community.general.oci_vcn module – Manage Virtual Cloud Networks(VCN) in OCI
Note
This module is part of the community.general collection (version 8.6.4).
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 community.general
.
You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.oci_vcn
.
Synopsis
This module allows the user to create, delete and update virtual cloud networks(VCNs) in OCI. The complete Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Ansible Modules can be downloaded from https://github.com/oracle/oci-ansible-modules/releases.
Aliases: cloud.oracle.oci_vcn
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Python SDK for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure https://oracle-cloud-infrastructure-python-sdk.readthedocs.io
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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The OCID of the user, on whose behalf, OCI APIs are invoked. If not set, then the value of the |
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Fingerprint for the key pair being used. If not set, then the value of the |
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Full path and filename of the private key (in PEM format). If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_KEY_FILE variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the private key is not specified through a configuration file (See |
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Passphrase used by the key referenced in |
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The type of authentication to use for making API requests. By default Choices:
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The CIDR IP address block of the VCN. Required when creating a VCN with |
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The OCID of the compartment to contain the VCN. Required when creating a VCN with |
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Path to configuration file. If not set then the value of the |
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The profile to load from the config file referenced by Default: |
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Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace. For more information, see https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/General/Concepts/resourcetags.htm. |
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A user-friendly name. Does not have to be unique, and it’s changeable. |
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A DNS label for the VCN, used in conjunction with the VNIC’s hostname and subnet’s DNS label to form a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for each VNIC within this subnet (for example, bminstance-1.subnet123.vcn1.oraclevcn.com). Not required to be unique, but it’s a best practice to set unique DNS labels for VCNs in your tenancy. Must be an alphanumeric string that begins with a letter. The value cannot be changed. |
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Whether to attempt non-idempotent creation of a resource. By default, create resource is an idempotent operation, and doesn’t create the resource if it already exists. Setting this option to true, forcefully creates a copy of the resource, even if it already exists.This option is mutually exclusive with Choices:
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Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. For more information, see https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/General/Concepts/resourcetags.htm. |
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The list of comma-separated attributes of this resource which should be used to uniquely identify an instance of the resource. By default, all the attributes of a resource except |
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The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure region to use for all OCI API requests. If not set, then the value of the OCI_REGION variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the region is not specified through a configuration file (See |
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Create or update a VCN with Choices:
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OCID of your tenancy. If not set, then the value of the OCI_TENANCY variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the tenancy OCID is not specified through a configuration file (See |
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The OCID of the VCN. Required when deleting a VCN with |
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Whether to wait for create or delete operation to complete. Choices:
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Time, in seconds, to wait when Default: |
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The lifecycle state to wait for the resource to transition into when |
Attributes
Attribute |
Support |
Description |
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Support: none |
Can run in |
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Support: none |
Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in |
Notes
Note
For OCI Python SDK configuration, please refer to https://oracle-cloud-infrastructure-python-sdk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html.
Examples
- name: Create a VCN
community.general.oci_vcn:
cidr_block: '10.0.0.0/16'
compartment_id: 'ocid1.compartment.oc1..xxxxxEXAMPLExxxxx'
display_name: my_vcn
dns_label: ansiblevcn
- name: Updates the specified VCN's display name
community.general.oci_vcn:
vcn_id: ocid1.vcn.oc1.phx.xxxxxEXAMPLExxxxx
display_name: ansible_vcn
- name: Delete the specified VCN
community.general.oci_vcn:
vcn_id: ocid1.vcn.oc1.phx.xxxxxEXAMPLExxxxx
state: absent
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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Information about the VCN Returned: On successful create and update operation Sample: |