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ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_vpn_connection – Manages site-to-site VPN connections on Apache CloudStack based clouds.
Note
This plugin is part of the ngine_io.cloudstack collection (version 2.2.2).
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 ngine_io.cloudstack.
To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_vpn_connection.
New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.cloudstack
Synopsis
- Create and remove VPN connections.
 
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
 - cs >= 0.9.0
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| account
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Account the VPN connection is related to.
         | 
     |
| api_http_method
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        HTTP method used to query the API endpoint.
        
       
        If not given, the  CLOUDSTACK_METHOD env variable is considered.
        | 
     
| api_key
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        API key of the CloudStack API.
        
       
        If not given, the  CLOUDSTACK_KEY env variable is considered.
        | 
     |
| api_secret
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Secret key of the CloudStack API.
        
       
        If not set, the  CLOUDSTACK_SECRET env variable is considered.
        | 
     |
| api_timeout
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        10
         | 
      
        
        HTTP timeout in seconds.
        
       
        If not given, the  CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT env variable is considered.
        | 
     
| api_url
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api.
        
       
        If not given, the  CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT env variable is considered.
        | 
     |
| api_verify_ssl_cert
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Verify CA authority cert file.
        
       
        If not given, the  CLOUDSTACK_VERIFY env variable is considered.
        | 
     |
| domain
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Domain the VPN connection is related to.
         | 
     |
| force
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Activate the VPN gateway if not already activated on state=present.
        
       
        Also see M(cs_vpn_gateway).
         | 
     
| passive
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        State of the VPN connection.
        
       
        Only considered when state=present.
         | 
     
| poll_async
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Poll async jobs until job has finished.
         | 
     
| project
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        Name of the project the VPN connection is related to.
         | 
     |
| state
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        State of the VPN connection.
         | 
     
| vpc
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the VPC the VPN connection is related to.
         | 
     |
| vpn_customer_gateway
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the VPN customer gateway.
         | 
     |
| zone
        
        string / required
         | 
      
        
        Name of the zone the VPC is related to.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- A detailed guide about cloudstack modules can be found in the CloudStack Cloud Guide.
 - This module supports check mode.
 
Examples
- name: Create a VPN connection with activated VPN gateway
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_vpn_connection:
    vpn_customer_gateway: my vpn connection
    vpc: my vpc
    zone: zone01
- name: Create a VPN connection and force VPN gateway activation
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_vpn_connection:
    vpn_customer_gateway: my vpn connection
    vpc: my vpc
    zone: zone01
    force: yes
- name: Remove a vpn connection
  ngine_io.cloudstack.cs_vpn_connection:
    vpn_customer_gateway: my vpn connection
    vpc: my vpc
    zone: zone01
    state: absent
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| account
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        Account the VPN connection is related to.
         Sample:
        
       
        example account
         | 
     
| cidrs
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      success | 
        
        List of CIDRs of the customer gateway.
         Sample:
        
       
        ['10.10.10.0/24']
         | 
     
| created
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        Date the connection was created.
         Sample:
        
       
        2014-12-01T14:57:57+0100
         | 
     
| domain
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        Domain the VPN connection is related to.
         Sample:
        
       
        example domain
         | 
     
| dpd
        
        boolean
         | 
      success | 
        
        Whether dead pear detection is enabled or not.
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| esp_lifetime
        
        integer
         | 
      success | 
        
        Lifetime in seconds of phase 2 VPN connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        86400
         | 
     
| esp_policy
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        IKE policy of the VPN connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        aes256-sha1;modp1536
         | 
     
| force_encap
        
        boolean
         | 
      success | 
        
        Whether encapsulation for NAT traversal is enforced or not.
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
| gateway
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        IP address of the VPN customer gateway.
         Sample:
        
       
        10.101.214.10
         | 
     
| id
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        UUID of the VPN connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        04589590-ac63-4ffc-93f5-b698b8ac38b6
         | 
     
| ike_lifetime
        
        integer
         | 
      success | 
        
        Lifetime in seconds of phase 1 VPN connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        86400
         | 
     
| ike_policy
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        ESP policy of the VPN connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        aes256-sha1;modp1536
         | 
     
| passive
        
        boolean
         | 
      success | 
        
        Whether the connection is passive or not.
          | 
     
| project
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        Name of project the VPN connection is related to.
         Sample:
        
       
        Production
         | 
     
| public_ip
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        IP address of the VPN gateway.
         Sample:
        
       
        10.100.212.10
         | 
     
| state
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        State of the VPN connection.
         Sample:
        
       
        Connected
         | 
     
| vpn_gateway_id
        
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        UUID of the VPN gateway.
         Sample:
        
       
        04589590-ac63-93f5-4ffc-b698b8ac38b6
         | 
     
Authors
- René Moser (@resmo)
 
© 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/ngine_io/cloudstack/cs_vpn_connection_module.html