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clc_server_snapshot - Create, Delete and Restore server snapshots in CenturyLink Cloud.
New in version 2.0.
Synopsis
- An Ansible module to Create, Delete and Restore server snapshots in CenturyLink Cloud.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python = 2.7
 - requests >= 2.5.0
 - clc-sdk
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| expiration_days | Default: 
        7
         | 
      
        
        The number of days to keep the server snapshot before it expires.
         | 
     
| server_ids  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The list of CLC server Ids.
         | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        The state to insure that the provided resources are in.
         | 
     
| wait  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Whether to wait for the provisioning tasks to finish before returning.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- To use this module, it is required to set the below environment variables which enables access to the Centurylink Cloud - CLC_V2_API_USERNAME, the account login id for the centurylink cloud - CLC_V2_API_PASSWORD, the account password for the centurylink cloud
 - Alternatively, the module accepts the API token and account alias. The API token can be generated using the CLC account login and password via the HTTP api call @ https://api.ctl.io/v2/authentication/login - CLC_V2_API_TOKEN, the API token generated from https://api.ctl.io/v2/authentication/login - CLC_ACCT_ALIAS, the account alias associated with the centurylink cloud
 - Users can set CLC_V2_API_URL to specify an endpoint for pointing to a different CLC environment.
 
Examples
# Note - You must set the CLC_V2_API_USERNAME And CLC_V2_API_PASSWD Environment variables before running these examples
- name: Create server snapshot
  clc_server_snapshot:
    server_ids:
        - UC1TEST-SVR01
        - UC1TEST-SVR02
    expiration_days: 10
    wait: True
    state: present
- name: Restore server snapshot
  clc_server_snapshot:
    server_ids:
        - UC1TEST-SVR01
        - UC1TEST-SVR02
    wait: True
    state: restore
- name: Delete server snapshot
  clc_server_snapshot:
    server_ids:
        - UC1TEST-SVR01
        - UC1TEST-SVR02
    wait: True
    state: absent
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| server_ids  
        list
         | 
      success | 
        
        The list of server ids that are changed
         Sample:
        
       
        ['UC1TEST-SVR01', 'UC1TEST-SVR02']
         | 
     
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
- CLC Runner (@clc-runner)
 
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/clc_server_snapshot_module.html