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rax_meta - Manipulate metadata for Rackspace Cloud Servers
New in version 1.7.
Synopsis
- Manipulate metadata for Rackspace Cloud Servers
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- pyrax
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| address | 
        Server IP address to modify metadata for, will match any IP assigned to the server
        | |
| 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 | Default: 
        None
        | 
        File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.
        aliases: creds_file | 
| 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.
        | |
| id | 
        Server ID to modify metadata for
        | |
| identity_type 
        (added in 1.5)
        | Default: 
        rackspace
        | 
        Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
        | 
| meta | Default: 
        None
        | 
        A hash of metadata to associate with the instance
        | 
| name | Default: 
        None
        | 
        Server name to modify metadata for
        | 
| region | Default: 
        DFW
        | 
        Region to create an instance in.
        | 
| 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.
        | 
Notes
Note
- The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME,RAX_API_KEY,RAX_CREDS_FILE,RAX_CREDENTIALS,RAX_REGION.
- RAX_CREDENTIALSand- RAX_CREDS_FILEpoints to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating
- RAX_USERNAMEand- RAX_API_KEYobviate the use of a credentials file
- RAX_REGIONdefines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, ...)
Examples
- name: Set metadata for a server
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Set metadata
      local_action:
        module: rax_meta
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        region: DFW
        meta:
          group: primary_group
          groups:
            - group_two
            - group_three
          app: my_app
    - name: Clear metadata
      local_action:
        module: rax_meta
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        region: DFW
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Author
- Matt Martz (@sivel)
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