OpenStack Provider
The following tables and example YAML configuration file snippets contain details needed to provision resources via the
Contra HDSL.
Additional reference can be made to the Linchpin OpenStack provider documentation
as well as the Ansible OpenStack module , on which the
Linchpin OpenStack provider is based.
Requirements for the content of the credentials file for this provider can be seen in the Linchpin
documentation
OpenStack configuration keys
name
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
true |
A user defined name to refer to this resource. |
flavor
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
true |
The name or id of the flavor in which the new instance has to be created. |
image
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
true |
The name or id of the base image to boot. |
region
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
false |
Name of the region. |
count
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| Integer |
false |
The quantity desired fo the requested resource.
If the count is greater than one, resources will be named name_1, etc.
Defaults to 1.
|
key_pair
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
false |
The key pair name to be used when creating a instance. |
security_groups
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| List |
false |
Names of the security groups to which the instance should be added. |
floating_ip_pool
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
false |
Name of floating IP pool from which to choose a floating IP. |
network
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
false |
Name or ID of a network to attach this instance to. |
user_data
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
false |
An opaque blob of data which is made available to the instance. |
volume_size
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
false |
The size, in GB, if booting from volume based on an image. |
boot_volume
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
false |
Volume name or id to use as the volume to boot from.
Implies boot_from_volume.
|
boot_from_volume
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
false |
Should the instance boot from a persistent volume. |
terminate_volume
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
false |
If `yes`, delete volume when deleting instance (if booted from volume). |
auto_ip
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| String |
false |
Ensure instance has public ip however the cloud wants to do that. |
volumes
| Type |
Required |
Purpose |
|---|
| List |
false |
A list of preexisting volumes names or ids to attach to the instance. |