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azure_rm_loadbalancer - Manage Azure load balancers.

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Create, update and delete Azure load balancers

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.7
  • azure >= 2.0.0

Options

parameter required default choices comments
ad_user
 no
Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
append_tags
 no True
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.
backend_port
 no
Backend port that will be exposed for the load balancer.
client_id
 no
Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
cloud_environment
 no 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.
frontend_port
 no
Frontend port that will be exposed for the load balancer.
idle_timeout
 no 4
Timeout for TCP idle connection in minutes.
load_distribution
 no
  • Default
  • SourceIP
  • SourceIPProtocol
The type of load distribution that the load balancer will employ.
location
 no resource_group location
Valid azure location. Defaults to location of the resource group.
name
 yes
Name of the load balancer.
natpool_backend_port
 no
Backend port used by the NAT pool.
natpool_frontend_port_end
 no
End of the port range for a NAT pool.
natpool_frontend_port_start
 no
Start of the port range for a NAT pool.
natpool_protocol
 no
The protocol for the NAT pool.
password
 no
Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
probe_fail_count
 no 3
The amount of probe failures for the load balancer to make a health determination.
probe_interval
 no 15
How much time (in seconds) to probe the endpoint for health.
probe_port
 no
The port that the health probe will use.
probe_protocol
 no
  • Tcp
  • Http
The protocol to use for the health probe.
probe_request_path
 no
The URL that an HTTP probe will use (only relevant if probe_protocol is set to Http).
profile
 no
Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.
protocol
 no
  • Tcp
  • Udp
The protocol (TCP or UDP) that the load balancer will use.
public_ip_address_name
 no
Name of an existing public IP address object to associate with the security group.
aliases: public_ip_address, public_ip_name, public_ip
resource_group
 yes
Name of a resource group where the load balancer exists or will be created.
secret
 no
Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
state
 no present
  • absent
  • present
Assert the state of the load balancer. Use 'present' to create or update a load balancer and 'absent' to delete a load balancer.
subscription_id
 no
Your Azure subscription Id.
tags
 no
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.
tenant
 no
Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

Examples

- name: Create a load balancer
  azure_rm_loadbalancer:
    name: myloadbalancer
    location: eastus
    resource_group: my-rg
    public_ip: mypublicip
    probe_protocol: Tcp
    probe_port: 80
    probe_interval: 10
    probe_fail_count: 3
    protocol: Tcp
    load_distribution: Default
    frontend_port: 80
    backend_port: 8080
    idle_timeout: 4
    natpool_frontend_port_start: 1030
    natpool_frontend_port_end: 1040
    natpool_backend_port: 80
    natpool_protocol: Tcp

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
state
Current state of the load balancer
 always dict
changed
Whether or not the resource has changed
 always bool

Notes

Note

  • For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables or use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials. Authentication is 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.

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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