gce_img - utilize GCE image resources
New in version 1.9.
Synopsis
- This module can create and delete GCE private images from gzipped compressed tarball containing raw disk data or from existing detached disks in any zone. https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- apache-libcloud
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| description | an optional description | |
| family (added in 2.2) | an optional family name | |
| name required | the name of the image to create or delete | |
| pem_file | path to the pem file associated with the service account email | |
| project_id | your GCE project ID | |
| service_account_email | service account email | |
| source | the source disk or the Google Cloud Storage URI to create the image from | |
| state |
| desired state of the image |
| timeout (added in 2.0) | Default: 180 | timeout for the operation |
| zone | Default: "us-central1-a" | the zone of the disk specified by source |
Examples
# Create an image named test-image from the disk 'test-disk' in zone us-central1-a.
- gce_img:
name: test-image
source: test-disk
zone: us-central1-a
state: present
# Create an image named test-image from a tarball in Google Cloud Storage.
- gce_img:
name: test-image
source: https://storage.googleapis.com/bucket/path/to/image.tgz
# Alternatively use the gs scheme
- gce_img:
name: test-image
source: gs://bucket/path/to/image.tgz
# Delete an image named test-image.
- gce_img:
name: test-image
state: absent
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
- Tom Melendez (supertom)
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