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ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_instance_nic – Manages NICs of an instance on Apache CloudStack based clouds.

Note

This plugin is part of the ngine_io.cloudstack collection (version 2.2.2).

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.cloudstack.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_instance_nic.

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.cloudstack

Synopsis

  • Add and remove nic to and from network

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • cs >= 0.9.0

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
account
string
Account the instance is related to.
api_http_method
string
    Choices:
  • get ←
  • post
HTTP method used to query the API endpoint.
If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_METHOD env variable is considered.
api_key
string / required
API key of the CloudStack API.
If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_KEY env variable is considered.
api_secret
string / required
Secret key of the CloudStack API.
If not set, the CLOUDSTACK_SECRET env variable is considered.
api_timeout
integer
Default:
10
HTTP timeout in seconds.
If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT env variable is considered.
api_url
string / required
URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api.
If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT env variable is considered.
api_verify_ssl_cert
string
Verify CA authority cert file.
If not given, the CLOUDSTACK_VERIFY env variable is considered.
domain
string
Domain the instance is related to.
ip_address
string
IP address to be used for the nic.
network
string / required
Name of the network.
poll_async
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Poll async jobs until job has finished.
project
string
Name of the project the instance is deployed in.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
State of the nic.
vm
string / required
Name of instance.

aliases: name
vpc
string
Name of the VPC the vm is related to.
zone
string / required
Name of the zone in which the instance is deployed in.

Notes

Note

  • A detailed guide about cloudstack modules can be found in the CloudStack Cloud Guide.
  • This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: Add a nic on another network
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_instance_nic:
    vm: privnet
    network: privNetForBasicZone
    zone: zone01

- name: Ensure IP address on a nic
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_instance_nic:
    vm: privnet
    ip_address: 10.10.11.32
    network: privNetForBasicZone
    zone: zone01

- name: Remove a secondary nic
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_instance_nic:
    vm: privnet
    state: absent
    network: privNetForBasicZone
    zone: zone01

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
account
string
success
Account the VM is related to.

Sample:
example account
domain
string
success
Domain the VM is related to.

Sample:
example domain
id
string
success
UUID of the nic.

Sample:
87b1e0ce-4e01-11e4-bb66-0050569e64b8
ip_address
string
success
Primary IP of the NIC.

Sample:
10.10.10.10
mac_address
string
success
MAC address of the NIC.

Sample:
02:00:33:31:00:e4
netmask
string
success
Netmask of the NIC.

Sample:
255.255.255.0
network
string
success
Name of the network if not default.

Sample:
sync network
project
string
success
Name of project the VM is related to.

Sample:
Production
vm
string
success
Name of the VM.

Sample:
web-01


Authors

  • Marc-Aurèle Brothier (@marcaurele)
  • René Moser (@resmo)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ngine_io/cloudstack/cs_instance_nic_module.html