gce_instance_template - create or destroy instance templates of Compute Engine of GCP.
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- Creates or destroy Google instance templates of Compute Engine of Google Cloud Platform.
Requirements (on host that executes module)
- python >= 2.6
- apache-libcloud >= 0.13.3, >= 0.17.0 if using JSON credentials, >= 0.20.0 if using preemptible option
Options
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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automatic_restart |
no |
Defines whether the instance should be automatically restarted when it is terminated by Compute Engine.
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can_ip_forward |
no |
Set to True to allow instance to send/receive non-matching src/dst packets.
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credentials_file |
no |
path to the JSON file associated with the service account email
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description |
no |
description of instance template
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disk_auto_delete |
no | True |
Indicate that the boot disk should be deleted when the Node is deleted.
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disk_type |
no | pd-standard |
Specify a
pd-standard disk or
pd-ssd for an SSD disk.
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disks |
no |
a list of persistent disks to attach to the instance; a string value gives the name of the disk; alternatively, a dictionary value can define 'name' and 'mode' ('READ_ONLY' or 'READ_WRITE'). The first entry will be the boot disk (which must be READ_WRITE).
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disks_gce_struct
(added in 2.4)
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no |
Support passing in the GCE-specific formatted formatted disks[] structure. Case sensitive. see
https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/latest/instanceTemplates#resource for detailed information
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external_ip |
no | ephemeral |
The external IP address to use. If
ephemeral , a new non-static address will be used. If
None , then no external address will be used. To use an existing static IP address specify address name.
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image |
no |
The image to use to create the instance. Cannot specify both both
image and
source.
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image_family |
no |
The image family to use to create the instance. If
image has been used
image_family is ignored. Cannot specify both
image and
source.
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metadata |
no |
a hash/dictionary of custom data for the instance; '{"key":"value", ...}'
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name |
yes |
The name of the GCE instance template.
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network |
no | default |
The network to associate with the instance.
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nic_gce_struct |
no |
Support passing in the GCE-specific formatted networkInterfaces[] structure.
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pem_file |
no |
path to the pem file associated with the service account email This option is deprecated. Use 'credentials_file'.
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preemptible |
no |
Defines whether the instance is preemptible.
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project_id |
no |
your GCE project ID
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service_account_email |
no |
service account email
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service_account_permissions |
no |
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service account permissions (see
https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute/instances/create, --scopes section for detailed information)
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size |
no | f1-micro |
The desired machine type for the instance template.
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source |
no |
A source disk to attach to the instance. Cannot specify both
image and
source.
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state |
no | present |
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The desired state for the instance template.
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subnetwork |
no |
The Subnetwork resource name for this instance.
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subnetwork_region
(added in 2.4)
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no |
Region that subnetwork resides in. (Required for subnetwork to successfully complete)
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tags |
no |
a comma-separated list of tags to associate with the instance
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Examples
# Usage - name: create instance template named foo gce_instance_template: name: foo size: n1-standard-1 image_family: ubuntu-1604-lts state: present project_id: "your-project-name" credentials_file: "/path/to/your-key.json" service_account_email: "[email protected]" # Example Playbook - name: Compute Engine Instance Template Examples hosts: localhost vars: service_account_email: "[email protected]" credentials_file: "/path/to/your-key.json" project_id: "your-project-name" tasks: - name: create instance template gce_instance_template: name: my-test-instance-template size: n1-standard-1 image_family: ubuntu-1604-lts state: present project_id: "{{ project_id }}" credentials_file: "{{ credentials_file }}" service_account_email: "{{ service_account_email }}" - name: delete instance template gce_instance_template: name: my-test-instance-template size: n1-standard-1 image_family: ubuntu-1604-lts state: absent project_id: "{{ project_id }}" credentials_file: "{{ credentials_file }}" service_account_email: "{{ service_account_email }}" # Example playbook using disks_gce_struct - name: Compute Engine Instance Template Examples hosts: localhost vars: service_account_email: "[email protected]" credentials_file: "/path/to/your-key.json" project_id: "your-project-name" tasks: - name: create instance template gce_instance_template: name: foo size: n1-standard-1 state: present project_id: "{{ project_id }}" credentials_file: "{{ credentials_file }}" service_account_email: "{{ service_account_email }}" disks_gce_struct: - device_name: /dev/sda boot: true autoDelete: true initializeParams: diskSizeGb: 30 diskType: pd-ssd sourceImage: projects/debian-cloud/global/images/family/debian-8
Notes
Note
- JSON credentials strongly preferred.
Status
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