clc_server - Create, Delete, Start and Stop servers in CenturyLink Cloud.

Synopsis

  • An Ansible module to Create, Delete, Start and Stop servers in CenturyLink Cloud.

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python = 2.7
  • requests >= 2.5.0
  • clc-sdk

Options

parameter required default choices comments
add_public_ip
 no
  • False
  • True
Whether to add a public ip to the server
additional_disks
 no
The list of additional disks for the server
alert_policy_id
 no None
The alert policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'alert_policy_name'.
alert_policy_name
 no None
The alert policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'alert_policy_id'.
alias
 no None
The account alias to provision the servers under.
anti_affinity_policy_id
 no None
The anti-affinity policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'anti_affinity_policy_name'.
anti_affinity_policy_name
 no None
The anti-affinity policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'anti_affinity_policy_id'.
configuration_id
 no None
Only required for bare metal servers. Specifies the identifier for the specific configuration type of bare metal server to deploy.
count
 no 1
The number of servers to build (mutually exclusive with exact_count)
count_group
 no None
Required when exact_count is specified. The Server Group use to determine how many severs to deploy.
cpu
 no 1
How many CPUs to provision on the server
cpu_autoscale_policy_id
 no None
The autoscale policy to assign to the server.
custom_fields
 no
The list of custom fields to set on the server.
description
 no None
The description to set for the server.
exact_count
 no None
Run in idempotent mode. Will insure that this exact number of servers are running in the provided group, creating and deleting them to reach that count. Requires count_group to be set.
group
 no Default Group
The Server Group to create servers under.
ip_address
 no None
The IP Address for the server. One is assigned if not provided.
location
 no None
The Datacenter to create servers in.
managed_os
 no
  • True
  • False
Whether to create the server as 'Managed' or not.
memory
 no 1
Memory in GB.
name
 no None
A 1 to 6 character identifier to use for the server. This is required when state is 'present'
network_id
 no None
The network UUID on which to create servers.
os_type
 no None
  • redHat6_64Bit
  • centOS6_64Bit
  • windows2012R2Standard_64Bit
  • ubuntu14_64Bit
Only required for bare metal servers. Specifies the OS to provision with the bare metal server.
packages
 no
The list of blue print packages to run on the server after its created.
password
 no None
Password for the administrator / root user
primary_dns
 no None
Primary DNS used by the server.
public_ip_ports
 no
A list of ports to allow on the firewall to the servers public ip, if add_public_ip is set to True.
public_ip_protocol
 no TCP
  • TCP
  • UDP
  • ICMP
The protocol to use for the public ip if add_public_ip is set to True.
secondary_dns
 no None
Secondary DNS used by the server.
server_ids
 no
Required for started, stopped, and absent states. A list of server Ids to insure are started, stopped, or absent.
source_server_password
 no None
The password for the source server if a clone is specified.
state
 no present
  • present
  • absent
  • started
  • stopped
The state to insure that the provided resources are in.
storage_type
 no standard
  • standard
  • hyperscale
The type of storage to attach to the server.
template
 no None
The template to use for server creation. Will search for a template if a partial string is provided. This is required when state is 'present'
ttl
 no None
The time to live for the server in seconds. The server will be deleted when this time expires.
type
 no standard
  • standard
  • hyperscale
  • bareMetal
The type of server to create.
wait
 no True
  • True
  • False
Whether to wait for the provisioning tasks to finish before returning.

Examples

# Note - You must set the CLC_V2_API_USERNAME And CLC_V2_API_PASSWD Environment variables before running these examples

- name: Provision a single Ubuntu Server
  clc_server:
    name: test
    template: ubuntu-14-64
    count: 1
    group: Default Group
    state: present

- name: Ensure 'Default Group' has exactly 5 servers
  clc_server:
    name: test
    template: ubuntu-14-64
    exact_count: 5
    count_group: Default Group
    group: Default Group

- name: Stop a Server
  clc_server:
    server_ids:
      - UC1ACCT-TEST01
    state: stopped

- name: Start a Server
  clc_server:
    server_ids:
      - UC1ACCT-TEST01
    state: started

- name: Delete a Server
  clc_server:
    server_ids:
      - UC1ACCT-TEST01
    state: absent

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
partially_created_server_ids
The list of server ids that are partially created
 success list ['UC1TEST-SVR01', 'UC1TEST-SVR02']
server_ids
The list of server ids that are created
 success list ['UC1TEST-SVR01', 'UC1TEST-SVR02']
servers
The list of server objects returned from CLC
 success list [{'status': 'active', 'description': 'test-server', 'changeInfo': {'modifiedBy': 'service.wfad', 'modifiedDate': 1438196820, 'createdBy': 'service.wfad', 'createdDate': 1438196820}, 'ipaddress': '10.120.45.23', 'storageType': 'standard', 'type': 'standard', 'isTemplate': False, 'links': [{'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server', 'id': 'test-server', 'rel': 'self', 'verbs': ['GET', 'PATCH', 'DELETE']}, {'href': '/v2/groups/wfad/086ac1dfe0b6411989e8d1b77c4065f0', 'id': '086ac1dfe0b6411989e8d1b77c4065f0', 'rel': 'group'}, {'href': '/v2/accounts/wfad', 'id': 'wfad', 'rel': 'account'}, {'href': '/v2/billing/wfad/serverPricing/test-server', 'rel': 'billing'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/publicIPAddresses', 'verbs': ['POST'], 'rel': 'publicIPAddresses'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/credentials', 'rel': 'credentials'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/statistics', 'rel': 'statistics'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/510ec21ae82d4dc89d28479753bf736a/upcomingScheduledActivities', 'rel': 'upcomingScheduledActivities'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/510ec21ae82d4dc89d28479753bf736a/scheduledActivities', 'verbs': ['GET', 'POST'], 'rel': 'scheduledActivities'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/capabilities', 'rel': 'capabilities'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/alertPolicies', 'verbs': ['POST'], 'rel': 'alertPolicyMappings'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/antiAffinityPolicy', 'verbs': ['PUT', 'DELETE'], 'rel': 'antiAffinityPolicyMapping'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/cpuAutoscalePolicy', 'verbs': ['PUT', 'DELETE'], 'rel': 'cpuAutoscalePolicyMapping'}], 'id': 'test-server', 'locationId': 'UC1', 'details': {'hostName': '', 'powerState': 'started', 'ipAddresses': [{'internal': '10.1.1.1'}], 'disks': [{'partitionPaths': [], 'id': '0:0', 'sizeGB': 1}, {'partitionPaths': [], 'id': '0:1', 'sizeGB': 2}, {'partitionPaths': [], 'id': '0:2', 'sizeGB': 14}], 'diskCount': 3, 'snapshots': [], 'memoryMB': 1024, 'alertPolicies': [], 'memoryGB': 1, 'storageGB': 17, 'customFields': [], 'cpu': 1, 'inMaintenanceMode': False, 'partitions': []}, 'osType': 'Ubuntu 14 64-bit', 'os': 'ubuntu14_64Bit', 'groupId': '086ac1dfe0b6411989e8d1b77c4065f0', 'name': 'test-server'}]

Notes

Note

  • To use this module, it is required to set the below environment variables which enables access to the Centurylink Cloud - CLC_V2_API_USERNAME, the account login id for the centurylink cloud - CLC_V2_API_PASSWORD, the account password for the centurylink cloud
  • Alternatively, the module accepts the API token and account alias. The API token can be generated using the CLC account login and password via the HTTP api call @ https://api.ctl.io/v2/authentication/login - CLC_V2_API_TOKEN, the API token generated from https://api.ctl.io/v2/authentication/login - CLC_ACCT_ALIAS, the account alias associated with the centurylink cloud
  • Users can set CLC_V2_API_URL to specify an endpoint for pointing to a different CLC environment.

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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