New in version 1.6.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| api_key | Rackspace API key, overrides credentials. aliases: password | |
| auth_endpoint (added in 1.5) | Default: https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/ | The URI of the authentication service. |
| credentials | File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided. aliases: creds_file | |
| description | Description to give the volume being created | |
| env (added in 1.5) | Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration. | |
| identity_type (added in 1.5) | Default: rackspace | Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone. |
| image (added in 1.9) | image to use for bootable volumes. Can be an id, human_id or name. This option requires pyrax>=1.9.3
| |
| meta | A hash of metadata to associate with the volume | |
| name required | Name to give the volume being created | |
| region | Default: DFW | Region to create an instance in. |
| size required | Default: 100 | Size of the volume to create in Gigabytes |
| snapshot_id | The id of the snapshot to create the volume from | |
| state required |
| Indicate desired state of the resource |
| tenant_id (added in 1.5) | The tenant ID used for authentication. | |
| tenant_name (added in 1.5) | The tenant name used for authentication. | |
| username | Rackspace username, overrides credentials. | |
| verify_ssl (added in 1.5) | Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints. | |
| volume_type required |
| Type of the volume being created |
| wait bool |
| wait for the volume to be in state 'available' before returning |
| wait_timeout | Default: 300 | how long before wait gives up, in seconds |
Note
RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.RAX_CREDENTIALS and RAX_CREDS_FILE points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating
RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials fileRAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, ...)- name: Build a Block Storage Volume
gather_facts: False
hosts: local
connection: local
tasks:
- name: Storage volume create request
local_action:
module: rax_cbs
credentials: ~/.raxpub
name: my-volume
description: My Volume
volume_type: SSD
size: 150
region: DFW
wait: yes
state: present
meta:
app: my-cool-app
register: my_volume
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
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