New in version 2.2.
parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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allow_partial_import (added in 2.4)
| no | Boolean indication whether to allow partial registration of Virtual Machine when state is registered. | ||
auth | yes | Dictionary with values needed to create HTTP/HTTPS connection to oVirt: username [required] - The name of the user, something like admin@internal. Default value is set by OVIRT_USERNAME environment variable.password [required] - The password of the user. Default value is set by OVIRT_PASSWORD environment variable.url [required] - A string containing the base URL of the server, usually something like `https://server.example.com/ovirt-engine/api`. Default value is set by OVIRT_URL environment variable.token - Token to be used instead of login with username/password. Default value is set by OVIRT_TOKEN environment variable.insecure - A boolean flag that indicates if the server TLS certificate and host name should be checked.ca_file - A PEM file containing the trusted CA certificates. The certificate presented by the server will be verified using these CA certificates. If `ca_file ` parameter is not set, system wide CA certificate store is used. Default value is set by OVIRT_CAFILE environment variable.kerberos - A boolean flag indicating if Kerberos authentication should be used instead of the default basic authentication.headers - Dictionary of HTTP headers to be added to each API call. | ||
boot_devices | no | List of boot devices which should be used to boot. Choices network, hd and cdrom. For example: ['cdrom', 'hd']. Default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. | ||
cd_iso | no | ISO file from ISO storage domain which should be attached to Virtual Machine. If you pass empty string the CD will be ejected from VM. If used with state running or present and VM is running the CD will be attached to VM.If used with state running or present and VM is down the CD will be attached to VM persistently. | ||
clone | no | If True then the disks of the created virtual machine will be cloned and independent of the template. This parameter is used only when state is running or present and VM didn't exist before. | ||
clone_permissions | no | If True then the permissions of the template (only the direct ones, not the inherited ones) will be copied to the created virtual machine. This parameter is used only when state is running or present and VM didn't exist before. | ||
cloud_init | no | Dictionary with values for Unix-like Virtual Machine initialization using cloud init: host_name - Hostname to be set to Virtual Machine when deployed.timezone - Timezone to be set to Virtual Machine when deployed.user_name - Username to be used to set password to Virtual Machine when deployed.root_password - Password to be set for user specified by user_name parameter.authorized_ssh_keys - Use this SSH keys to login to Virtual Machine.regenerate_ssh_keys - If True SSH keys will be regenerated on Virtual Machine.custom_script - Cloud-init script which will be executed on Virtual Machine when deployed.dns_servers - DNS servers to be configured on Virtual Machine.dns_search - DNS search domains to be configured on Virtual Machine.nic_boot_protocol - Set boot protocol of the network interface of Virtual Machine. Can be one of none, dhcp or static.nic_ip_address - If boot protocol is static, set this IP address to network interface of Virtual Machine.nic_netmask - If boot protocol is static, set this netmask to network interface of Virtual Machine.nic_gateway - If boot protocol is static, set this gateway to network interface of Virtual Machine.nic_name - Set name to network interface of Virtual Machine.nic_on_boot - If True network interface will be set to start on boot. | ||
cloud_init_nics (added in 2.3)
| no | List of dictionaries representing network interafaces to be setup by cloud init. This option is used, when user needs to setup more network interfaces via cloud init. If one network interface is enough, user should use cloud_init nic_* parameters. cloud_init nic_* parameters are merged with cloud_init_nics parameters.Dictionary can contain following values: nic_boot_protocol - Set boot protocol of the network interface of Virtual Machine. Can be one of none, dhcp or static.nic_ip_address - If boot protocol is static, set this IP address to network interface of Virtual Machine.nic_netmask - If boot protocol is static, set this netmask to network interface of Virtual Machine.nic_gateway - If boot protocol is static, set this gateway to network interface of Virtual Machine.nic_name - Set name to network interface of Virtual Machine.nic_on_boot - If True network interface will be set to start on boot. | ||
cluster | no | Name of the cluster, where Virtual Machine should be created. Required if creating VM. | ||
comment (added in 2.3)
| no | Comment of the Virtual Machine. | ||
cpu_cores | no | Number of virtual CPUs cores of the Virtual Machine. Default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. | ||
cpu_shares | no | Set a CPU shares for this Virtual Machine. Default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. | ||
cpu_sockets | no | Number of virtual CPUs sockets of the Virtual Machine. Default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. | ||
delete_protected | no | If True Virtual Machine will be set as delete protected. If False Virtual Machine won't be set as delete protected. If no value is passed, default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. | ||
description (added in 2.3)
| no | Description of the Virtual Machine. | ||
disk_format (added in 2.4)
| no | cow |
| Specify format of the disk. If (cow) format is used, disk will by created as sparse, so space will be allocated for the volume as needed, also known as thin provision. If (raw) format is used, disk storage will be allocated right away, also known as preallocated. Note that this option isn't idempotent as it's not currently possible to change format of the disk via API. This parameter is considered only when template and storage domain is provided. |
disks | no | List of disks, which should be attached to Virtual Machine. Disk is described by following dictionary: name - Name of the disk. Either name or id is reuqired.id - ID of the disk. Either name or id is reuqired.interface - Interface of the disk, either virtio or IDE, default is virtio.bootable - True if the disk should be bootable, default is non bootable.activate - True if the disk should be activated, default is activated.Note: This parameter is used only when state is running or present and is able to only attach disks. To manage disks of the VM in more depth please use ovirt_disks module instead. | ||
fetch_nested (added in 2.3)
| no | If True the module will fetch additional data from the API. It will fetch IDs of the VMs disks, snapshots, etc. User can configure to fetch other attributes of the nested entities by specifying nested_attributes . | ||
force | no | Please check to Synopsis to more detailed description of force parameter, it can behave differently in different situations. | ||
high_availability | no | If True Virtual Machine will be set as highly available. If False Virtual Machine won't be set as highly available. If no value is passed, default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. | ||
host | no | Specify host where Virtual Machine should be running. By default the host is chosen by engine scheduler. This parameter is used only when state is running or present. | ||
id | no | ID of the Virtual Machine to manage. | ||
initrd_path (added in 2.3)
| no | Path to an initial ramdisk to be used with the kernel specified by kernel_path option.Ramdisk image must be stored on either the ISO domain or on the host's storage. | ||
instance_type (added in 2.3)
| no | Name of virtual machine's hardware configuration. By default no instance type is used. | ||
kernel_params (added in 2.3)
| no | Kernel command line parameters (formatted as string) to be used with the kernel specified by kernel_path option. | ||
kernel_path (added in 2.3)
| no | Path to a kernel image used to boot the virtual machine. Kernel image must be stored on either the ISO domain or on the host's storage. | ||
kvm (added in 2.3)
| no | Dictionary of values to be used to connect to kvm and import a virtual machine to oVirt. Dictionary can contain following values: name - The name of the KVM virtual machine.username - The username to authenticate against the KVM.password - The password to authenticate against the KVM.url - The URL to be passed to the virt-v2v tool for conversion. For example: qemu:///system. This is required paramater.drivers_iso - The name of the ISO containing drivers that can be used during the virt-v2v conversion process.sparse - Specifies the disk allocation policy of the resulting virtual machine: true for sparse, false for preallocated. Default value is true.storage_domain - Specifies the target storage domain for converted disks. This is required parameter. | ||
lease (added in 2.4)
| no | Name of the storage domain this virtual machine lease reside on. Note : Supported since oVirt 4.1. | ||
memory | no | Amount of memory of the Virtual Machine. Prefix uses IEC 60027-2 standard (for example 1GiB, 1024MiB). Default value is set by engine. | ||
memory_guaranteed | no | Amount of minimal guaranteed memory of the Virtual Machine. Prefix uses IEC 60027-2 standard (for example 1GiB, 1024MiB). memory_guaranteed parameter can't be lower than memory parameter. Default value is set by engine. | ||
name | no | Name of the Virtual Machine to manage. If VM don't exists name is required. Otherwise id or name can be used. | ||
nested_attributes (added in 2.3)
| no | Specifies list of the attributes which should be fetched from the API. This parameter apply only when fetch_nested is true. | ||
nics | no | List of NICs, which should be attached to Virtual Machine. NIC is described by following dictionary: name - Name of the NIC.profile_name - Profile name where NIC should be attached.interface - Type of the network interface. One of following: virtio, e1000, rtl8139, default is virtio.mac_address - Custom MAC address of the network interface, by default it's obtained from MAC pool.Note: This parameter is used only when state is running or present and is able to only create NICs. To manage NICs of the VM in more depth please use ovirt_nics module instead. | ||
operating_system | no |
| Operating system of the Virtual Machine. Default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. | |
poll_interval | no | 3 | Number of the seconds the module waits until another poll request on entity status is sent. | |
serial_policy (added in 2.3)
| no | Specify a serial number policy for the Virtual Machine. Following options are supported: vm - Sets the Virtual Machine's UUID as its serial number.host - Sets the host's UUID as the Virtual Machine's serial number.custom - Allows you to specify a custom serial number in serial_policy_value . | ||
serial_policy_value (added in 2.3)
| no | Allows you to specify a custom serial number. This parameter is used only when serial_policy is custom. | ||
state | no | present |
| Should the Virtual Machine be running/stopped/present/absent/suspended/next_run/registered. When state is registered and the unregistered VM's name belongs to an already registered in engine VM in the same DC then we fail to register the unregistered template.
present and running are equal states.
next_run state updates the VM and if the VM has next run configuration it will be rebooted. Please check notes to more detailed description of states.
registered is supported since 2.4 |
stateless | no | If True Virtual Machine will be set as stateless. If False Virtual Machine will be unset as stateless. If no value is passed, default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. | ||
storage_domain (added in 2.4)
| no | Name of the storage domain where all template disks should be created. This parameter is considered only when template is provided.**IMPORTANT** This parameter is not idempotent, if the VM exists and you specfiy different storage domain, disk won't move. | ||
sysprep | no | Dictionary with values for Windows Virtual Machine initialization using sysprep: host_name - Hostname to be set to Virtual Machine when deployed.active_directory_ou - Active Directory Organizational Unit, to be used for login of user.org_name - Organization name to be set to Windows Virtual Machine.domain - Domain to be set to Windows Virtual Machine.timezone - Timezone to be set to Windows Virtual Machine.ui_language - UI language of the Windows Virtual Machine.system_locale - System localization of the Windows Virtual Machine.input_locale - Input localization of the Windows Virtual Machine.windows_license_key - License key to be set to Windows Virtual Machine.user_name - Username to be used for set password to Windows Virtual Machine.root_password - Password to be set for username to Windows Virtual Machine. | ||
template | no | Name of the template, which should be used to create Virtual Machine. Required if creating VM. If template is not specified and VM doesn't exist, VM will be created from Blank template. | ||
template_version (added in 2.3)
| no | Version number of the template to be used for VM. By default the latest available version of the template is used. | ||
timeout | no | 180 | The amount of time in seconds the module should wait for the instance to get into desired state. | |
timezone (added in 2.3)
| no | Sets time zone offset of the guest hardware clock. For example: Etc/GMT | ||
type | no |
| Type of the Virtual Machine. Default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. | |
use_latest_template_version (added in 2.3)
| no | Specify if latest template version should be used, when running a stateless VM. If this parameter is set to true stateless VM is created. | ||
vmware (added in 2.3)
| no | Dictionary of values to be used to connect to VMware and import a virtual machine to oVirt. Dictionary can contain following values: username - The username to authenticate against the VMware.password - The password to authenticate against the VMware.url - The URL to be passed to the virt-v2v tool for conversion. For example: vpx://wmware_user@vcenter-host/DataCenter/Cluster/esxi-host?no_verify=1
drivers_iso - The name of the ISO containing drivers that can be used during the virt-v2v conversion process.sparse - Specifies the disk allocation policy of the resulting virtual machine: true for sparse, false for preallocated. Default value is true.storage_domain - Specifies the target storage domain for converted disks. This is required parameter. | ||
wait | no |
True if the module should wait for the entity to get into desired state. | ||
xen (added in 2.3)
| no | Dictionary of values to be used to connect to XEN and import a virtual machine to oVirt. Dictionary can contain following values: url - The URL to be passed to the virt-v2v tool for conversion. For example: xen+ssh://[email protected]. This is required paramater.drivers_iso - The name of the ISO containing drivers that can be used during the virt-v2v conversion process.sparse - Specifies the disk allocation policy of the resulting virtual machine: true for sparse, false for preallocated. Default value is true.storage_domain - Specifies the target storage domain for converted disks. This is required parameter. |
# Examples don't contain auth parameter for simplicity, # look at ovirt_auth module to see how to reuse authentication: # Creates a new Virtual Machine from template named 'rhel7_template' ovirt_vms: state: present name: myvm template: rhel7_template # Register VM ovirt_vms: state: registered storage_domain: mystorage cluster: mycluster name: myvm # Register VM using id ovirt_vms: state: registered storage_domain: mystorage cluster: mycluster id: 1111-1111-1111-1111 # Register VM, allowing partial import ovirt_vms: state: registered storage_domain: mystorage allow_partial_import: "True" cluster: mycluster id: 1111-1111-1111-1111 # Creates a stateless VM which will always use latest template version: ovirt_vms: name: myvm template: rhel7 cluster: mycluster use_latest_template_version: true # Creates a new server rhel7 Virtual Machine from Blank template # on brq01 cluster with 2GiB memory and 2 vcpu cores/sockets # and attach bootable disk with name rhel7_disk and attach virtio NIC ovirt_vms: state: present cluster: brq01 name: myvm memory: 2GiB cpu_cores: 2 cpu_sockets: 2 cpu_shares: 1024 type: server operating_system: rhel_7x64 disks: - name: rhel7_disk bootable: True nics: - name: nic1 # Run VM with cloud init: ovirt_vms: name: rhel7 template: rhel7 cluster: Default memory: 1GiB high_availability: true cloud_init: nic_boot_protocol: static nic_ip_address: 10.34.60.86 nic_netmask: 255.255.252.0 nic_gateway: 10.34.63.254 nic_name: eth1 nic_on_boot: true host_name: example.com custom_script: | write_files: - content: | Hello, world! path: /tmp/greeting.txt permissions: '0644' user_name: root root_password: super_password # Run VM with cloud init, with multiple network interfaces: ovirt_vms: name: rhel7_4 template: rhel7 cluster: mycluster cloud_init_nics: - nic_name: eth0 nic_boot_protocol: dhcp nic_on_boot: true - nic_name: eth1 nic_boot_protocol: static nic_ip_address: 10.34.60.86 nic_netmask: 255.255.252.0 nic_gateway: 10.34.63.254 nic_on_boot: true # Run VM with sysprep: ovirt_vms: name: windows2012R2_AD template: windows2012R2 cluster: Default memory: 3GiB high_availability: true sysprep: host_name: windowsad.example.com user_name: Administrator root_password: SuperPassword123 # Migrate/Run VM to/on host named 'host1' ovirt_vms: state: running name: myvm host: host1 # Change Vm's CD: ovirt_vms: name: myvm cd_iso: drivers.iso # Eject Vm's CD: ovirt_vms: name: myvm cd_iso: '' # Boot VM from CD: ovirt_vms: name: myvm cd_iso: centos7_x64.iso boot_devices: - cdrom # Stop vm: ovirt_vms: state: stopped name: myvm # Upgrade memory to already created VM: ovirt_vms: name: myvm memory: 4GiB # Hot plug memory to already created and running VM: # (VM won't be restarted) ovirt_vms: name: myvm memory: 4GiB # When change on the VM needs restart of the VM, use next_run state, # The VM will be updated and rebooted if there are any changes. # If present state would be used, VM won't be restarted. ovirt_vms: state: next_run name: myvm boot_devices: - network # Import virtual machine from VMware: ovirt_vms: state: stopped cluster: mycluster name: vmware_win10 timeout: 1800 poll_interval: 30 vmware: url: vpx://[email protected]/Folder1/Cluster1/2.3.4.5?no_verify=1 name: windows10 storage_domain: mynfs username: user password: password # create vm from template and create all disks on specific storage domain ovirt_vms: name: vm_test cluster: mycluster template: mytemplate storage_domain: mynfs nics: - name: nic1 # Remove VM, if VM is running it will be stopped: ovirt_vms: state: absent name: myvm
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
name | description | returned | type | sample |
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id | ID of the VM which is managed | On success if VM is found. | str | 7de90f31-222c-436c-a1ca-7e655bd5b60c |
vm | Dictionary of all the VM attributes. VM attributes can be found on your oVirt/RHV instance at following url: http://ovirt.github.io/ovirt-engine-api-model/master/#types/vm. | On success if VM is found. | dict |
Note
state
, we always wait to VM to be in UP state in case VM is MIGRATING, REBOOTING, POWERING_UP, RESTORING_STATE, WAIT_FOR_LAUNCH. In other states we run start operation on VM. When user specify stopped state
, and If user pass force
parameter set to true we forcibly stop the VM in any state. If user don’t pass force
parameter, we always wait to VM to be in UP state in case VM is MIGRATING, REBOOTING, POWERING_UP, RESTORING_STATE, WAIT_FOR_LAUNCH. If VM is in PAUSED or SUSPENDED state, we start the VM. Then we gracefully shutdown the VM. When user specify suspended state
, we always wait to VM to be in UP state in case VM is MIGRATING, REBOOTING, POWERING_UP, RESTORING_STATE, WAIT_FOR_LAUNCH. If VM is in PAUSED or DOWN state, we start the VM. Then we suspend the VM. When user specify absent state
, we forcibly stop the VM in any state and remove it.This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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