Author: | Matt Martz |
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parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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address | no | Server IP address to retrieve facts for, will match any IP assigned to the server | ||
api_key | no | Rackspace API key (overrides credentials) | ||
auth_endpoint | no | https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/ | The URI of the authentication service (added in Ansible 1.5) | |
credentials | no | File to find the Rackspace credentials in (ignored if api_key and username are provided) | ||
env | no | Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration (added in Ansible 1.5) | ||
id | no | Server ID to retrieve facts for | ||
identity_type | no | rackspace | Authentication machanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone (added in Ansible 1.5) | |
name | no | Server name to retrieve facts for | ||
region | no | DFW | Region to create an instance in | |
tenant_id | no | The tenant ID used for authentication (added in Ansible 1.5) | ||
tenant_name | no | The tenant name used for authentication (added in Ansible 1.5) | ||
username | no | Rackspace username (overrides credentials) | ||
verify_ssl | no | Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints (added in Ansible 1.5) |
Note
Requires pyrax
- name: Gather info about servers
hosts: all
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: Get facts about servers
local_action:
module: rax_facts
credentials: ~/.raxpub
name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
region: DFW
- name: Map some facts
set_fact:
ansible_ssh_host: "{{ rax_accessipv4 }}"
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, ...)