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proxmox_template - management of OS templates in Proxmox VE cluster
New in version 2.0.
Synopsis
- allows you to upload/delete templates in Proxmox VE cluster
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- proxmoxer
 - requests
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_host  
        required
         | 
      
        
        the host of the Proxmox VE cluster
         | 
     |
| api_password | 
        
        the password to authenticate with
        
       
        you can use PROXMOX_PASSWORD environment variable
         | 
     |
| api_user  
        required
         | 
      
        
        the user to authenticate with
         | 
     |
| content_type | 
       
  | 
      
        
        content type
        
       
        required only for  state=present
        | 
     
| force  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        can be used only with  state=present, exists template will be overwritten
        | 
     
| node  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Proxmox VE node, when you will operate with template
         | 
     |
| src | 
        
        path to uploaded file
        
       
        required only for  
       state=present
       aliases: path  | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        Indicate desired state of the template
         | 
     
| storage | Default: 
        "local"
         | 
      
        
        target storage
         | 
     
| template | 
        
        the template name
        
       
        required only for states  absent, info
        | 
     |
| timeout | Default: 
        30
         | 
      
        
        timeout for operations
         | 
     
| validate_certs  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        enable / disable https certificate verification
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- Requires proxmoxer and requests modules on host. This modules can be installed with pip.
 
Examples
# Upload new openvz template with minimal options
- proxmox_template:
    node: uk-mc02
    api_user: root@pam
    api_password: 1q2w3e
    api_host: node1
    src: ~/ubuntu-14.04-x86_64.tar.gz
# Upload new openvz template with minimal options use environment PROXMOX_PASSWORD variable(you should export it before)
- proxmox_template:
    node: uk-mc02
    api_user: root@pam
    api_host: node1
    src: ~/ubuntu-14.04-x86_64.tar.gz
# Upload new openvz template with all options and force overwrite
- proxmox_template:
    node: uk-mc02
    api_user: root@pam
    api_password: 1q2w3e
    api_host: node1
    storage: local
    content_type: vztmpl
    src: ~/ubuntu-14.04-x86_64.tar.gz
    force: yes
# Delete template with minimal options
- proxmox_template:
    node: uk-mc02
    api_user: root@pam
    api_password: 1q2w3e
    api_host: node1
    template: ubuntu-14.04-x86_64.tar.gz
    state: absent
  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
- Sergei Antipov @UnderGreen
 
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