cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image – Manage custom images on the cloudscale.ch IaaS service

Note

This plugin is part of the cloudscale_ch.cloud collection (version 2.2.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install cloudscale_ch.cloud.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image.

New in version 2.2.0: of cloudscale_ch.cloud

Synopsis

Import, modify and delete custom images.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_timeout integer	Default: 45	Timeout in seconds for calls to the cloudscale.ch API. This can also be passed in the `CLOUDSCALE_API_TIMEOUT` environment variable.
api_token string / required		cloudscale.ch API token. This can also be passed in the `CLOUDSCALE_API_TOKEN` environment variable.
api_url string added in 1.3.0 of cloudscale_ch.cloud	Default: "https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1"	cloudscale.ch API URL. This can also be passed in the `CLOUDSCALE_API_URL` environment variable.
force_retry boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Retry the image import even if a failed import using the same name and URL already exists. This is necessary to recover from download errors.
name string		The human readable name of the custom image. Either name or UUID must be present to change an existing image.
slug string		A string identifying the custom image for use within the API.
source_format string		The file format of the image referenced in the url. Currently only raw is supported.
state string	Choices: present ← absent	State of the coustom image.
tags dictionary		The tags assigned to the custom image.
url string		The URL used to download the image.
user_data_handling string	Choices: pass-through extend-cloud-config	How user_data will be handled when creating a server. There are currently two options, "pass-through" and "extend-cloud-config".
uuid string		The unique identifier of the custom image import. Either name or UUID must be present to change an existing image.
zones list / elements=string		Specify zones in which the custom image will be available (e.g. `lpg1` or `rma1`).

Notes

Note

To import a new custom-image the url and name options are required.
All operations are performed using the cloudscale.ch public API v1.
For details consult the full API documentation: https://www.cloudscale.ch/en/api/v1.
A valid API token is required for all operations. You can create as many tokens as you like using the cloudscale.ch control panel at https://control.cloudscale.ch.

Examples

- name: Import custom image
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image:
    name: "My Custom Image"
    url: https://ubuntu.com/downloads/hirsute.img
    slug: my-custom-image
    user_data_handling: extend-cloud-config
    zones: lpg1
    tags:
      project: luna
    state: present
  register: my_custom_image

- name: Wait until import succeeded
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image:
    uuid: "{{ my_custom_image.uuid }}"
  retries: 15
  delay: 5
  register: image
  until: image.import_status == 'success'
  failed_when: image.import_status == 'failed'

- name: Import custom image and wait until import succeeded
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image:
    name: "My Custom Image"
    url: https://ubuntu.com/downloads/hirsute.img
    slug: my-custom-image
    user_data_handling: extend-cloud-config
    zones: lpg1
    tags:
      project: luna
    state: present
  retries: 15
  delay: 5
  register: image
  until: image.import_status == 'success'
  failed_when: image.import_status == 'failed'

- name: Update custom image
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image:
    name: "My Custom Image"
    slug: my-custom-image
    user_data_handling: extend-cloud-config
    tags:
      project: luna
    state: present

- name: Delete custom image
  cloudscale_ch.cloud.custom_image:
    uuid: '{{ my_custom_image.uuid }}'
    state: absent

- name: List all custom images
  uri:
    url: 'https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/custom-images'
    headers:
      Authorization: 'Bearer {{ query("env", "CLOUDSCALE_API_TOKEN") }}'
    status_code: 200
  register: image_list
- name: Search the image list for all images with name 'My Custom Image'
  set_fact:
    my_custom_images: '{{ image_list.json | selectattr("name","search", "My Custom Image" ) }}'

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
checksums dictionary	success	The checksums of the custom image as key and value pairs. The algorithm (e.g. sha256) name is in the key and the checksum in the value. The set of algorithms used might change in the future. Sample: {'md5': '5b3a1f21cde154cfb522b582f44f1a87', 'sha256': '5b03bcbd00b687e08791694e47d235a487c294e58ca3b1af704120123aa3f4e6'}
created_at string	success	The creation date and time of the resource. Sample: 2020-05-29T13:18:42.511407Z
error_message string	success	Error message in case of a failed import. Sample: Expected HTTP 200, got HTTP 403
href string	success when state == present	The API URL to get details about this resource. Sample: https://api.cloudscale.ch/v1/custom-imges/11111111-1864-4608-853a-0771b6885a3a
import_status string	success	Shows the progress of an import. Values are one of "started", "in_progress", "success" or "failed". Sample: in_progress
name string	success	The human readable name of the custom image. Sample: alan
slug string	success	A string identifying the custom image for use within the API. Sample: foo
state string	success	The current status of the custom image. Sample: present
tags dictionary	success	Tags assosiated with the custom image. Sample: {'project': 'my project'}
user_data_handling string	success	How user_data will be handled when creating a server. There are currently two options, "pass-through" and "extend-cloud-config". Sample: pass-through
uuid string	success	The unique identifier of the custom image. Sample: 11111111-1864-4608-853a-0771b6885a3a

Authors

Ciril Troxler (@ctx)
Gaudenz Steinlin (@gaudenz)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/cloudscale_ch/cloud/custom_image_module.html

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