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rax_network - create / delete an isolated network in Rackspace Public Cloud

New in version 1.4.

Synopsis

creates / deletes a Rackspace Public Cloud isolated network.

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.6
  • pyrax

Options

parameter required default choices comments
api_key
 no
Rackspace API key, overrides credentials.
aliases: password
auth_endpoint
(added in 1.5)
 no https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/
The URI of the authentication service.
cidr
 no
cidr of the network being created
credentials
 no
File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided.
aliases: creds_file
env
(added in 1.5)
 no
identity_type
(added in 1.5)
 no rackspace
Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
label
 no
Label (name) to give the network
region
 no DFW
Region to create an instance in.
state
 no present
  • present
  • absent
Indicate desired state of the resource
tenant_id
(added in 1.5)
 no
The tenant ID used for authentication.
tenant_name
(added in 1.5)
 no
The tenant name used for authentication.
username
 no
Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
verify_ssl
(added in 1.5)
 no
Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.

Examples

- name: Build an Isolated Network
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Network create request
      local_action:
        module: rax_network
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        label: my-net
        cidr: 192.168.3.0/24
        state: present

Notes

Note

The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.

Note

RAX_CREDENTIALS and RAX_CREDS_FILE points to a credentials file appropriate for pyrax. See https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#authenticating

Note

RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials file

Note

RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, ...)

This is a Core Module

For more information on what this means please read Core Modules

For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, developing_test_pr and Developing Modules.

© 2012–2016 Michael DeHaan
© 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/rax_network_module.html