vca_nat - add remove nat rules in a gateway in a vca

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • Adds or removes nat rules from a gateway in a vca environment

Options

parameter required default choices comments
api_version
 no 5.7
The api version to be used with the vca.
gateway_name
 no gateway
The name of the gateway of the vdc where the rule should be added.
host
 no None
The authentication host to be used when service type is vcd.
instance_id
 no None
The instance id in a vchs environment to be used for creating the vapp.
nat_rules
 yes
A list of rules to be added to the gateway, Please see examples on valid entries
org
 no None
The org to login to for creating vapp. This option is required when the service_type is vdc.
password
 no None
The vca password, if not set the environment variable VCA_PASS is checked for the password.
aliases: pass, pwd
purge_rules
 no
If set to true, it will delete all rules in the gateway that are not given as parameter to this module.
service_type
 no vca
  • vca
  • vchs
  • vcd
The type of service we are authenticating against.
state
 no present
  • present
  • absent
If the object should be added or removed.
username
 no None
The vca username or email address, if not set the environment variable VCA_USER is checked for the username.
aliases: user
vdc_name
 no None
The name of the vdc where the gateway is located.
verify_certs
 no True
If the certificates of the authentication is to be verified.

Examples

#An example for a source nat

- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  tasks:
   - vca_nat:
       instance_id: 'b15ff1e5-1024-4f55-889f-ea0209726282'
       vdc_name: 'benz_ansible'
       state: 'present'
       nat_rules:
         - rule_type: SNAT
           original_ip: 192.0.2.42
           translated_ip: 203.0.113.23

#example for a DNAT
- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  tasks:
   - vca_nat:
       instance_id: 'b15ff1e5-1024-4f55-889f-ea0209726282'
       vdc_name: 'benz_ansible'
       state: 'present'
       nat_rules:
         - rule_type: DNAT
           original_ip: 203.0.113.23
           original_port: 22
           translated_ip: 192.0.2.42
           translated_port: 22

Status

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

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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