server – Create/Delete the Virtual Machines from PowerVC.
Synopsis
This playbook helps in performing the Create and Delete VM operations.
Parameters
- name (optional, str, None)
Name of the Server
- flavor (optional, str, None)
Name of the flavor
- image (optional, str, None)
Name of the image
- host (optional, str, None)
ID of the host
- collocation_rule_name (optional, str, None)
Name of the collocation_rule_name
- max_count (optional, str, None)
The maximum number of servers to create.
- scg_id (optional, str, None)
ID of the Storage Connectivity Group.
- key_name (optional, str, None)
The key pair name to be used when creating a instance.
- user_data (optional, str, None)
activation_input data which is passed to the instance.
- network (optional, str, None)
Name or ID of a network to attach this instance to. A simpler version of the nics parameter, only one of network or nics should be supplied.
This server attribute cannot be updated.
- nics (optional, list, [])
A list of networks to which the instance’s interface should be attached. Networks may be referenced by network_id/network_name
- image_volume_override (optional, list, [])
A list of volume id and templated id which will be attached to the VM. Referenced by volume_id and template_id.
- volume_name (optional, list, [])
A list of volumes that are to be attached to the VM
- state (True, str, None)
VM Operation to be perfomed
Examples
- name: PowerVC Create VM Playbook
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
vars:
auth:
auth_url: https://<POWERVC>:5000/v3
project_name: PROJECT-NAME
username: USERID
password: PASSWORD
project_domain_name: PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME
user_domain_name: USER_DOMAIN_NAME
- name: Create a new instance and attaches to a network
ibm.powervc.server:
auth: "{{ auth }}"
name: "VM_NAME"
image: "VM_IMAGE"
host: "HOST_ID"
timeout: 200
max_count: "COUNT"
collocation_rule_name: "COLLOCATION_RULE_NAME"
nics:
- network_name: "NETWORK_NAME"
fixed_ip: "FIXED_IP" # "fixed_ip: 192.168.10.20"
image_volume_override:
- volume_id: "VOLUME_ID"
template_id: "TEMPLATE_ID"
flavor: "FLAVOR_NAME"
volume_name: ["VOLUME_1","VOLUME_2"]
state: present
validate_certs: no
register: result
- name: Disply server info
debug: var=result
- name: PowerVC Create VM Playbook
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
- name: Create a new instance and attaches to a network
ibm.powervc.server:
cloud: "CLOUD_NAME"
name: "VM_NAME"
image: "VM_IMAGE"
host: "HOST_ID"
timeout: 200
max_count: "COUNT"
collocation_rule_name: "COLLOCATION_RULE_NAME"
userdata: |
#!/bin/sh
apt update
apt -y full-upgrade
nics:
- network_name: "NETWORK_NAME"
fixed_ip: "FIXED_IP" # "fixed_ip: 192.168.10.20"
image_volume_override:
- volume_id: "VOLUME_ID"
template_id: "TEMPLATE_ID"
flavor: "FLAVOR_NAME"
volume_name: ["VOLUME_1","VOLUME_2"]
state: present
validate_certs: false
register: result
- name: Display server info
debug: var=result
- name: PowerVC Create VM Playbook with Storage Connectivity Group
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
- name: Create a new instance and attaches to a network
ibm.powervc.server:
cloud: "CLOUD_NAME"
name: "VM_NAME"
image: "VM_IMAGE"
host: "HOST_ID"
timeout: 200
max_count: "COUNT"
collocation_rule_name: "COLLOCATION_RULE_NAME"
scg_id: "STORAGE_CONNECTIVITY_GROUP_ID"
nics:
- network_name: "NETWORK_NAME"
fixed_ip: "FIXED_IP" # "fixed_ip: 192.168.10.20"
image_volume_override:
- volume_id: "VOLUME_ID"
template_id: "TEMPLATE_ID"
flavor: "FLAVOR_NAME"
volume_name: ["VOLUME_1","VOLUME_2"]
state: present
validate_certs: false
register: result
- name: Disply server info
debug: var=result
- name: PowerVC Create VM Playbook with Storage Connectivity Group
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
- name: Create a new instance and attaches to a network
ibm.powervc.server:
cloud: "CLOUD_NAME"
name: "VM_NAME"
image: "VM_IMAGE"
host: "HOST_ID"
timeout: 200
max_count: "COUNT"
collocation_rule_name: "COLLOCATION_RULE_NAME"
scg_id: "STORAGE_CONNECTIVITY_GROUP_ID"
nics:
- network_name: "NETWORK_NAME"
fixed_ip: "FIXED_IP" # "fixed_ip: 192.168.10.20"
image_volume_override:
- volume_id: "VOLUME_ID"
template_id: "TEMPLATE_ID"
flavor: "FLAVOR_NAME"
volume_name: ["VOLUME_1","VOLUME_2"]
state: present
validate_certs: false
register: result
- name: Disply server info
debug: var=result
- name: PowerVC Delete VM Playbook
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
vars:
auth:
auth_url: https://<POWERVC>:5000/v3
project_name: PROJECT-NAME
username: USERID
password: PASSWORD
project_domain_name: PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME
user_domain_name: USER_DOMAIN_NAME
- name: Delete the VM based on the input name provided
ibm.powervc.server:
auth: "{{ auth }}"
name: "VM_NAME"
state: absent
register: result
- name: Disply server info
debug: var=result
Status
This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by PowerVC.