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cloudscale_ch.cloud.server module – Manages servers on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service

Note

This module is part of the cloudscale_ch.cloud collection (version 2.3.1).

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.server.

New in cloudscale_ch.cloud 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Create, update, start, stop and delete servers on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service.

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 cloudscale_ch.cloud 1.3.0	cloudscale.ch API URL. This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_URL environment variable. Default: "https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1"
bulk_volume_size_gb integer	Size of the bulk storage volume in GB. No bulk storage volume if not set.
flavor string	Flavor of the server.
force boolean	Allow to stop the running server for updating if necessary. Choices: false ← (default) true
image string	Image used to create the server.
interfaces list / elements=dictionary added in cloudscale_ch.cloud 1.4.0	List of network interface objects specifying the interfaces to be attached to the server. See https://www.cloudscale.ch/en/api/v1/#interfaces-attribute-specification for more details.
addresses list / elements=dictionary	Attach a private network interface and configure a subnet and/or an IP address.
address string	The static IP address of the interface. Use ‘[]’ to avoid assigning an IP address via DHCP.
subnet string	UUID of the subnet from which an address will be assigned.
network string	Create a network interface on the network identified by UUID. Use ‘public’ instead of an UUID to attach a public network interface. Can be omitted if a subnet is provided under addresses.
name string	Name of the Server. Either name or uuid are required.
password string	Password for the server.
server_groups list / elements=string	List of UUID or names of server groups.
ssh_keys list / elements=string	List of SSH public keys. Use the full content of your .pub file here.
state string	State of the server. Choices: "running" ← (default) "stopped" "absent"
tags dictionary	Tags assosiated with the servers. Set this to {} to clear any tags.
use_ipv6 boolean	Enable IPv6 on the public network interface. Choices: false true ← (default)
use_private_network boolean	Attach a private network interface to the server. Choices: false true
use_public_network boolean	Attach a public network interface to the server. Choices: false true
user_data string	Cloud-init configuration (cloud-config) data to use for the server.
uuid string	UUID of the server. Either name or uuid are required.
volume_size_gb integer	Size of the root volume in GB. Default: 10
zone string	Zone in which the server resides (e.g. lpg1 or rma1).

Notes

Note

• If uuid option is provided, it takes precedence over name for server selection. This allows to update the server’s name.

• If no uuid option is provided, name is used for server selection. If more than one server with this name exists, execution is aborted.

• Only the name and flavor are evaluated for the update.

• The option force=true must be given to allow the reboot of existing running servers for applying the changes.

• 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

# Create and start a server with an existing server group (shiny-group)
- name: Start cloudscale.ch server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-shiny-cloudscale-server
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-4-4
    ssh_keys:
      - ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXX...XXXX ansible@cloudscale
    server_groups: shiny-group
    zone: lpg1
    use_private_network: true
    bulk_volume_size_gb: 100
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Start another server in anti-affinity (server group shiny-group)
- name: Start second cloudscale.ch server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-other-shiny-server
    image: ubuntu-16.04
    flavor: flex-8-2
    ssh_keys:
      - ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXX...XXXX ansible@cloudscale
    server_groups: shiny-group
    zone: lpg1
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Force to update the flavor of a running server
- name: Start cloudscale.ch server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-shiny-cloudscale-server
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-8-2
    force: true
    ssh_keys:
      - ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXX...XXXX ansible@cloudscale
    use_private_network: true
    bulk_volume_size_gb: 100
    api_token: xxxxxx
  register: server1

# Stop the first server
- name: Stop my first server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    uuid: '{{ server1.uuid }}'
    state: stopped
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Delete my second server
- name: Delete my second server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-other-shiny-server
    state: absent
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Start a server and wait for the SSH host keys to be generated
- name: Start server and wait for SSH host keys
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-cloudscale-server-with-ssh-key
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-4-2
    ssh_keys:
      - ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXX...XXXX ansible@cloudscale
    api_token: xxxxxx
  register: server
  until: server is not failed
  retries: 5
  delay: 2

# Start a server with two network interfaces:
#
#    A public interface with IPv4/IPv6
#    A private interface on a specific private network with an IPv4 address

- name: Start a server with a public and private network interface
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-cloudscale-server-with-two-network-interfaces
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-4-2
    ssh_keys:
      - ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXX...XXXX ansible@cloudscale
    api_token: xxxxxx
    interfaces:
      - network: 'public'
      - addresses:
        - subnet: UUID_of_private_subnet

# Start a server with a specific IPv4 address from subnet range
- name: Start a server with a specific IPv4 address from subnet range
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-cloudscale-server-with-specific-address
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-4-2
    ssh_keys:
      - ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXX...XXXX ansible@cloudscale
    api_token: xxxxxx
    interfaces:
      - addresses:
        - subnet: UUID_of_private_subnet
          address: 'A.B.C.D'

# Start a server with two network interfaces:
#
#    A public interface with IPv4/IPv6
#    A private interface on a specific private network with no IPv4 address

- name: Start a server with a private network interface and no IP address
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-cloudscale-server-with-specific-address
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-4-2
    ssh_keys:
      - ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXX...XXXX ansible@cloudscale
    api_token: xxxxxx
    interfaces:
      - network: 'public'
      - network: UUID_of_private_network
        addresses: []

Return Values

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

Key	Description
flavor dictionary	The flavor that has been used for this server Returned: success when not state == absent Sample: {"memory_gb": 4, "name": "Flex-4-2", "slug": "flex-4-2", "vcpu_count": 2}
href string	API URL to get details about this server Returned: success when not state == absent Sample: "https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/servers/cfde831a-4e87-4a75-960f-89b0148aa2cc"
image dictionary	The image used for booting this server Returned: success when not state == absent Sample: {"default_username": "ubuntu", "name": "Ubuntu 18.04 LTS", "operating_system": "Ubuntu", "slug": "ubuntu-18.04"}
interfaces list / elements=string	List of network ports attached to the server Returned: success when not state == absent Sample: [{"addresses": ["..."], "type": "public"}]
name string	The display name of the server Returned: success Sample: "its-a-me-mario.cloudscale.ch"
server_groups list / elements=string	List of server groups Returned: success when not state == absent Sample: [{"href": "https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/server-groups/...", "name": "db-group", "uuid": "..."}]
ssh_fingerprints list / elements=string	A list of SSH host key fingerprints. Will be null until the host keys could be retrieved from the server. Returned: success when not state == absent Sample: ["ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 SHA256:XXXX", "..."]
ssh_host_keys list / elements=string	A list of SSH host keys. Will be null until the host keys could be retrieved from the server. Returned: success when not state == absent Sample: ["ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 XXXXX", "..."]
state string	The current status of the server Returned: success Sample: "running"
tags dictionary	Tags assosiated with the server. Returned: success Sample: {"project": "my project"}
uuid string	The unique identifier for this server Returned: success Sample: "cfde831a-4e87-4a75-960f-89b0148aa2cc"
volumes list / elements=string	List of volumes attached to the server Returned: success when not state == absent Sample: [{"device": "/dev/vda", "size_gb": "50", "type": "ssd"}]
zone dictionary	The zone used for booting this server Returned: success when not state == absent Sample: {"slug": "lpg1"}

Authors

• Gaudenz Steinlin (@gaudenz)

• René Moser (@resmo)

• Denis Krienbühl (@href)

Collection links

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