ansible / ansible.builtin / v2.8.15 / module / xenserver_guest Manages virtual machines running on Citrix Hypervisor/XenServer host or pool | "added in version" 2.8 of ansible.builtin" Authors: Bojan Vitnik (@bvitnik) <bvitnik@mainstream.rs> preview | supported by communityansible.builtin.xenserver_guest (v2.8.15) — module
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Install with pip install ansible==2.8.15
This module can be used to create new virtual machines from templates or other virtual machines, modify various virtual machine components like network and disk, rename a virtual machine and remove a virtual machine with associated components.
- name: Create a VM from a template xenserver_guest: hostname: "{{ xenserver_hostname }}" username: "{{ xenserver_username }}" password: "{{ xenserver_password }}" validate_certs: no folder: /testvms name: testvm_2 state: poweredon template: CentOS 7 disks: - size_gb: 10 sr: my_sr hardware: num_cpus: 6 num_cpu_cores_per_socket: 3 memory_mb: 512 cdrom: type: iso iso_name: guest-tools.iso networks: - name: VM Network mac: aa:bb:dd:aa:00:14 wait_for_ip_address: yes delegate_to: localhost register: deploy
- name: Create a VM template xenserver_guest: hostname: "{{ xenserver_hostname }}" username: "{{ xenserver_username }}" password: "{{ xenserver_password }}" validate_certs: no folder: /testvms name: testvm_6 is_template: yes disk: - size_gb: 10 sr: my_sr hardware: memory_mb: 512 num_cpus: 1 delegate_to: localhost register: deploy
- name: Rename a VM (requires the VM's UUID) xenserver_guest: hostname: "{{ xenserver_hostname }}" username: "{{ xenserver_username }}" password: "{{ xenserver_password }}" uuid: 421e4592-c069-924d-ce20-7e7533fab926 name: new_name state: present delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove a VM by UUID xenserver_guest: hostname: "{{ xenserver_hostname }}" username: "{{ xenserver_username }}" password: "{{ xenserver_password }}" uuid: 421e4592-c069-924d-ce20-7e7533fab926 state: absent delegate_to: localhost
- name: Modify custom params (boot order) xenserver_guest: hostname: "{{ xenserver_hostname }}" username: "{{ xenserver_username }}" password: "{{ xenserver_password }}" name: testvm_8 state: present custom_params: - key: HVM_boot_params value: { "order": "ndc" } delegate_to: localhost
- name: Customize network parameters xenserver_guest: hostname: "{{ xenserver_hostname }}" username: "{{ xenserver_username }}" password: "{{ xenserver_password }}" name: testvm_10 networks: - name: VM Network ip: 192.168.1.100/24 gateway: 192.168.1.1 - type: dhcp delegate_to: localhost
name: aliases: - name_label description: - Name of the VM to work with. - VMs running on XenServer do not necessarily have unique names. The module will fail if multiple VMs with same name are found. - In case of multiple VMs with same name, use C(uuid) to uniquely specify VM to manage. - This parameter is case sensitive. required: true type: str uuid: description: - UUID of the VM to manage if known. This is XenServer's unique identifier. - It is required if name is not unique. - Please note that a supplied UUID will be ignored on VM creation, as XenServer creates the UUID internally. type: str cdrom: description: - A CD-ROM configuration for the VM. - All parameters are case sensitive. - 'Valid parameters are:' - ' - C(type) (string): The type of CD-ROM, valid options are C(none) or C(iso). With C(none) the CD-ROM device will be present but empty.' - ' - C(iso_name) (string): The file name of an ISO image from one of the XenServer ISO Libraries (implies C(type: iso)). Required if C(type) is set to C(iso).' type: dict disks: aliases: - disk description: - A list of disks to add to VM. - All parameters are case sensitive. - Removing or detaching existing disks of VM is not supported. - 'Required parameters per entry:' - ' - C(size_[tb,gb,mb,kb,b]) (integer): Disk storage size in specified unit. VM needs to be shut down to reconfigure this parameter.' - 'Optional parameters per entry:' - ' - C(name) (string): Disk name. You can also use C(name_label) as an alias.' - ' - C(name_desc) (string): Disk description.' - ' - C(sr) (string): Storage Repository to create disk on. If not specified, will use default SR. Cannot be used for moving disk to other SR.' - ' - C(sr_uuid) (string): UUID of a SR to create disk on. Use if SR name is not unique.' type: list force: default: false description: - Ignore warnings and complete the actions. - This parameter is useful for removing VM in running state or reconfiguring VM params that require VM to be shut down. type: bool state: choices: - present - absent - poweredon default: present description: - Specify the state VM should be in. - If C(state) is set to C(present) and VM exists, ensure the VM configuration conforms to given parameters. - If C(state) is set to C(present) and VM does not exist, then VM is deployed with given parameters. - If C(state) is set to C(absent) and VM exists, then VM is removed with its associated components. - If C(state) is set to C(poweredon) and VM does not exist, then VM is deployed with given parameters and powered on automatically. type: str folder: description: - Destination folder for VM. - This parameter is case sensitive. - 'Example:' - ' folder: /folder1/folder2' type: str hardware: description: - Manage VM's hardware parameters. VM needs to be shut down to reconfigure these parameters. - 'Valid parameters are:' - ' - C(num_cpus) (integer): Number of CPUs.' - ' - C(num_cpu_cores_per_socket) (integer): Number of Cores Per Socket. C(num_cpus) has to be a multiple of C(num_cpu_cores_per_socket).' - ' - C(memory_mb) (integer): Amount of memory in MB.' type: dict hostname: aliases: - host - pool default: localhost description: - The hostname or IP address of the XenServer host or XenServer pool master. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(XENSERVER_HOST) will be used instead. type: str networks: aliases: - network description: - A list of networks (in the order of the NICs). - All parameters are case sensitive. - 'Required parameters per entry:' - ' - C(name) (string): Name of a XenServer network to attach the network interface to. You can also use C(name_label) as an alias.' - 'Optional parameters per entry (used for VM hardware):' - ' - C(mac) (string): Customize MAC address of the interface.' - 'Optional parameters per entry (used for OS customization):' - ' - C(type) (string): Type of IPv4 assignment, valid options are C(none), C(dhcp) or C(static). Value C(none) means whatever is default for OS. On some operating systems it could be DHCP configured (e.g. Windows) or unconfigured interface (e.g. Linux).' - ' - C(ip) (string): Static IPv4 address (implies C(type: static)). Can include prefix in format <IPv4 address>/<prefix> instead of using C(netmask).' - ' - C(netmask) (string): Static IPv4 netmask required for C(ip) if prefix is not specified.' - ' - C(gateway) (string): Static IPv4 gateway.' - ' - C(type6) (string): Type of IPv6 assignment, valid options are C(none), C(dhcp) or C(static). Value C(none) means whatever is default for OS. On some operating systems it could be DHCP configured (e.g. Windows) or unconfigured interface (e.g. Linux).' - ' - C(ip6) (string): Static IPv6 address (implies C(type6: static)) with prefix in format <IPv6 address>/<prefix>.' - ' - C(gateway6) (string): Static IPv6 gateway.' type: list password: aliases: - pass - pwd description: - The password to use for connecting to XenServer. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(XENSERVER_PASSWORD) will be used instead. type: str template: aliases: - template_src description: - Name of a template, an existing VM (must be shut down) or a snapshot that should be used to create VM. - Templates/VMs/snapshots on XenServer do not necessarily have unique names. The module will fail if multiple templates with same name are found. - In case of multiple templates/VMs/snapshots with same name, use C(template_uuid) to uniquely specify source template. - If VM already exists, this setting will be ignored. - This parameter is case sensitive. type: str username: aliases: - admin - user default: root description: - The username to use for connecting to XenServer. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(XENSERVER_USER) will be used instead. type: str name_desc: description: - VM description. type: str home_server: description: - Name of a XenServer host that will be a Home Server for the VM. - This parameter is case sensitive. type: str is_template: default: false description: - Convert VM to template. type: bool linked_clone: default: false description: - Whether to create a Linked Clone from the template, existing VM or snapshot. If no, will create a full copy. - This is equivalent to C(Use storage-level fast disk clone) option in XenCenter. type: bool custom_params: description: - Define a list of custom VM params to set on VM. - Useful for advanced users familiar with managing VM params trough xe CLI. - A custom value object takes two fields C(key) and C(value) (see example below). type: list template_uuid: description: - UUID of a template, an existing VM or a snapshot that should be used to create VM. - It is required if template name is not unique. type: str validate_certs: default: true description: - Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to C(false) when certificates are not trusted. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(XENSERVER_VALIDATE_CERTS) will be used instead. type: bool wait_for_ip_address: default: false description: - Wait until XenServer detects an IP address for the VM. If C(state) is set to C(absent), this parameter is ignored. - This requires XenServer Tools to be preinstalled on the VM to work properly. type: bool state_change_timeout: default: 0 description: - 'By default, module will wait indefinitely for VM to accquire an IP address if C(wait_for_ip_address: yes).' - If this parameter is set to positive value, the module will instead wait specified number of seconds for the state change. - In case of timeout, module will generate an error message. type: int
changes: description: Detected or made changes to VM returned: always sample: - hardware: - num_cpus - disks_changed: - [] - - size - disks_new: - name: new-disk name_desc: '' position: 2 size_gb: '4' vbd_userdevice: '2' - cdrom: - type - iso_name - networks_changed: - - mac - networks_new: - name: Pool-wide network associated with eth2 position: 1 vif_device: '1' - need_poweredoff type: list instance: description: Metadata about the VM returned: always sample: cdrom: type: none customization_agent: native disks: - name: testvm_11-0 name_desc: '' os_device: xvda size: 42949672960 sr: Local storage sr_uuid: 0af1245e-bdb0-ba33-1446-57a962ec4075 vbd_userdevice: '0' - name: testvm_11-1 name_desc: '' os_device: xvdb size: 42949672960 sr: Local storage sr_uuid: 0af1245e-bdb0-ba33-1446-57a962ec4075 vbd_userdevice: '1' domid: '56' folder: '' hardware: memory_mb: 8192 num_cpu_cores_per_socket: 2 num_cpus: 4 home_server: '' is_template: false name: testvm_11 name_desc: '' networks: - gateway: 192.168.0.254 gateway6: fc00::fffe ip: 192.168.0.200 ip6: - fe80:0000:0000:0000:e9cb:625a:32c5:c291 - fc00:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001 mac: ba:91:3a:48:20:76 mtu: '1500' name: Pool-wide network associated with eth1 netmask: 255.255.255.128 prefix: '25' prefix6: '64' vif_device: '0' other_config: base_template_name: Windows Server 2016 (64-bit) import_task: OpaqueRef:e43eb71c-45d6-5351-09ff-96e4fb7d0fa5 install-methods: cdrom instant: 'true' mac_seed: f83e8d8a-cfdc-b105-b054-ef5cb416b77e platform: acpi: '1' apic: 'true' cores-per-socket: '2' device_id: '0002' hpet: 'true' nx: 'true' pae: 'true' timeoffset: '-25200' vga: std videoram: '8' viridian: 'true' viridian_reference_tsc: 'true' viridian_time_ref_count: 'true' state: poweredon uuid: e3c0b2d5-5f05-424e-479c-d3df8b3e7cda xenstore_data: vm-data: '' type: dict