rax_cbs_attachments - Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Block Storage Volume Attachments

New in version 1.6.

Synopsis

Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Block Storage Volume Attachments

Requirements

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

python >= 2.6
pyrax

Parameters

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
device		The device path to attach the volume to, e.g. /dev/xvde. Before 2.4 this was a required field. Now it can be left to null to auto assign the device name.
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.
region	Default: "DFW"	Region to create an instance in.
server required		Name or id of the server to attach/detach
state required	Choices: present ← absent	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 required		Name or id of the volume to attach/detach
wait bool	Choices: no ← yes	wait for the volume to be in 'in-use'/'available' state before returning
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, …)

Examples

- name: Attach a Block Storage Volume
  gather_facts: False
  hosts: local
  connection: local
  tasks:
    - name: Storage volume attach request
      local_action:
        module: rax_cbs_attachments
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        volume: my-volume
        server: my-server
        device: /dev/xvdd
        region: DFW
        wait: yes
        state: present
      register: my_volume

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

Christopher H. Laco (@claco)
Matt Martz (@sivel)

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/rax_cbs_attachments_module.html

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