The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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allow_partial_import boolean added in 2.4 |
| Boolean indication whether to allow partial registration of a template when state is registered. | |
auth dictionary / required | Dictionary with values needed to create HTTP/HTTPS connection to oVirt: | ||
ca_file string | A PEM file containing the trusted CA certificates. The certificate presented by the server will be verified using these CA certificates. If ca_file parameter is not set, system wide CA certificate store is used.Default value is set by OVIRT_CAFILE environment variable. | ||
headers dictionary | Dictionary of HTTP headers to be added to each API call. | ||
hostname string | A string containing the hostname of the server, usually something like `server.example.com`. Default value is set by OVIRT_HOSTNAME environment variable.Either url or hostname is required. | ||
insecure boolean |
| A boolean flag that indicates if the server TLS certificate and host name should be checked. | |
kerberos boolean |
| A boolean flag indicating if Kerberos authentication should be used instead of the default basic authentication. | |
password string / required | The password of the user. Default value is set by OVIRT_PASSWORD environment variable. | ||
token string | Token to be used instead of login with username/password. Default value is set by OVIRT_TOKEN environment variable. | ||
url string | A string containing the API URL of the server, usually something like `https://server.example.com/ovirt-engine/api`. Default value is set by OVIRT_URL environment variable.Either url or hostname is required. | ||
username string / required | The name of the user, something like admin@internal. Default value is set by OVIRT_USERNAME environment variable. | ||
ballooning_enabled boolean added in 2.9 |
| If true, use memory ballooning. Memory balloon is a guest device, which may be used to re-distribute / reclaim the host memory based on VM needs in a dynamic way. In this way it's possible to create memory over commitment states. | |
clone_name - added in 2.8 | Name for importing Template from storage domain. If not defined, name will be used. | ||
clone_permissions boolean |
| If True then the permissions of the VM (only the direct ones, not the inherited ones) will be copied to the created template. This parameter is used only when state present. | |
cloud_init - added in 2.9 | Dictionary with values for Unix-like Virtual Machine initialization using cloud init. | ||
authorized_ssh_keys - | Use this SSH keys to login to Virtual Machine. | ||
custom_script - | Cloud-init script which will be executed on Virtual Machine when deployed. This is appended to the end of the cloud-init script generated by any other options. | ||
dns_search - | DNS search domains to be configured on Virtual Machine. | ||
dns_servers - | DNS servers to be configured on Virtual Machine. | ||
host_name - | Hostname to be set to Virtual Machine when deployed. | ||
nic_boot_protocol - |
| Set boot protocol of the network interface of Virtual Machine. | |
nic_gateway - | If boot protocol is static, set this gateway to network interface of Virtual Machine. | ||
nic_ip_address - | If boot protocol is static, set this IP address to network interface of Virtual Machine. | ||
nic_name - | Set name to network interface of Virtual Machine. | ||
nic_netmask - | If boot protocol is static, set this netmask to network interface of Virtual Machine. | ||
nic_on_boot boolean |
| If True network interface will be set to start on boot. | |
regenerate_ssh_keys boolean |
| If True SSH keys will be regenerated on Virtual Machine. | |
root_password - | Password to be set for user specified by user_name parameter. | ||
timezone - | Timezone to be set to Virtual Machine when deployed. | ||
user_name - | Username to be used to set password to Virtual Machine when deployed. | ||
cloud_init_nics - added in 2.9 | List of dictionaries representing network interfaces to be setup by cloud init. This option is used, when user needs to setup more network interfaces via cloud init. If one network interface is enough, user should use cloud_init nic_* parameters. cloud_init nic_* parameters are merged with cloud_init_nics parameters. | ||
nic_boot_protocol - | Set boot protocol of the network interface of Virtual Machine. Can be one of none , dhcp or static . | ||
nic_gateway - | If boot protocol is static, set this gateway to network interface of Virtual Machine. | ||
nic_ip_address - | If boot protocol is static, set this IP address to network interface of Virtual Machine. | ||
nic_name - | Set name to network interface of Virtual Machine. | ||
nic_netmask - | If boot protocol is static, set this netmask to network interface of Virtual Machine. | ||
nic_on_boot boolean |
| If True network interface will be set to start on boot. | |
cluster - | Name of the cluster, where template should be created/imported. | ||
cluster_mappings - added in 2.5 | Mapper which maps cluster name between Template's OVF and the destination cluster this Template should be registered to, relevant when state is registered. Cluster mapping is described by the following dictionary: | ||
dest_name - | The name of the destination cluster. | ||
source_name - | The name of the source cluster. | ||
cpu_profile - | CPU profile to be set to template. | ||
description - | Description of the template. | ||
domain_mappings - added in 2.5 | Mapper which maps aaa domain name between Template's OVF and the destination aaa domain this Template should be registered to, relevant when state is registered. The aaa domain mapping is described by the following dictionary: | ||
dest_name - | The name of the destination aaa domain. | ||
source_name - | The name of the source aaa domain. | ||
exclusive boolean |
| When state is exported this parameter indicates if the existing templates with the same name should be overwritten. | |
export_domain - | When state is exported or imported this parameter specifies the name of the export storage domain. | ||
fetch_nested boolean |
| If True the module will fetch additional data from the API. It will fetch IDs of the VMs disks, snapshots, etc. User can configure to fetch other attributes of the nested entities by specifying nested_attributes . | |
id - added in 2.4 | ID of the template to be registered. | ||
image_disk - | When state is imported and image_provider is used this parameter specifies the name of disk to be imported as template.aliases: glance_image_disk_name | ||
image_provider - | When state is imported this parameter specifies the name of the image provider to be used. | ||
io_threads - added in 2.7 | Number of IO threads used by virtual machine. 0 means IO threading disabled. | ||
memory - added in 2.6 | Amount of memory of the template. Prefix uses IEC 60027-2 standard (for example 1GiB, 1024MiB). | ||
memory_guaranteed - added in 2.6 | Amount of minimal guaranteed memory of the template. Prefix uses IEC 60027-2 standard (for example 1GiB, 1024MiB). memory_guaranteed parameter can't be lower than memory parameter. | ||
memory_max - added in 2.6 | Upper bound of template memory up to which memory hot-plug can be performed. Prefix uses IEC 60027-2 standard (for example 1GiB, 1024MiB). | ||
name - | Name of the template to manage. | ||
nested_attributes list | Specifies list of the attributes which should be fetched from the API. This parameter apply only when fetch_nested is true. | ||
nics - added in 2.9 | List of NICs, which should be attached to Virtual Machine. NIC is described by following dictionary. | ||
interface - |
| Type of the network interface. | |
mac_address - | Custom MAC address of the network interface, by default it's obtained from MAC pool. | ||
name - | Name of the NIC. | ||
profile_name - | Profile name where NIC should be attached. | ||
operating_system - added in 2.6 | Operating system of the template. Default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. Possible values: debian_7, freebsd, freebsdx64, other, other_linux, other_linux_kernel_4, other_linux_ppc64, other_linux_s390x, other_ppc64, other_s390x, rhcos_x64, rhel_3, rhel_3x64, rhel_4, rhel_4x64, rhel_5, rhel_5x64, rhel_6, rhel_6_9_plus_ppc64, rhel_6_ppc64, rhel_6x64, rhel_7_ppc64, rhel_7_s390x, rhel_7x64, rhel_8x64, rhel_atomic7x64, sles_11, sles_11_ppc64, sles_12_s390x, ubuntu_12_04, ubuntu_12_10, ubuntu_13_04, ubuntu_13_10, ubuntu_14_04, ubuntu_14_04_ppc64, ubuntu_16_04_s390x, windows_10, windows_10x64, windows_2003, windows_2003x64, windows_2008, windows_2008R2x64, windows_2008x64, windows_2012R2x64, windows_2012x64, windows_2016x64, windows_2019x64, windows_7, windows_7x64, windows_8, windows_8x64, windows_xp | ||
poll_interval integer | Default: 3 | Number of the seconds the module waits until another poll request on entity status is sent. | |
role_mappings - added in 2.5 | Mapper which maps role name between Template's OVF and the destination role this Template should be registered to, relevant when state is registered. Role mapping is described by the following dictionary: | ||
dest_name - | The name of the destination role. | ||
source_name - | The name of the source role. | ||
seal boolean added in 2.5 |
| 'Sealing' is an operation that erases all machine-specific configurations from a filesystem: This includes SSH keys, UDEV rules, MAC addresses, system ID, hostname, etc. If true subsequent virtual machines made from this template will avoid configuration inheritance. This parameter is used only when state present. | |
smartcard_enabled boolean added in 2.9 |
| If true, use smart card authentication. | |
soundcard_enabled boolean added in 2.9 |
| If true, the sound card is added to the virtual machine. | |
sso boolean added in 2.9 |
|
True enable Single Sign On by Guest Agent, False to disable it. By default is chosen by oVirt/RHV engine. | |
state - |
| Should the template be present/absent/exported/imported/registered. When state is registered and the unregistered template's name belongs to an already registered in engine template in the same DC then we fail to register the unregistered template. | |
storage_domain - | When state is imported this parameter specifies the name of the destination data storage domain. When state is registered this parameter specifies the name of the data storage domain of the unregistered template. | ||
sysprep - added in 2.9 | Dictionary with values for Windows Virtual Machine initialization using sysprep. | ||
active_directory_ou - | Active Directory Organizational Unit, to be used for login of user. | ||
domain - | Domain to be set to Windows Virtual Machine. | ||
host_name - | Hostname to be set to Virtual Machine when deployed. | ||
input_locale - | Input localization of the Windows Virtual Machine. | ||
org_name - | Organization name to be set to Windows Virtual Machine. | ||
root_password - | Password to be set for username to Windows Virtual Machine. | ||
system_locale - | System localization of the Windows Virtual Machine. | ||
timezone - | Timezone to be set to Windows Virtual Machine. | ||
ui_language - | UI language of the Windows Virtual Machine. | ||
user_name - | Username to be used for set password to Windows Virtual Machine. | ||
windows_license_key - | License key to be set to Windows Virtual Machine. | ||
template_image_disk_name - added in 2.4 | When state is imported and image_provider is used this parameter specifies the new name for imported disk, if omitted then image_disk name is used by default. This parameter is used only in case of importing disk image from Glance domain. | ||
timeout integer | Default: 180 | The amount of time in seconds the module should wait for the instance to get into desired state. | |
timezone - added in 2.9 | Sets time zone offset of the guest hardware clock. For example Etc/GMT
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usb_support boolean added in 2.9 |
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True enable USB support, False to disable it. By default is chosen by oVirt/RHV engine. | |
version - added in 2.8 | name - The name of this version.number - The index of this version in the versions hierarchy of the template. Used for editing of sub template. | ||
vm - | Name of the VM, which will be used to create template. | ||
vnic_profile_mappings - added in 2.5 | Mapper which maps an external virtual NIC profile to one that exists in the engine when state is registered. vnic_profile is described by the following dictionary: | ||
source_network_name - | The network name of the source network. | ||
source_profile_name - | The profile name related to the source network. | ||
target_profile_id - | The id of the target profile id to be mapped to in the engine. | ||
wait boolean |
| yes if the module should wait for the entity to get into desired state. |
Note
# Examples don't contain auth parameter for simplicity, # look at ovirt_auth module to see how to reuse authentication: # Create template from vm - ovirt_template: cluster: Default name: mytemplate vm: rhel7 cpu_profile: Default description: Test # Import template - ovirt_template: state: imported name: mytemplate export_domain: myexport storage_domain: mystorage cluster: mycluster # Remove template - ovirt_template: state: absent name: mytemplate # Change Template Name - ovirt_template: id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 name: "new_template_name" # Register template - ovirt_template: state: registered storage_domain: mystorage cluster: mycluster name: mytemplate # Register template using id - ovirt_template: state: registered storage_domain: mystorage cluster: mycluster id: 1111-1111-1111-1111 # Register template, allowing partial import - ovirt_template: state: registered storage_domain: mystorage allow_partial_import: "True" cluster: mycluster id: 1111-1111-1111-1111 # Register template with vnic profile mappings - ovirt_template: state: registered storage_domain: mystorage cluster: mycluster id: 1111-1111-1111-1111 vnic_profile_mappings: - source_network_name: mynetwork source_profile_name: mynetwork target_profile_id: 3333-3333-3333-3333 - source_network_name: mynetwork2 source_profile_name: mynetwork2 target_profile_id: 4444-4444-4444-4444 # Register template with mapping - ovirt_template: state: registered storage_domain: mystorage cluster: mycluster id: 1111-1111-1111-1111 role_mappings: - source_name: Role_A dest_name: Role_B domain_mappings: - source_name: Domain_A dest_name: Domain_B cluster_mappings: - source_name: cluster_A dest_name: cluster_B # Import image from Glance s a template - ovirt_template: state: imported name: mytemplate image_disk: "centos7" template_image_disk_name: centos7_from_glance image_provider: "glance_domain" storage_domain: mystorage cluster: mycluster # Edit template subversion - ovirt_template: cluster: mycluster name: mytemplate vm: rhel7 version: number: 2 name: subversion # Create new template subversion - ovirt_template: cluster: mycluster name: mytemplate vm: rhel7 version: name: subversion - name: Template with cloud init ovirt_template: name: mytemplate cluster: Default memory: 1GiB cloud_init: nic_boot_protocol: static nic_ip_address: 10.34.60.86 nic_netmask: 255.255.252.0 nic_gateway: 10.34.63.254 nic_name: eth1 nic_on_boot: true host_name: example.com custom_script: | write_files: - content: | Hello, world! path: /tmp/greeting.txt permissions: '0644' user_name: root root_password: super_password - name: Template with cloud init, with multiple network interfaces ovirt_template: name: mytemplate cluster: mycluster cloud_init_nics: - nic_name: eth0 nic_boot_protocol: dhcp nic_on_boot: true - nic_name: eth1 nic_boot_protocol: static nic_ip_address: 10.34.60.86 nic_netmask: 255.255.252.0 nic_gateway: 10.34.63.254 nic_on_boot: true - name: Template with timezone and nic ovirt_template: cluster: MyCluster name: mytemplate timezone: America/Godthab memory_max: 2Gib nics: - name: nic1 - name: Template with sysprep ovirt_vm: name: windows2012R2_AD cluster: Default memory: 3GiB sysprep: host_name: windowsad.example.com user_name: Administrator root_password: SuperPassword123
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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id string | On success if template is found. | ID of the template which is managed Sample: 7de90f31-222c-436c-a1ca-7e655bd5b60c |
template dictionary | On success if template is found. | Dictionary of all the template attributes. Template attributes can be found on your oVirt/RHV instance at following url: http://ovirt.github.io/ovirt-engine-api-model/master/#types/template. |
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