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vmadm - Manage SmartOS virtual machines and zones.

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Manage SmartOS virtual machines through vmadm(1M).

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
archive_on_delete
When enabled, the zone dataset will be mounted on /zones/archive upon removal.
autoboot
Whether or not a VM is booted when the system is rebooted.
boot
Set the boot order for KVM VMs.
brand
required
    Choices:
  • joyent ←
  • joyent-minimal
  • kvm
  • lx
Type of virtual machine.
cpu_cap
Sets a limit on the amount of CPU time that can be used by a VM. Use 0 for no cap.
cpu_shares
Sets a limit on the number of fair share scheduler (FSS) CPU shares for a VM. This limit is relative to all other VMs on the system.
cpu_type
    Choices:
  • qemu64 ←
  • host
Control the type of virtual CPU exposed to KVM VMs.
customer_metadata
Metadata to be set and associated with this VM, this contain customer modifiable keys.
delegate_dataset
Whether to delegate a ZFS dataset to an OS VM.
disk_driver
Default value for a virtual disk model for KVM guests.
disks
A list of disks to add, valid properties are documented in vmadm(1M).
dns_domain
Domain value for /etc/hosts.
docker
(added in 2.5)
Docker images need this flag enabled along with the brand set to lx.
filesystems
Mount additional filesystems into an OS VM.
firewall_enabled
Enables the firewall, allowing fwadm(1M) rules to be applied.
force
Force a particular action (i.e. stop or delete a VM).
fs_allowed
Comma separated list of filesystem types this zone is allowed to mount.
hostname
Zone/VM hostname.
image_uuid
Image UUID.
indestructible_delegated
Adds an @indestructible snapshot to delegated datasets.
indestructible_zoneroot
Adds an @indestructible snapshot to zoneroot.
internal_metadata
Metadata to be set and associated with this VM, this contains operator generated keys.
internal_metadata_namespace
List of namespaces to be set as internal_metadata-only; these namespaces will come from internal_metadata rather than customer_metadata.
kernel_version
Kernel version to emulate for LX VMs.
limit_priv
Set (comma separated) list of privileges the zone is allowed to use.
maintain_resolvers
Resolvers in /etc/resolv.conf will be updated when updating the resolvers property.
max_locked_memory
Total amount of memory (in MiBs) on the host that can be locked by this VM.
max_lwps
Maximum number of lightweight processes this VM is allowed to have running.
max_physical_memory
Maximum amount of memory (in MiBs) on the host that the VM is allowed to use.
max_swap
Maximum amount of virtual memory (in MiBs) the VM is allowed to use.
mdata_exec_timeout
Timeout in seconds (or 0 to disable) for the svc:/smartdc/mdata:execute service that runs user-scripts in the zone.
name
Name of the VM. vmadm(1M) uses this as an optional name.

aliases: alias
nic_driver
Default value for a virtual NIC model for KVM guests.
nics
A list of nics to add, valid properties are documented in vmadm(1M).
nowait
Consider the provisioning complete when the VM first starts, rather than when the VM has rebooted.
qemu_extra_opts
Additional qemu cmdline arguments for KVM guests.
qemu_opts
Additional qemu arguments for KVM guests. This overwrites the default arguments provided by vmadm(1M) and should only be used for debugging.
quota
Quota on zone filesystems (in MiBs).
ram
Amount of virtual RAM for a KVM guest (in MiBs).
resolvers
List of resolvers to be put into /etc/resolv.conf.
routes
Dictionary that maps destinations to gateways, these will be set as static routes in the VM.
spice_opts
Addition options for SPICE-enabled KVM VMs.
spice_password
Password required to connect to SPICE. By default no password is set. Please note this can be read from the Global Zone.
state
required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
  • stopped
  • restarted
States for the VM to be in. Please note that present, stopped and restarted operate on a VM that is currently provisioned. present means that the VM will be created if it was absent, and that it will be in a running state. absent will shutdown the zone before removing it. stopped means the zone will be created if it doesn't exist already, before shutting it down.
tmpfs
Amount of memory (in MiBs) that will be available in the VM for the /tmp filesystem.
uuid
UUID of the VM. Can either be a full UUID or * for all VMs.
vcpus
Number of virtual CPUs for a KVM guest.
vga
Specify VGA emulation used by KVM VMs.
virtio_txburst
Number of packets that can be sent in a single flush of the tx queue of virtio NICs.
virtio_txtimer
Timeout (in nanoseconds) for the TX timer of virtio NICs.
vnc_password
Password required to connect to VNC. By default no password is set. Please note this can be read from the Global Zone.
vnc_port
TCP port to listen of the VNC server. Or set 0 for random, or -1 to disable.
zfs_data_compression
Specifies compression algorithm used for this VMs data dataset. This option only has effect on delegated datasets.
zfs_data_recsize
Suggested block size (power of 2) for files in the delegated dataset's filesystem.
zfs_filesystem_limit
Maximum number of filesystems the VM can have.
zfs_io_priority
IO throttle priority value relative to other VMs.
zfs_root_compression
Specifies compression algorithm used for this VMs root dataset. This option only has effect on the zoneroot dataset.
zfs_root_recsize
Suggested block size (power of 2) for files in the zoneroot dataset's filesystem.
zfs_snapshot_limit
Number of snapshots the VM can have.
zpool
ZFS pool the VM's zone dataset will be created in.

Examples

- name: create SmartOS zone
  vmadm:
    brand: joyent
    state: present
    alias: fw_zone
    image_uuid: 95f265b8-96b2-11e6-9597-972f3af4b6d5
    firewall_enabled: yes
    indestructible_zoneroot: yes
    nics:
      - nic_tag: admin
        ip: dhcp
        primary: true
    internal_metadata:
      root_pw: 'secret'
    quota: 1

- name: Delete a zone
  vmadm:
    alias: test_zone
    state: deleted

- name: Stop all zones
  vmadm:
    uuid: '*'
    state: stopped

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
alias
string
When addressing a VM by alias.
Alias of the managed VM.

Sample:
dns-zone
state
string
success
State of the target, after execution.

Sample:
running
uuid
string
always
UUID of the managed VM.

Sample:
b217ab0b-cf57-efd8-cd85-958d0b80be33


Status

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

Author

  • Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse (@jasperla)

Hint

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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