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gcp_backend_service - Create or Destroy a Backend Service.

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.6
  • apache-libcloud >= 1.3.0

Options

parameter required default choices comments
backend_service_name
 yes
Name of the Backend Service.
backends
 yes
List of backends that make up the backend service. A backend is made up of an instance group and optionally several other parameters. See https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/latest/backendServices for details.
credentials_file
 no
Path to the JSON file associated with the service account email.
enable_cdn
 no
If true, enable Cloud CDN for this Backend Service.
healthchecks
 yes
List of healthchecks. Only one healthcheck is supported.
port_name
 no
Name of the port on the managed instance group (MIG) that backend services can forward data to. Required for external load balancing.
project_id
 no
GCE project ID.
protocol
 no
The protocol this Backend Service uses to communicate with backends. Possible values are HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, and SSL. The default is HTTP.
service_account_email
 no
Service account email
state
 no present
  • absent
  • present
Desired state of the resource
timeout
 no
How many seconds to wait for the backend before considering it a failed request. Default is 30 seconds. Valid range is 1-86400.

Examples

- name: Create Minimum Backend Service
  gcp_backend_service:
    service_account_email: "{{ service_account_email }}"
    credentials_file: "{{ credentials_file }}"
    project_id: "{{ project_id }}"
    backend_service_name: "{{ bes }}"
    backends:
    - instance_group: managed_instance_group_1
    healthchecks:
    - name: healthcheck_name_for_backend_service
    port_name: myhttpport
    state: present

- name: Create BES with extended backend parameters
  gcp_backend_service:
    service_account_email: "{{ service_account_email }}"
    credentials_file: "{{ credentials_file }}"
    project_id: "{{ project_id }}"
    backend_service_name: "{{ bes }}"
    backends:
    - instance_group: managed_instance_group_1
      max_utilization: 0.6
      max_rate: 10
    - instance_group: managed_instance_group_2
      max_utilization: 0.5
      max_rate: 4
    healthchecks:
    - name: healthcheck_name_for_backend_service
    port_name: myhttpport
    state: present
    timeout: 60

Return Values

Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

name description returned type sample
backend_service_created
Indicator Backend Service was created.
When a Backend Service is created. boolean True
backend_service_deleted
Indicator Backend Service was deleted.
When a Backend Service is deleted. boolean True
backend_service_name
Name of the Backend Service.
Always. string my-backend-service
backends
List of backends (comprised of instance_group) that make up a Backend Service.
When a Backend Service exists. list [ { 'instance_group': 'mig_one', 'zone': 'us-central1-b'} ]
enable_cdn
If Cloud CDN is enabled. null if not set.
When a backend service exists. boolean True
healthchecks
List of healthchecks applied to the Backend Service.
When a Backend Service exists. list [ 'my-healthcheck' ]
port_name
Name of Backend Port.
When a Backend Service exists. string myhttpport
protocol
Protocol used to communicate with the Backends.
When a Backend Service exists. string HTTP
timeout
In seconds, how long before a request sent to a backend is considered failed.
If specified. int myhttpport

Notes

Note

  • Update is not currently supported.
  • Only global backend services are currently supported. Regional backends not currently supported.
  • Internal load balancing not currently supported.

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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