Note
This inventory plugin is part of the ngine_io.cloudstack collection (version 2.5.0).
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.cloudstack. You need further requirements to be able to use this inventory plugin, see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.cloudstack.instance.
New in ngine_io.cloudstack 2.1.0
The below requirements are needed on the local controller node that executes this inventory.
Parameter | Comments |
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api_http_method string | HTTP method used to query the API endpoint. If not given, the Choices:
Configuration:
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api_key string / required | API key of the CloudStack API. If not given, the Configuration:
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api_secret string / required | Secret key of the CloudStack API. If not set, the Configuration:
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api_timeout integer | HTTP timeout in seconds. If not given, the Default: Configuration:
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api_url string / required | URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api. If not given, the Configuration:
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api_verify_ssl_cert string | Verify CA authority cert file. If not given, the Configuration:
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compose dictionary | Create vars from jinja2 expressions. Default: |
filter_by_domain string | Only return instances in the provided domain. |
filter_by_project string | Only return instances in the provided project. |
filter_by_vpc string | Only return instances in the provided VPC. |
filter_by_zone string | Only return instances in the provided zone. |
groups dictionary | Add hosts to group based on Jinja2 conditionals. Default: |
hostname string | Field to match the hostname. Note v4_main_ip corresponds to the primary ipv4address of the first nic adapter of the instance. Choices:
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keyed_groups list / elements=dictionary | Add hosts to group based on the values of a variable. Default: |
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default_value string added in ansible-core 2.12 |
The default value when the host variable’s value is an empty string. This option is mutually exclusive with |
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key string |
The key from input dictionary used to generate groups. |
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parent_group string |
parent group for keyed group. |
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prefix string |
A keyed group name will start with this prefix. Default: |
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separator string |
separator used to build the keyed group name. Default: |
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trailing_separator boolean added in ansible-core 2.12 |
Set this option to This option is mutually exclusive with Choices:
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leading_separator boolean added in ansible-core 2.11 | Use in conjunction with By default, a keyed group that does not have a prefix or a separator provided will have a name that starts with an underscore. This is because the default prefix is Set this option to If the group name is derived from a mapping the separator is still used to concatenate the items. To not use a separator in the group name at all, set the separator for the keyed group to an empty string instead. Choices:
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plugin string / required | Token that ensures this is a source file for the ‘instance’ plugin. Choices:
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strict boolean | If Since it is possible to use facts in the expressions they might not always be available and we ignore those errors by default. Choices:
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use_extra_vars boolean added in ansible-core 2.11 | Merge extra vars into the available variables for composition (highest precedence). Choices:
Configuration:
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validate_certs boolean added in ngine_io.cloudstack 2.4.0 | If If not given, the This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. Choices:
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Note
Configuration entries listed above for each entry type (Ansible variable, environment variable, and so on) have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up. The entry types are also ordered by precedence from low to high priority order. For example, an ansible.cfg entry (further up in the list) is overwritten by an Ansible variable (further down in the list).
Note
# inventory_cloudstack.yml file in YAML format
# Example command line: ansible-inventory --list -i cloudstack-instances.yml
plugin: ngine_io.cloudstack.instance
# Use the default ip as ansible_host
hostname: v4_default_ip
# Return only instances related to the VPC vpc1 and in the zone EU
filter_by_vpc: vpc1
filter_by_zone: EU
# Group instances with a disk_offering as storage
# Create a group dmz for instances connected to the dmz network
groups:
storage: disk_offering is defined
dmz: "'dmz' in networks"
# Group the instances by network, with net_network1 as name of the groups
# Group the instanes by custom tag sla, groups like sla_value for tag sla
keyed_groups:
- prefix: net
key: networks
- prefix: sla
key: tags.sla
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