ovirt_template – Module to manage virtual machine templates in oVirt/RHV¶

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Synopsis ¶

Module to manage virtual machine templates in oVirt/RHV.

Requirements ¶

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python >= 2.7
ovirt-engine-sdk-python >= 4.3.0

Parameters ¶

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
allow_partial_import boolean added in 2.4		Choices: no yes	Boolean indication whether to allow partial registration of a template when `state` is registered.
auth dictionary / required			Dictionary with values needed to create HTTP/HTTPS connection to oVirt:
	ca_file string		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.
	headers dictionary		Dictionary of HTTP headers to be added to each API call.
	hostname string		A string containing the hostname of the server, usually something like `server.example.com`. Default value is set by `OVIRT_HOSTNAME` environment variable. Either `url` or `hostname` is required.
	insecure boolean	Choices: no yes	A boolean flag that indicates if the server TLS certificate and host name should be checked.
	kerberos boolean	Choices: no yes	A boolean flag indicating if Kerberos authentication should be used instead of the default basic authentication.
	password string / required		The password of the user. Default value is set by `OVIRT_PASSWORD` environment variable.
	token string		Token to be used instead of login with username/password. Default value is set by `OVIRT_TOKEN` environment variable.
	url string		A string containing the API URL of the server, usually something like `https://server.example.com/ovirt-engine/api`. Default value is set by `OVIRT_URL` environment variable. Either `url` or `hostname` is required.
	username string / required		The name of the user, something like admin@internal. Default value is set by `OVIRT_USERNAME` environment variable.
ballooning_enabled boolean added in 2.9		Choices: no yes	If true, use memory ballooning. Memory balloon is a guest device, which may be used to re-distribute / reclaim the host memory based on VM needs in a dynamic way. In this way it's possible to create memory over commitment states.
clone_name - added in 2.8			Name for importing Template from storage domain. If not defined, `name` will be used.
clone_permissions boolean		Choices: no ← yes	If True then the permissions of the VM (only the direct ones, not the inherited ones) will be copied to the created template. This parameter is used only when `state` present.
cloud_init - added in 2.9			Dictionary with values for Unix-like Virtual Machine initialization using cloud init.
	authorized_ssh_keys -		Use this SSH keys to login to Virtual Machine.
	custom_script -		Cloud-init script which will be executed on Virtual Machine when deployed. This is appended to the end of the cloud-init script generated by any other options.
	dns_search -		DNS search domains to be configured on Virtual Machine.
	dns_servers -		DNS servers to be configured on Virtual Machine.
	host_name -		Hostname to be set to Virtual Machine when deployed.
	nic_boot_protocol -	Choices: none dhcp static	Set boot protocol of the network interface of Virtual Machine.
	nic_gateway -		If boot protocol is static, set this gateway to network interface of Virtual Machine.
	nic_ip_address -		If boot protocol is static, set this IP address to network interface of Virtual Machine.
	nic_name -		Set name to network interface of Virtual Machine.
	nic_netmask -		If boot protocol is static, set this netmask to network interface of Virtual Machine.
	nic_on_boot boolean	Choices: no yes	If True network interface will be set to start on boot.
	regenerate_ssh_keys boolean	Choices: no yes	If True SSH keys will be regenerated on Virtual Machine.
	root_password -		Password to be set for user specified by `user_name` parameter.
	timezone -		Timezone to be set to Virtual Machine when deployed.
	user_name -		Username to be used to set password to Virtual Machine when deployed.
cloud_init_nics - added in 2.9			List of dictionaries representing network interfaces 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.
	nic_boot_protocol -		Set boot protocol of the network interface of Virtual Machine. Can be one of `none`, `dhcp` or `static`.
	nic_gateway -		If boot protocol is static, set this gateway to network interface of Virtual Machine.
	nic_ip_address -		If boot protocol is static, set this IP address to network interface of Virtual Machine.
	nic_name -		Set name to network interface of Virtual Machine.
	nic_netmask -		If boot protocol is static, set this netmask to network interface of Virtual Machine.
	nic_on_boot boolean	Choices: no yes	If True network interface will be set to start on boot.
cluster -			Name of the cluster, where template should be created/imported.
cluster_mappings - added in 2.5			Mapper which maps cluster name between Template's OVF and the destination cluster this Template should be registered to, relevant when `state` is registered. Cluster mapping is described by the following dictionary:
	dest_name -		The name of the destination cluster.
	source_name -		The name of the source cluster.
cpu_profile -			CPU profile to be set to template.
description -			Description of the template.
domain_mappings - added in 2.5			Mapper which maps aaa domain name between Template's OVF and the destination aaa domain this Template should be registered to, relevant when `state` is registered. The aaa domain mapping is described by the following dictionary:
	dest_name -		The name of the destination aaa domain.
	source_name -		The name of the source aaa domain.
exclusive boolean		Choices: no yes	When `state` is exported this parameter indicates if the existing templates with the same name should be overwritten.
export_domain -			When `state` is exported or imported this parameter specifies the name of the export storage domain.
fetch_nested boolean		Choices: no yes	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`.
id - added in 2.4			ID of the template to be registered.
image_disk -			When `state` is imported and `image_provider` is used this parameter specifies the name of disk to be imported as template. aliases: glance_image_disk_name
image_provider -			When `state` is imported this parameter specifies the name of the image provider to be used.
io_threads - added in 2.7			Number of IO threads used by virtual machine. 0 means IO threading disabled.
memory - added in 2.6			Amount of memory of the template. Prefix uses IEC 60027-2 standard (for example 1GiB, 1024MiB).
memory_guaranteed - added in 2.6			Amount of minimal guaranteed memory of the template. Prefix uses IEC 60027-2 standard (for example 1GiB, 1024MiB). `memory_guaranteed` parameter can't be lower than `memory` parameter.
memory_max - added in 2.6			Upper bound of template memory up to which memory hot-plug can be performed. Prefix uses IEC 60027-2 standard (for example 1GiB, 1024MiB).
name -			Name of the template to manage.
nested_attributes list			Specifies list of the attributes which should be fetched from the API. This parameter apply only when `fetch_nested` is true.
nics - added in 2.9			List of NICs, which should be attached to Virtual Machine. NIC is described by following dictionary.
	interface -	Choices: virtio ← e1000 rtl8139	Type of the network interface.
	mac_address -		Custom MAC address of the network interface, by default it's obtained from MAC pool.
	name -		Name of the NIC.
	profile_name -		Profile name where NIC should be attached.
operating_system - added in 2.6			Operating system of the template. Default value is set by oVirt/RHV engine. Possible values: debian_7, freebsd, freebsdx64, other, other_linux, other_linux_kernel_4, other_linux_ppc64, other_linux_s390x, other_ppc64, other_s390x, rhcos_x64, rhel_3, rhel_3x64, rhel_4, rhel_4x64, rhel_5, rhel_5x64, rhel_6, rhel_6_9_plus_ppc64, rhel_6_ppc64, rhel_6x64, rhel_7_ppc64, rhel_7_s390x, rhel_7x64, rhel_8x64, rhel_atomic7x64, sles_11, sles_11_ppc64, sles_12_s390x, ubuntu_12_04, ubuntu_12_10, ubuntu_13_04, ubuntu_13_10, ubuntu_14_04, ubuntu_14_04_ppc64, ubuntu_16_04_s390x, windows_10, windows_10x64, windows_2003, windows_2003x64, windows_2008, windows_2008R2x64, windows_2008x64, windows_2012R2x64, windows_2012x64, windows_2016x64, windows_2019x64, windows_7, windows_7x64, windows_8, windows_8x64, windows_xp
poll_interval integer		Default: 3	Number of the seconds the module waits until another poll request on entity status is sent.
role_mappings - added in 2.5			Mapper which maps role name between Template's OVF and the destination role this Template should be registered to, relevant when `state` is registered. Role mapping is described by the following dictionary:
	dest_name -		The name of the destination role.
	source_name -		The name of the source role.
seal boolean added in 2.5		Choices: no ← yes	'Sealing' is an operation that erases all machine-specific configurations from a filesystem: This includes SSH keys, UDEV rules, MAC addresses, system ID, hostname, etc. If true subsequent virtual machines made from this template will avoid configuration inheritance. This parameter is used only when `state` present.
smartcard_enabled boolean added in 2.9		Choices: no yes	If true, use smart card authentication.
soundcard_enabled boolean added in 2.9		Choices: no yes	If true, the sound card is added to the virtual machine.
sso boolean added in 2.9		Choices: no yes	True enable Single Sign On by Guest Agent, False to disable it. By default is chosen by oVirt/RHV engine.
state -		Choices: present ← absent exported imported registered	Should the template be present/absent/exported/imported/registered. When `state` is registered and the unregistered template's name belongs to an already registered in engine template in the same DC then we fail to register the unregistered template.
storage_domain -			When `state` is imported this parameter specifies the name of the destination data storage domain. When `state` is registered this parameter specifies the name of the data storage domain of the unregistered template.
sysprep - added in 2.9			Dictionary with values for Windows Virtual Machine initialization using sysprep.
	active_directory_ou -		Active Directory Organizational Unit, to be used for login of user.
	domain -		Domain to be set to Windows Virtual Machine.
	host_name -		Hostname to be set to Virtual Machine when deployed.
	input_locale -		Input localization of the Windows Virtual Machine.
	org_name -		Organization name to be set to Windows Virtual Machine.
	root_password -		Password to be set for username to Windows Virtual Machine.
	system_locale -		System localization of the Windows Virtual Machine.
	timezone -		Timezone to be set to Windows Virtual Machine.
	ui_language -		UI language of the Windows Virtual Machine.
	user_name -		Username to be used for set password to Windows Virtual Machine.
	windows_license_key -		License key to be set to Windows Virtual Machine.
template_image_disk_name - added in 2.4			When `state` is imported and `image_provider` is used this parameter specifies the new name for imported disk, if omitted then image_disk name is used by default. This parameter is used only in case of importing disk image from Glance domain.
timeout integer		Default: 180	The amount of time in seconds the module should wait for the instance to get into desired state.
timezone - added in 2.9			Sets time zone offset of the guest hardware clock. For example `Etc/GMT`
usb_support boolean added in 2.9		Choices: no yes	True enable USB support, False to disable it. By default is chosen by oVirt/RHV engine.
version - added in 2.8			`name` - The name of this version. `number` - The index of this version in the versions hierarchy of the template. Used for editing of sub template.
vm -			Name of the VM, which will be used to create template.
vnic_profile_mappings - added in 2.5			Mapper which maps an external virtual NIC profile to one that exists in the engine when `state` is registered. vnic_profile is described by the following dictionary:
	source_network_name -		The network name of the source network.
	source_profile_name -		The profile name related to the source network.
	target_profile_id -		The id of the target profile id to be mapped to in the engine.
wait boolean		Choices: no yes ←	`yes` if the module should wait for the entity to get into desired state.

Notes ¶

Note

In order to use this module you have to install oVirt Python SDK. To ensure it’s installed with correct version you can create the following task: pip: name=ovirt-engine-sdk-python version=4.3.0

Examples ¶

# Examples don't contain auth parameter for simplicity,
# look at ovirt_auth module to see how to reuse authentication:

# Create template from vm
- ovirt_template:
    cluster: Default
    name: mytemplate
    vm: rhel7
    cpu_profile: Default
    description: Test

# Import template
- ovirt_template:
  state: imported
  name: mytemplate
  export_domain: myexport
  storage_domain: mystorage
  cluster: mycluster

# Remove template
- ovirt_template:
    state: absent
    name: mytemplate

# Change Template Name
- ovirt_template:
    id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    name: "new_template_name"

# Register template
- ovirt_template:
  state: registered
  storage_domain: mystorage
  cluster: mycluster
  name: mytemplate

# Register template using id
- ovirt_template:
  state: registered
  storage_domain: mystorage
  cluster: mycluster
  id: 1111-1111-1111-1111

# Register template, allowing partial import
- ovirt_template:
  state: registered
  storage_domain: mystorage
  allow_partial_import: "True"
  cluster: mycluster
  id: 1111-1111-1111-1111

# Register template with vnic profile mappings
- ovirt_template:
    state: registered
    storage_domain: mystorage
    cluster: mycluster
    id: 1111-1111-1111-1111
    vnic_profile_mappings:
      - source_network_name: mynetwork
        source_profile_name: mynetwork
        target_profile_id: 3333-3333-3333-3333
      - source_network_name: mynetwork2
        source_profile_name: mynetwork2
        target_profile_id: 4444-4444-4444-4444

# Register template with mapping
- ovirt_template:
    state: registered
    storage_domain: mystorage
    cluster: mycluster
    id: 1111-1111-1111-1111
    role_mappings:
      - source_name: Role_A
        dest_name: Role_B
    domain_mappings:
      - source_name: Domain_A
        dest_name: Domain_B
    cluster_mappings:
      - source_name: cluster_A
        dest_name: cluster_B

# Import image from Glance s a template
- ovirt_template:
    state: imported
    name: mytemplate
    image_disk: "centos7"
    template_image_disk_name: centos7_from_glance
    image_provider: "glance_domain"
    storage_domain: mystorage
    cluster: mycluster

# Edit template subversion
- ovirt_template:
    cluster: mycluster
    name: mytemplate
    vm: rhel7
    version:
        number: 2
        name: subversion

# Create new template subversion
- ovirt_template:
    cluster: mycluster
    name: mytemplate
    vm: rhel7
    version:
        name: subversion

- name: Template with cloud init
  ovirt_template:
    name: mytemplate
    cluster: Default
    memory: 1GiB
    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

- name: Template with cloud init, with multiple network interfaces
  ovirt_template:
    name: mytemplate
    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

- name: Template with timezone and nic
  ovirt_template:
    cluster: MyCluster
    name: mytemplate
    timezone: America/Godthab
    memory_max: 2Gib
    nics:
      - name: nic1

- name: Template with sysprep
  ovirt_vm:
    name: windows2012R2_AD
    cluster: Default
    memory: 3GiB
    sysprep:
      host_name: windowsad.example.com
      user_name: Administrator
      root_password: SuperPassword123

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
id string	On success if template is found.	ID of the template which is managed Sample: 7de90f31-222c-436c-a1ca-7e655bd5b60c
template dictionary	On success if template is found.	Dictionary of all the template attributes. Template attributes can be found on your oVirt/RHV instance at following url: http://ovirt.github.io/ovirt-engine-api-model/master/#types/template.

Status ¶

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors¶

Ondra Machacek (@machacekondra)

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ovirt_template – Module to manage virtual machine templates in oVirt/RHV¶

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