ngine_io.vultr.vultr_network – Manages networks on Vultr.

Note

This plugin is part of the ngine_io.vultr 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 ngine_io.vultr.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ngine_io.vultr.vultr_network.

New in version 0.1.0: of ngine_io.vultr

Synopsis

Manage networks on Vultr. A network cannot be updated. It needs to be deleted and re-created.

Requirements

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

python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_account string	Default: "default"	Name of the ini section in the `vultr.ini` file. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_ACCOUNT` is used as default, when defined.
api_endpoint string		URL to API endpint (without trailing slash). The ENV variable `VULTR_API_ENDPOINT` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is https://api.vultr.com if not specified.
api_key string		API key of the Vultr API. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_KEY` is used as default, when defined.
api_retries integer		Amount of retries in case of the Vultr API retuns an HTTP 503 code. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_RETRIES` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 5 retries if not specified.
api_retry_max_delay integer		Retry backoff delay in seconds is exponential up to this max. value, in seconds. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_RETRY_MAX_DELAY` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 12 seconds.
api_timeout integer		HTTP timeout to Vultr API. The ENV variable `VULTR_API_TIMEOUT` is used as default, when defined. Fallback value is 60 seconds if not specified.
cidr string		The CIDR IPv4 network block to be used when attaching servers to this network. Required if state=present.
name string / required		Name of the network. aliases: description, label
region string		Region the network is deployed into. Required if state=present.
state string	Choices: present ← absent	State of the network.
validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Validate SSL certs of the Vultr API.

Notes

Note

Also see the API documentation on https://www.vultr.com/api/.

Examples

- name: Ensure a network is present
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_network:
    name: mynet
    cidr: 192.168.42.0/24
    region: Amsterdam

- name: Ensure a network is absent
  ngine_io.vultr.vultr_network:
    name: mynet
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key		Returned	Description
vultr_api complex		success	Response from Vultr API with a few additions/modification
	api_account string	success	Account used in the ini file to select the key Sample: default
	api_endpoint string	success	Endpoint used for the API requests Sample: https://api.vultr.com
	api_retries integer	success	Amount of max retries for the API requests Sample: 5
	api_retry_max_delay integer	success	Exponential backoff delay in seconds between retries up to this max delay value. Sample: 12
	api_timeout integer	success	Timeout used for the API requests Sample: 60
vultr_network complex		success	Response from Vultr API
	date_created string	success	Date when the network was created Sample: 2018-08-02 08:54:52
	id string	success	ID of the network Sample: net5b62c6dc63ef5
	name string	success	Name (label) of the network Sample: mynetwork
	region string	success	Region the network was deployed into Sample: Amsterdam
	v4_subnet string	success	IPv4 Network address Sample: 192.168.42.0
	v4_subnet_mask integer	success	Ipv4 Network mask Sample: 24

Authors

Yanis Guenane (@Spredzy)

© 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/vultr/vultr_network_module.html

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