New in version 2.0.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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account
string
|
Account the template, snapshot or VM is related to.
|
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api_http_method
string
|
|
HTTP method used to query the API endpoint.
If not given, the
CLOUDSTACK_METHOD env variable is considered.As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
Fallback value is
get if not specified. |
api_key
string
|
API key of the CloudStack API.
If not given, the
CLOUDSTACK_KEY env variable is considered.As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
|
|
api_region
string
|
Default: "cloudstack"
|
Name of the ini section in the
cloustack.ini file.If not given, the
CLOUDSTACK_REGION env variable is considered. |
api_secret
string
|
Secret key of the CloudStack API.
If not set, the
CLOUDSTACK_SECRET env variable is considered.As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
|
|
api_timeout
integer
|
HTTP timeout in seconds.
If not given, the
CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT env variable is considered.As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
Fallback value is 10 seconds if not specified.
|
|
api_url
string
|
URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api.
If not given, the
CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT env variable is considered.As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
|
|
bits
integer
|
|
32 or 64 bits support.
|
checksum
string
|
The MD5 checksum value of this template.
If set, we search by checksum instead of name.
|
|
cross_zones
boolean
|
|
Whether the template should be synced or removed across zones.
Only used if state is
present or absent . |
details
string
|
Template details in key/value pairs.
|
|
display_text
string
|
Display text of the template.
|
|
domain
string
|
Domain the template, snapshot or VM is related to.
|
|
format
string
|
|
The format for the template.
Only considered if state=present.
|
hypervisor
string
|
Name the hypervisor to be used for creating the new template.
Relevant when using state=present.
Possible values are
KVM , VMware , BareMetal , XenServer , LXC , HyperV , UCS , OVM , Simulator . |
|
is_dynamically_scalable
boolean
|
|
Register the template having XS/VMWare tools installed in order to support dynamic scaling of VM CPU/memory.
Only used if state is
present . |
is_extractable
boolean
|
|
Allows the template or its derivatives to be extractable.
|
is_featured
boolean
|
|
Register the template to be featured.
Only used if state is
present . |
is_public
boolean
|
|
Register the template to be publicly available to all users.
Only used if state is
present . |
is_ready
boolean
|
|
Note: this flag was not implemented and therefore marked as deprecated.
Deprecated, will be removed in version 2.11.
|
is_routing
boolean
|
|
Sets the template type to routing, i.e. if template is used to deploy routers.
Only considered if url is used.
|
mode
string
|
|
Mode for the template extraction.
Only used if state=extracted.
|
name
string
/ required
|
Name of the template.
|
|
os_type
string
|
OS type that best represents the OS of this template.
|
|
password_enabled
boolean
|
|
Enable template password reset support.
|
poll_async
boolean
|
|
Poll async jobs until job has finished.
|
project
string
|
Name of the project the template to be registered in.
|
|
requires_hvm
boolean
|
|
Whether the template requires HVM or not.
Only considered while creating the template.
|
snapshot
string
|
Name of the snapshot, created from the VM ROOT volume, the template will be created from.
vm is required together with this argument.
|
|
sshkey_enabled
boolean
|
|
True if the template supports the sshkey upload feature.
Only considered if url is used (API limitation).
|
state
string
|
|
State of the template.
|
tags
list
added in 2.4 |
List of tags. Tags are a list of dictionaries having keys key and value.
To delete all tags, set a empty list e.g. tags: [].
aliases: tag |
|
template_filter
string
|
|
Name of the filter used to search for the template.
The filter
all was added in 2.7. |
template_find_options
list
added in 2.7 |
[]
|
Options to find a template uniquely.
More than one allowed.
aliases: template_find_option |
template_tag
string
|
The tag for this template.
|
|
url
string
|
URL of where the template is hosted on state=present.
URL to which the template would be extracted on state=extracted.
Mutually exclusive with vm.
|
|
vm
string
|
VM name the template will be created from its volume or alternatively from a snapshot.
VM must be in stopped state if created from its volume.
Mutually exclusive with url.
|
|
zone
string
|
Name of the zone you wish the template to be registered or deleted from.
If not specified, first found zone will be used.
|
Note
cs
library’s configuration method if credentials are not provided by the arguments api_url
, api_key
, api_secret
. Configuration is read from several locations, in the following order. The CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT
, CLOUDSTACK_KEY
, CLOUDSTACK_SECRET
and CLOUDSTACK_METHOD
. CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT
environment variables. A CLOUDSTACK_CONFIG
environment variable pointing to an .ini
file. A cloudstack.ini
file in the current working directory. A .cloudstack.ini
file in the users home directory. Optionally multiple credentials and endpoints can be specified using ini sections in cloudstack.ini
. Use the argument api_region
to select the section name, default section is cloudstack
. See https://github.com/exoscale/cs for more information.- name: register a systemvm template
cs_template:
name: systemvm-vmware-4.5
url: "http://packages.shapeblue.com/systemvmtemplate/4.5/systemvm64template-4.5-vmware.ova"
hypervisor: VMware
format: OVA
cross_zones: yes
os_type: Debian GNU/Linux 7(64-bit)
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create a template from a stopped virtual machine's volume
cs_template:
name: Debian 9 (64-bit) 20GB ({{ ansible_date_time.date }})
vm: debian-9-base-vm
os_type: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64-bit)
zone: tokio-ix
password_enabled: yes
is_public: yes
delegate_to: localhost
# Note: Use template_find_option(s) when a template name is not unique
- name: Create a template from a stopped virtual machine's volume
cs_template:
name: Debian 9 (64-bit)
display_text: Debian 9 (64-bit) 20GB ({{ ansible_date_time.date }})
template_find_option: display_text
vm: debian-9-base-vm
os_type: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64-bit)
zone: tokio-ix
password_enabled: yes
is_public: yes
delegate_to: localhost
- name: create a template from a virtual machine's root volume snapshot
cs_template:
name: Debian 9 (64-bit) Snapshot ROOT-233_2015061509114
snapshot: ROOT-233_2015061509114
os_type: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (64-bit)
zone: tokio-ix
password_enabled: yes
is_public: yes
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove a template
cs_template:
name: systemvm-4.2
cross_zones: yes
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
account
string
|
success |
Account the template is related to.
Sample:
example account
|
checksum
string
|
if available |
MD5 checksum of the template.
Sample:
0b31bccccb048d20b551f70830bb7ad0
|
created
string
|
success |
Date of registering.
Sample:
2015-03-29T14:57:06+0200
|
cross_zones
boolean
|
if available |
true if the template is managed across all zones, false otherwise.
|
display_text
string
|
if available |
Display text of the template.
Sample:
Debian 7.7 64-bit minimal 2015-03-19
|
domain
string
|
success |
Domain the template is related to.
Sample:
example domain
|
format
string
|
if available |
Format of the template.
Sample:
OVA
|
hypervisor
string
|
if available |
Hypervisor related to this template.
Sample:
VMware
|
id
string
|
success |
UUID of the template or extracted object.
Sample:
a6f7a5fc-43f8-11e5-a151-feff819cdc9f
|
is_extractable
boolean
|
if available |
True if the template is extractable.
Sample:
True
|
is_featured
boolean
|
if available |
True if the template is featured.
Sample:
True
|
is_public
boolean
|
if available |
True if the template is public.
Sample:
True
|
is_ready
boolean
|
if available |
True if the template is ready to be deployed from.
Sample:
True
|
mode
string
|
on state=extracted |
Mode of extraction
Sample:
http_download
|
name
string
|
success |
Name of the template or extracted object.
Sample:
Debian 7 64-bit
|
os_type
string
|
if available |
Type of the OS.
Sample:
CentOS 6.5 (64-bit)
|
password_enabled
boolean
|
if available |
True if the reset password feature is enabled, false otherwise.
|
project
string
|
success |
Name of project the template is related to.
Sample:
Production
|
sshkey_enabled
boolean
|
if available |
true if template is sshkey enabled, false otherwise.
|
state
string
|
on state=extracted |
State of the extracted template
Sample:
DOWNLOAD_URL_CREATED
|
status
string
|
success |
Status of the template or extracted object.
Sample:
Download Complete
|
tags
list
|
if available |
List of resource tags associated with the template.
Sample:
[ { "key": "foo", "value": "bar" } ]
|
template_tag
string
|
if available |
Template tag related to this template.
Sample:
special
|
template_type
string
|
if available |
Type of the template.
Sample:
USER
|
url
string
|
on state=extracted |
Url to which the template is extracted to
Sample:
http://1.2.3.4/userdata/eb307f13-4aca-45e8-b157-a414a14e6b04.ova
|
zone
string
|
success |
Name of zone the template is registered in.
Sample:
zuerich
|
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