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rax_scaling_group – Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Autoscale Groups

Synopsis

  • Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Autoscale Groups

Requirements

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

  • pyrax
  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_key
string
Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.

aliases: password
auth_endpoint
-
Default:
"https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/"
The URI of the authentication service.
config_drive
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Attach read-only configuration drive to server as label config-2
cooldown
-
The period of time, in seconds, that must pass before any scaling can occur after the previous scaling. Must be an integer between 0 and 86400 (24 hrs).
credentials
path
File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.

aliases: creds_file
disk_config
-
    Choices:
  • auto ←
  • manual
Disk partitioning strategy
env
string
files
-
Files to insert into the instance. Hash of remotepath: localpath
flavor
- / required
flavor to use for the instance
identity_type
-
Default:
"rackspace"
Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
image
- / required
image to use for the instance. Can be an id, human_id or name
key_name
-
key pair to use on the instance
loadbalancers
-
List of load balancer id and port hashes
max_entities
- / required
The maximum number of entities that are allowed in the scaling group. Must be an integer between 0 and 1000.
meta
-
A hash of metadata to associate with the instance
min_entities
- / required
The minimum number of entities that are allowed in the scaling group. Must be an integer between 0 and 1000.
name
- / required
Name to give the scaling group
networks
-
Default:
["public", "private"]
The network to attach to the instances. If specified, you must include ALL networks including the public and private interfaces. Can be id or label.
region
string
Default:
"DFW"
Region to create an instance in.
server_name
- / required
The base name for servers created by Autoscale
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Indicate desired state of the resource
tenant_id
-
The tenant ID used for authentication.
tenant_name
-
The tenant name used for authentication.
user_data
-
Data to be uploaded to the servers config drive. This option implies config_drive. Can be a file path or a string
username
string
Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.

aliases: verify_ssl
wait
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
wait for the scaling group to finish provisioning the minimum amount of servers
wait_timeout
-
Default:
300
how long before wait gives up, in seconds

Notes

Note

  • The following environment variables can be used, 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 file
  • RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)
  • The following environment variables can be used, 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 file
  • RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)

Examples

---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  connection: local
  tasks:
    - rax_scaling_group:
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        region: ORD
        cooldown: 300
        flavor: performance1-1
        image: bb02b1a3-bc77-4d17-ab5b-421d89850fca
        min_entities: 5
        max_entities: 10
        name: ASG Test
        server_name: asgtest
        loadbalancers:
            - id: 228385
              port: 80
      register: asg

Status

Authors

  • Matt Martz (@sivel)

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