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

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

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

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
add_public_ip
bool
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether to add a public ip to the server
additional_disks Default:
[]
The list of additional disks for the server
alert_policy_id
The alert policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'alert_policy_name'.
alert_policy_name
The alert policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'alert_policy_id'.
alias
The account alias to provision the servers under.
anti_affinity_policy_id
The anti-affinity policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'anti_affinity_policy_name'.
anti_affinity_policy_name
The anti-affinity policy to assign to the server. This is mutually exclusive with 'anti_affinity_policy_id'.
configuration_id
Only required for bare metal servers. Specifies the identifier for the specific configuration type of bare metal server to deploy.
count Default:
1
The number of servers to build (mutually exclusive with exact_count)
count_group
Required when exact_count is specified. The Server Group use to determine how many severs to deploy.
cpu Default:
1
How many CPUs to provision on the server
cpu_autoscale_policy_id
The autoscale policy to assign to the server.
custom_fields Default:
[]
The list of custom fields to set on the server.
description
The description to set for the server.
exact_count
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 Default:
"Default Group"
The Server Group to create servers under.
ip_address
The IP Address for the server. One is assigned if not provided.
location
The Datacenter to create servers in.
managed_os
bool
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether to create the server as 'Managed' or not.
memory Default:
1
Memory in GB.
name
A 1 to 6 character identifier to use for the server. This is required when state is 'present'
network_id
The network UUID on which to create servers.
os_type
    Choices:
  • 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 Default:
[]
The list of blue print packages to run on the server after its created.
password
Password for the administrator / root user
primary_dns
Primary DNS used by the server.
public_ip_ports Default:
[]
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
    Choices:
  • TCP ←
  • UDP
  • ICMP
The protocol to use for the public ip if add_public_ip is set to True.
secondary_dns
Secondary DNS used by the server.
server_ids Default:
[]
Required for started, stopped, and absent states. A list of server Ids to insure are started, stopped, or absent.
source_server_password
The password for the source server if a clone is specified.
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
  • started
  • stopped
The state to insure that the provided resources are in.
storage_type
    Choices:
  • standard ←
  • hyperscale
The type of storage to attach to the server.
template
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
The time to live for the server in seconds. The server will be deleted when this time expires.
type
    Choices:
  • standard ←
  • hyperscale
  • bareMetal
The type of server to create.
wait
bool
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Whether to wait for the provisioning tasks to finish before returning.

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.

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, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
partially_created_server_ids
list
 success
The list of server ids that are partially created

Sample:
['UC1TEST-SVR01', 'UC1TEST-SVR02']
server_ids
list
 success
The list of server ids that are created

Sample:
['UC1TEST-SVR01', 'UC1TEST-SVR02']
servers
list
 success
The list of server objects returned from CLC

Sample:
[{'changeInfo': {'createdBy': 'service.wfad', 'createdDate': 1438196820, 'modifiedBy': 'service.wfad', 'modifiedDate': 1438196820}, 'description': 'test-server', 'details': {'alertPolicies': [], 'cpu': 1, 'customFields': [], 'diskCount': 3, 'disks': [{'id': '0:0', 'partitionPaths': [], 'sizeGB': 1}, {'id': '0:1', 'partitionPaths': [], 'sizeGB': 2}, {'id': '0:2', 'partitionPaths': [], 'sizeGB': 14}], 'hostName': '', 'inMaintenanceMode': False, 'ipAddresses': [{'internal': '10.1.1.1'}], 'memoryGB': 1, 'memoryMB': 1024, 'partitions': [], 'powerState': 'started', 'snapshots': [], 'storageGB': 17}, 'groupId': '086ac1dfe0b6411989e8d1b77c4065f0', 'id': 'test-server', 'ipaddress': '10.120.45.23', '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', 'rel': 'publicIPAddresses', 'verbs': ['POST']}, {'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', 'rel': 'scheduledActivities', 'verbs': ['GET', 'POST']}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/capabilities', 'rel': 'capabilities'}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/alertPolicies', 'rel': 'alertPolicyMappings', 'verbs': ['POST']}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/antiAffinityPolicy', 'rel': 'antiAffinityPolicyMapping', 'verbs': ['PUT', 'DELETE']}, {'href': '/v2/servers/wfad/test-server/cpuAutoscalePolicy', 'rel': 'cpuAutoscalePolicyMapping', 'verbs': ['PUT', 'DELETE']}], 'locationId': 'UC1', 'name': 'test-server', 'os': 'ubuntu14_64Bit', 'osType': 'Ubuntu 14 64-bit', 'status': 'active', 'storageType': 'standard', 'type': 'standard'}]


Status

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

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

  • CLC Runner (@clc-runner)

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