community.azure.azure_rm_virtualmachinescaleset – Manage Azure virtual machine scale sets

Note

This plugin is part of the community.azure collection (version 1.1.0).

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 community.azure.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.azure.azure_rm_virtualmachinescaleset.

DEPRECATED

Removed in: version 2.0.0
Why: The Ansible collection community.azure is deprecated. Use azure.azcollection instead.
Alternative: Use azure.azcollection.azure_rm_virtualmachinescaleset instead.

Synopsis

Create and update a virtual machine scale set.
Note that this module was called community.azure.azure_rm_virtualmachine_scaleset before Ansible 2.8. The usage did not change.

Requirements

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

python >= 2.7
The host that executes this module must have the azure.azcollection collection installed via galaxy
All python packages listed in collection’s requirements-azure.txt must be installed via pip on the host that executes modules from azure.azcollection
Full installation instructions may be found https://galaxy.ansible.com/azure/azcollection

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
ad_user string			Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
adfs_authority_url string added in 0.0.1 of azure.azcollection			Azure AD authority url. Use when authenticating with Username/password, and has your own ADFS authority.
admin_password string			Password for the admin username. Not required if the os_type is Linux and SSH password authentication is disabled by setting ssh_password_enabled=false.
admin_username string			Admin username used to access the host after it is created. Required when creating a VM.
api_profile string added in 0.0.1 of azure.azcollection		Default: "latest"	Selects an API profile to use when communicating with Azure services. Default value of `latest` is appropriate for public clouds; future values will allow use with Azure Stack.
append_tags boolean		Choices: no yes ←	Use to control if tags field is canonical or just appends to existing tags. When canonical, any tags not found in the tags parameter will be removed from the object's metadata.
application_gateway string			Application gateway name.
auth_source string added in 0.0.1 of azure.azcollection		Choices: auto ← cli credential_file env msi	Controls the source of the credentials to use for authentication. Can also be set via the `ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE` environment variable. When set to `auto` (the default) the precedence is module parameters -> `env` -> `credential_file` -> `cli`. When set to `env`, the credentials will be read from the environment variables When set to `credential_file`, it will read the profile from `~/.azure/credentials`. When set to `cli`, the credentials will be sources from the Azure CLI profile. `subscription_id` or the environment variable `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID` can be used to identify the subscription ID if more than one is present otherwise the default az cli subscription is used. When set to `msi`, the host machine must be an azure resource with an enabled MSI extension. `subscription_id` or the environment variable `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID` can be used to identify the subscription ID if the resource is granted access to more than one subscription, otherwise the first subscription is chosen. The `msi` was added in Ansible 2.6.
capacity string		Default: 1	Capacity of VMSS.
cert_validation_mode string added in 0.0.1 of azure.azcollection		Choices: ignore validate	Controls the certificate validation behavior for Azure endpoints. By default, all modules will validate the server certificate, but when an HTTPS proxy is in use, or against Azure Stack, it may be necessary to disable this behavior by passing `ignore`. Can also be set via credential file profile or the `AZURE_CERT_VALIDATION` environment variable.
client_id string			Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
cloud_environment string added in 0.0.1 of azure.azcollection		Default: "AzureCloud"	For cloud environments other than the US public cloud, the environment name (as defined by Azure Python SDK, eg, `AzureChinaCloud`, `AzureUSGovernment`), or a metadata discovery endpoint URL (required for Azure Stack). Can also be set via credential file profile or the `AZURE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT` environment variable.
custom_data string			Data which is made available to the virtual machine and used by e.g., `cloud-init`. Many images in the marketplace are not cloud-init ready. Thus, data sent to custom_data would be ignored. If the image you are attempting to use is not listed in https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/using-cloud-init#cloud-init-overview, follow these steps https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/cloudinit-prepare-custom-image.
data_disks string			Describes list of data disks.
	caching string	Choices: ReadOnly ← ReadWrite	Type of data disk caching.
	create_option string	Choices: Empty FromImage	Specify whether disk should be created Empty or FromImage. This is required to allow custom images with data disks to be used.
	disk_size_gb string		The initial disk size in GB for blank data disks.
	lun string	Default: 0	The logical unit number for data disk.
	managed_disk_type string	Choices: Standard_LRS Premium_LRS	Managed data disk type.
enable_accelerated_networking boolean		Choices: no yes	Indicates whether user wants to allow accelerated networking for virtual machines in scaleset being created.
image string / required			Specifies the image used to build the VM. If a string, the image is sourced from a custom image based on the name. If a dict with the keys publisher, offer, sku, and version, the image is sourced from a Marketplace image. Note that set version=latest to get the most recent version of a given image. If a dict with the keys name and resource_group, the image is sourced from a custom image based on the name and resource_group set. Note that the key resource_group is optional and if omitted, all images in the subscription will be searched for by name. Custom image support was added in Ansible 2.5.
load_balancer string			Load balancer name.
location string			Valid Azure location. Defaults to location of the resource group.
log_mode string			Parent argument.
log_path string			Parent argument.
managed_disk_type string		Choices: Standard_LRS Premium_LRS	Managed disk type.
name string / required			Name of the virtual machine.
os_disk_caching string		Choices: ReadOnly ← ReadWrite	Type of OS disk caching. aliases: disk_caching
os_type string		Choices: Windows Linux ←	Base type of operating system.
overprovision boolean		Choices: no yes ←	Specifies whether the Virtual Machine Scale Set should be overprovisioned.
password string			Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
plan dictionary			Third-party billing plan for the VM.
	name string / required		Billing plan name.
	product string / required		Product name.
	promotion_code string		Optional promotion code.
	publisher string / required		Publisher offering the plan.
priority string		Choices: Regular ← Low	If you want to request low-priority VMs for the VMSS, set this to "Low". The default is "Regular"
profile string			Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.
remove_on_absent string		Default: ["all"]	When removing a VM using state=absent, also remove associated resources. It can be `all` or a list with any of the following ['network_interfaces', 'virtual_storage', 'public_ips']. Any other input will be ignored.
resource_group string / required			Name of the resource group containing the virtual machine scale set.
scale_in_policy string		Choices: Default NewestVM OldestVM	define the order in which vmss instances are scaled-in
secret string			Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
security_group string			Existing security group with which to associate the subnet. It can be the security group name which is in the same resource group. It can be the resource ID. It can be a dict which contains name and resource_group of the security group. aliases: security_group_name
short_hostname string			Short host name.
single_placement_group boolean		Choices: no yes ←	When true this limits the scale set to a single placement group, of max size 100 virtual machines.
ssh_password_enabled boolean		Choices: no yes ←	When the os_type is Linux, setting ssh_password_enabled=false will disable SSH password authentication and require use of SSH keys.
ssh_public_keys string			For os_type=Linux provide a list of SSH keys. Each item in the list should be a dictionary where the dictionary contains two keys, `path` and `key_data`. Set the `path` to the default location of the authorized_keys files. On an Enterprise Linux host, for example, the path=/home/<admin username>/.ssh/authorized_keys. Set `key_data` to the actual value of the public key.
state string		Choices: absent present ←	Assert the state of the virtual machine scale set. State `present` will check that the machine exists with the requested configuration. If the configuration of the existing machine does not match, the machine will be updated. State `absent` will remove the virtual machine scale set.
subnet_name string			Subnet name. aliases: subnet
subscription_id string			Your Azure subscription Id.
tags dictionary			Dictionary of string:string pairs to assign as metadata to the object. Metadata tags on the object will be updated with any provided values. To remove tags set append_tags option to false. Currently, Azure DNS zones and Traffic Manager services also don't allow the use of spaces in the tag. Azure Front Door doesn't support the use of Azure Automation and Azure CDN only support 15 tags on resources.
tenant string			Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
terminate_event_timeout_minutes string			timeout time for termination notification event in range between 5 and 15
tier string		Choices: Basic Standard	SKU Tier.
upgrade_policy string		Choices: Manual Automatic	Upgrade policy. Required when creating the Azure virtual machine scale sets.
virtual_network_name string			Virtual Network name. aliases: virtual_network
virtual_network_resource_group string			When creating a virtual machine, if a specific virtual network from another resource group should be used. Use this parameter to specify the resource group to use.
vm_size string			A valid Azure VM size value. For example, `Standard_D4`. The list of choices varies depending on the subscription and location. Check your subscription for available choices.
zones list / elements=string			A list of Availability Zones for your virtual machine scale set.

Notes

Note

For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables, use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials, or log in before you run your tasks or playbook with az login.
Authentication is also possible using a service principal or Active Directory user.
To authenticate via service principal, pass subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or set environment variables AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_SECRET and AZURE_TENANT.
To authenticate via Active Directory user, pass ad_user and password, or set AZURE_AD_USER and AZURE_PASSWORD in the environment.
Alternatively, credentials can be stored in ~/.azure/credentials. This is an ini file containing a [default] section and the following keys: subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or subscription_id, ad_user and password. It is also possible to add additional profiles. Specify the profile by passing profile or setting AZURE_PROFILE in the environment.

Examples

- name: Create VMSS
  community.azure.azure_rm_virtualmachinescaleset:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: testvmss
    vm_size: Standard_DS1_v2
    capacity: 2
    virtual_network_name: testvnet
    upgrade_policy: Manual
    subnet_name: testsubnet
    terminate_event_timeout_minutes: 10
    scale_in_policy: NewestVM
    admin_username: adminUser
    ssh_password_enabled: false
    ssh_public_keys:
      - path: /home/adminUser/.ssh/authorized_keys
        key_data: < insert yor ssh public key here... >
    managed_disk_type: Standard_LRS
    image:
      offer: CoreOS
      publisher: CoreOS
      sku: Stable
      version: latest
    data_disks:
      - lun: 0
        disk_size_gb: 64
        caching: ReadWrite
        managed_disk_type: Standard_LRS

- name: Create VMSS with an image that requires plan information
  community.azure.azure_rm_virtualmachinescaleset:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: testvmss
    vm_size: Standard_DS1_v2
    capacity: 3
    virtual_network_name: testvnet
    upgrade_policy: Manual
    subnet_name: testsubnet
    admin_username: adminUser
    ssh_password_enabled: false
    ssh_public_keys:
      - path: /home/adminUser/.ssh/authorized_keys
        key_data: < insert yor ssh public key here... >
    managed_disk_type: Standard_LRS
    image:
      offer: cis-ubuntu-linux-1804-l1
      publisher: center-for-internet-security-inc
      sku: Stable
      version: latest
    plan:
      name: cis-ubuntu-linux-1804-l1
      product: cis-ubuntu-linux-1804-l1
      publisher: center-for-internet-security-inc
    data_disks:
      - lun: 0
        disk_size_gb: 64
        caching: ReadWrite
        managed_disk_type: Standard_LRS

- name: Create a VMSS with a custom image
  community.azure.azure_rm_virtualmachinescaleset:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: testvmss
    vm_size: Standard_DS1_v2
    capacity: 2
    virtual_network_name: testvnet
    upgrade_policy: Manual
    subnet_name: testsubnet
    admin_username: adminUser
    admin_password: password01
    managed_disk_type: Standard_LRS
    image: customimage001

- name: Create a VMSS with a custom image and override data disk
  community.azure.azure_rm_virtualmachinescaleset:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: testvmss
    vm_size: Standard_DS1_v2
    capacity: 2
    virtual_network_name: testvnet
    upgrade_policy: Manual
    subnet_name: testsubnet
    admin_username: adminUser
    admin_password: password01
    managed_disk_type: Standard_LRS
    image: customimage001
    data_disks:
      - lun: 0
        disk_size_gb: 64
        caching: ReadWrite
        managed_disk_type: Standard_LRS
        create_option: FromImage

- name: Create a VMSS with over 100 instances
  community.azure.azure_rm_virtualmachinescaleset:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: testvmss
    vm_size: Standard_DS1_v2
    capacity: 120
    single_placement_group: False
    virtual_network_name: testvnet
    upgrade_policy: Manual
    subnet_name: testsubnet
    admin_username: adminUser
    admin_password: password01
    managed_disk_type: Standard_LRS
    image: customimage001

- name: Create a VMSS with a custom image from a particular resource group
  community.azure.azure_rm_virtualmachinescaleset:
    resource_group: myResourceGroup
    name: testvmss
    vm_size: Standard_DS1_v2
    capacity: 2
    virtual_network_name: testvnet
    upgrade_policy: Manual
    subnet_name: testsubnet
    admin_username: adminUser
    admin_password: password01
    managed_disk_type: Standard_LRS
    image:
      name: customimage001
      resource_group: myResourceGroup

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
azure_vmss dictionary	always	Facts about the current state of the object. Note that facts are not part of the registered output but available directly. Sample: {'properties': {'overprovision': True, 'scaleInPolicy': {'rules': ['NewestVM']}, 'singlePlacementGroup': True, 'upgradePolicy': {'mode': 'Manual'}, 'virtualMachineProfile': {'networkProfile': {'networkInterfaceConfigurations': [{'name': 'testvmss', 'properties': {'dnsSettings': {'dnsServers': []}, 'enableAcceleratedNetworking': False, 'ipConfigurations': [{'name': 'default', 'properties': {'privateIPAddressVersion': 'IPv4', 'subnet': {'id': '/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/testvnet/subnets/testsubnet'}}}], 'primary': True}}]}, 'osProfile': {'adminUsername': 'testuser', 'computerNamePrefix': 'testvmss', 'linuxConfiguration': {'disablePasswordAuthentication': True, 'ssh': {'publicKeys': [{'keyData': '', 'path': '/home/testuser/.ssh/authorized_keys'}]}}, 'secrets': []}, 'scheduledEventsProfile': {'terminateNotificationProfile': {'enable': True, 'notBeforeTimeout': 'PT10M'}}, 'storageProfile': {'dataDisks': [{'caching': 'ReadWrite', 'createOption': 'empty', 'diskSizeGB': 64, 'lun': 0, 'managedDisk': {'storageAccountType': 'Standard_LRS'}}], 'imageReference': {'offer': 'CoreOS', 'publisher': 'CoreOS', 'sku': 'Stable', 'version': '899.17.0'}, 'osDisk': {'caching': 'ReadWrite', 'createOption': 'fromImage', 'managedDisk': {'storageAccountType': 'Standard_LRS'}}}}}, 'sku': {'capacity': 2, 'name': 'Standard_DS1_v2', 'tier': 'Standard'}, 'tags': None, 'type': 'Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets'}

Status

This module will be removed in version 2.0.0. [deprecated]
For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

Sertac Ozercan (@sozercan)

© 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/community/azure/azure_rm_virtualmachinescaleset_module.html

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