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gce_mig - Create, Update or Destroy a Managed Instance Group (MIG).
New in version 2.2.
Synopsis
- Create, Update or Destroy a Managed Instance Group (MIG). See https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instance-groups for an overview. Full install/configuration instructions for the gce* modules can be found in the comments of ansible/test/gce_tests.py.
Requirements (on host that executes module)
- python >= 2.6
- apache-libcloud >= 1.2.0
Options
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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autoscaling |
no |
A dictionary of configuration for the autoscaler. 'enabled (bool)', 'name (str)' and policy.max_instances (int) are required fields if autoscaling is used. See https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/beta/autoscalers for more information on Autoscaling.
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credentials_file |
no |
Path to the JSON file associated with the service account email
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name |
yes |
Name of the Managed Instance Group.
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named_ports
(added in 2.3)
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no |
Define named ports that backend services can forward data to. Format is a a list of name:port dictionaries.
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project_id |
no |
GCE project ID
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service_account_email |
no |
service account email
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size |
no |
Size of Managed Instance Group. If MIG already exists, it will be resized to the number provided here. Required for creating MIGs.
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state |
no | present |
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desired state of the resource
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template |
no |
Instance Template to be used in creating the VMs. See https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instance-templates to learn more about Instance Templates. Required for creating MIGs.
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zone |
yes |
The GCE zone to use for this Managed Instance Group.
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Examples
# Following playbook creates, rebuilds instances, resizes and then deletes a MIG.
# Notes:
# - Two valid Instance Templates must exist in your GCE project in order to run
# this playbook. Change the fields to match the templates used in your
# project.
# - The use of the 'pause' module is not required, it is just for convenience.
- name: Managed Instance Group Example
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: Create MIG
gce_mig:
name: ansible-mig-example
zone: us-central1-c
state: present
size: 1
template: my-instance-template-1
named_ports:
- name: http
port: 80
- name: foobar
port: 82
- name: Pause for 30 seconds
pause:
seconds: 30
- name: Recreate MIG Instances with Instance Template change.
gce_mig:
name: ansible-mig-example
zone: us-central1-c
state: present
template: my-instance-template-2-small
recreate_instances: yes
- name: Pause for 30 seconds
pause:
seconds: 30
- name: Resize MIG
gce_mig:
name: ansible-mig-example
zone: us-central1-c
state: present
size: 3
- name: Update MIG with Autoscaler
gce_mig:
name: ansible-mig-example
zone: us-central1-c
state: present
size: 3
template: my-instance-template-2-small
recreate_instances: yes
autoscaling:
enabled: yes
name: my-autoscaler
policy:
min_instances: 2
max_instances: 5
cool_down_period: 37
cpu_utilization:
target: .39
load_balancing_utilization:
target: 0.4
- name: Pause for 30 seconds
pause:
seconds: 30
- name: Delete MIG
gce_mig:
name: ansible-mig-example
zone: us-central1-c
state: absent
autoscaling:
enabled: no
name: my-autoscaler
Return Values
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
name | description | returned | type | sample |
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created_autoscaler |
True if Autoscaler was attempted and created. False otherwise.
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When the creation of an Autoscaler was attempted. | bool | True |
created_instances |
Names of instances created.
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When instances are created. | list | ['ansible-mig-new-0k4y', 'ansible-mig-new-0zk5', 'ansible-mig-new-kp68'] |
deleted_autoscaler |
True if an Autoscaler delete attempted and succeeded. False returned if delete failed.
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When the delete of an Autoscaler was attempted. | bool | True |
deleted_instances |
Names of instances deleted.
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When instances are deleted. | list | ['ansible-mig-new-0k4y', 'ansible-mig-new-0zk5', 'ansible-mig-new-kp68'] |
name |
Name of the Managed Instance Group.
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changed | string | my-managed-instance-group |
named_ports |
list of named ports acted upon
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when named_ports are initially set or updated | list | [{'name': 'http', 'port': 80}, {'name': 'foo', 'port': 82}] |
recreated_instances |
Names of instances recreated.
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When instances are recreated. | list | ['ansible-mig-new-0k4y', 'ansible-mig-new-0zk5', 'ansible-mig-new-kp68'] |
resize_created_instances |
Names of instances created during resizing.
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When a resize results in the creation of instances. | list | ['ansible-mig-new-0k4y', 'ansible-mig-new-0zk5', 'ansible-mig-new-kp68'] |
resize_deleted_instances |
Names of instances deleted during resizing.
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When a resize results in the deletion of instances. | list | ['ansible-mig-new-0k4y', 'ansible-mig-new-0zk5', 'ansible-mig-new-kp68'] |
set_named_ports |
True if the named_ports have been set
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named_ports have been set | bool | True |
size |
Number of VMs in Managed Instance Group.
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changed | int | 4 |
template |
Instance Template to use for VMs. Must exist prior to using with MIG.
|
changed | string | my-instance-template |
updated_autoscaler |
True if an Autoscaler update was attempted and succeeded. False returned if update failed.
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When the update of an Autoscaler was attempted. | bool | True |
updated_named_ports |
True if the named_ports have been updated
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named_ports have been updated | bool | True |
zone |
Zone in which to launch MIG.
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always | string | us-central1-b |
Notes
Note
- Resizing and Recreating VM are also supported.
- An existing instance template is required in order to create a Managed Instance Group.
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, Testing Ansible and Developing Modules.
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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