671/;SharedAccessKeyName=qux;SharedAccessKey=****;EntityPath=foo"

name

string

Name of the custom endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "foo"

resource_group

string

Resource group of the endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "bar"

subscription

string

Subscription ID of the endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX"

service_bus_topics

complex

List of custom endpoints of service bus topic.

Returned: success

connection_string

string

Connection string of the custom endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "Endpoint=sb://quux.servicebus.windows.net:5671/;SharedAccessKeyName=qux;SharedAccessKey=****;EntityPath=foo"

name

string

Name of the custom endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "foo"

resource_group

string

Resource group of the endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "bar"

subscription

string

Subscription ID of the endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX"

storage_containers

complex

List of custom endpoints of storage

Returned: success

connection_string

string

Connection string of the custom endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "Endpoint=sb://quux.servicebus.windows.net:5671/;SharedAccessKeyName=qux;SharedAccessKey=****;EntityPath=foo"

name

string

Name of the custom endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "foo"

resource_group

string

Resource group of the endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "bar"

subscription

string

Subscription ID of the endpoint.

Returned: success

Sample: "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX"

sku

string

Pricing tier for Azure IoT Hub.

Returned: success

Sample: "f1"

unit

integer

Units in the IoT Hub.

Returned: success

Sample: 1

Authors

  • Yuwei Zhou (@yuwzho)