cloudscale_ch.cloud.server – Manages servers on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service

Note

This plugin is part of the cloudscale_ch.cloud collection (version 2.2.0).

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 cloudscale_ch.cloud.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cloudscale_ch.cloud.server.

New in version 1.0.0: of cloudscale_ch.cloud

Synopsis

  • Create, update, start, stop and delete servers on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_timeout
integer
Default:
45
Timeout in seconds for calls to the cloudscale.ch API.
This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_TIMEOUT environment variable.
api_token
string / required
cloudscale.ch API token.
This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_TOKEN environment variable.
api_url
string
added in 1.3.0 of cloudscale_ch.cloud
Default:
"https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1"
cloudscale.ch API URL.
This can also be passed in the CLOUDSCALE_API_URL environment variable.
bulk_volume_size_gb
integer
Size of the bulk storage volume in GB.
No bulk storage volume if not set.
flavor
string
Flavor of the server.
force
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Allow to stop the running server for updating if necessary.
image
string
Image used to create the server.
interfaces
list / elements=dictionary
added in 1.4.0 of cloudscale_ch.cloud
List of network interface objects specifying the interfaces to be attached to the server. See https://www.cloudscale.ch/en/api/v1/#interfaces-attribute-specification for more details.
addresses
list / elements=dictionary
Attach a private network interface and configure a subnet and/or an IP address.
address
string
The static IP address of the interface. Use '[]' to avoid assigning an IP address via DHCP.
subnet
string
UUID of the subnet from which an address will be assigned.
network
string
Create a network interface on the network identified by UUID. Use 'public' instead of an UUID to attach a public network interface. Can be omitted if a subnet is provided under addresses.
name
string
Name of the Server.
Either name or uuid are required.
password
string
Password for the server.
server_groups
list / elements=string
List of UUID or names of server groups.
ssh_keys
list / elements=string
List of SSH public keys.
Use the full content of your .pub file here.
state
string
    Choices:
  • running
  • stopped
  • absent
State of the server.
tags
dictionary
Tags assosiated with the servers. Set this to {} to clear any tags.
use_ipv6
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Enable IPv6 on the public network interface.
use_private_network
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Attach a private network interface to the server.
use_public_network
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Attach a public network interface to the server.
user_data
string
Cloud-init configuration (cloud-config) data to use for the server.
uuid
string
UUID of the server.
Either name or uuid are required.
volume_size_gb
integer
Default:
10
Size of the root volume in GB.
zone
string
Zone in which the server resides (e.g. lgp1 or rma1).

Notes

Note

  • If uuid option is provided, it takes precedence over name for server selection. This allows to update the server’s name.
  • If no uuid option is provided, name is used for server selection. If more than one server with this name exists, execution is aborted.
  • Only the name and flavor are evaluated for the update.
  • The option force=true must be given to allow the reboot of existing running servers for applying the changes.
  • All operations are performed using the cloudscale.ch public API v1.
  • For details consult the full API documentation: https://www.cloudscale.ch/en/api/v1.
  • A valid API token is required for all operations. You can create as many tokens as you like using the cloudscale.ch control panel at https://control.cloudscale.ch.

Examples

# Create and start a server with an existing server group (shiny-group)
- name: Start cloudscale.ch server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-shiny-cloudscale-server
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-4
    ssh_keys: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXX...XXXX ansible@cloudscale
    server_groups: shiny-group
    zone: lpg1
    use_private_network: True
    bulk_volume_size_gb: 100
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Start another server in anti-affinity (server group shiny-group)
- name: Start second cloudscale.ch server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-other-shiny-server
    image: ubuntu-16.04
    flavor: flex-8
    ssh_keys: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXXX ansible@cloudscale
    server_groups: shiny-group
    zone: lpg1
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Force to update the flavor of a running server
- name: Start cloudscale.ch server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-shiny-cloudscale-server
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-8
    force: yes
    ssh_keys: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXX...XXXX ansible@cloudscale
    use_private_network: True
    bulk_volume_size_gb: 100
    api_token: xxxxxx
  register: server1

# Stop the first server
- name: Stop my first server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    uuid: '{{ server1.uuid }}'
    state: stopped
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Delete my second server
- name: Delete my second server
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-other-shiny-server
    state: absent
    api_token: xxxxxx

# Start a server and wait for the SSH host keys to be generated
- name: Start server and wait for SSH host keys
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-cloudscale-server-with-ssh-key
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-4
    ssh_keys: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXXX ansible@cloudscale
    api_token: xxxxxx
  register: server
  until: server is not failed
  retries: 5
  delay: 2

# Start a server with two network interfaces:
#
#    A public interface with IPv4/IPv6
#    A private interface on a specific private network with an IPv4 address

- name: Start a server with a public and private network interface
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-cloudscale-server-with-two-network-interfaces
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-4
    ssh_keys: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXXX ansible@cloudscale
    api_token: xxxxxx
    interfaces:
      - network: 'public'
      - addresses:
        - subnet: UUID_of_private_subnet

# Start a server with a specific IPv4 address from subnet range
- name: Start a server with a specific IPv4 address from subnet range
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-cloudscale-server-with-specific-address
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-4
    ssh_keys: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXXX ansible@cloudscale
    api_token: xxxxxx
    interfaces:
      - addresses:
        - subnet: UUID_of_private_subnet
          address: 'A.B.C.D'

# Start a server with two network interfaces:
#
#    A public interface with IPv4/IPv6
#    A private interface on a specific private network with no IPv4 address

- name: Start a server with a private network interface and no IP address
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.server:
    name: my-cloudscale-server-with-specific-address
    image: debian-10
    flavor: flex-4
    ssh_keys: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXXXX ansible@cloudscale
    api_token: xxxxxx
    interfaces:
      - network: 'public'
      - network: UUID_of_private_network
        addresses: []

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
flavor
dictionary
success when not state == absent
The flavor that has been used for this server

Sample:
{'memory_gb': 4, 'name': 'Flex-4', 'slug': 'flex-4', 'vcpu_count': 2}
href
string
success when not state == absent
API URL to get details about this server

Sample:
https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/servers/cfde831a-4e87-4a75-960f-89b0148aa2cc
image
dictionary
success when not state == absent
The image used for booting this server

Sample:
{'default_username': 'ubuntu', 'name': 'Ubuntu 18.04 LTS', 'operating_system': 'Ubuntu', 'slug': 'ubuntu-18.04'}
interfaces
list / elements=string
success when not state == absent
List of network ports attached to the server

Sample:
[{'addresses': ['...'], 'type': 'public'}]
name
string
success
The display name of the server

Sample:
its-a-me-mario.cloudscale.ch
server_groups
list / elements=string
success when not state == absent
List of server groups

Sample:
[{'href': 'https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/server-groups/...', 'name': 'db-group', 'uuid': '...'}]
ssh_fingerprints
list / elements=string
success when not state == absent
A list of SSH host key fingerprints. Will be null until the host keys could be retrieved from the server.

Sample:
['ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 SHA256:XXXX', '...']
ssh_host_keys
list / elements=string
success when not state == absent
A list of SSH host keys. Will be null until the host keys could be retrieved from the server.

Sample:
['ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 XXXXX', '...']
state
string
success
The current status of the server

Sample:
running
tags
dictionary
success
Tags assosiated with the server.

Sample:
{'project': 'my project'}
uuid
string
success
The unique identifier for this server

Sample:
cfde831a-4e87-4a75-960f-89b0148aa2cc
volumes
list / elements=string
success when not state == absent
List of volumes attached to the server

Sample:
[{'device': '/dev/vda', 'size_gb': '50', 'type': 'ssd'}]
zone
dictionary
success when not state == absent
The zone used for booting this server

Sample:
{'slug': 'lpg1'}


Authors

  • Gaudenz Steinlin (@gaudenz)
  • René Moser (@resmo)
  • Denis Krienbühl (@href)

© 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/cloudscale_ch/cloud/server_module.html