vmadm – Manage SmartOS virtual machines and zones.
vmadm – Manage SmartOS virtual machines and zones.
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- Manage SmartOS virtual machines through vmadm(1M).
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
archive_on_delete - |
When enabled, the zone dataset will be mounted on | |
autoboot - |
Whether or not a VM is booted when the system is rebooted. | |
boot - |
Set the boot order for KVM VMs. | |
brand - / required |
|
Type of virtual machine. |
cpu_cap - |
Sets a limit on the amount of CPU time that can be used by a VM. Use | |
cpu_shares - |
Sets a limit on the number of fair share scheduler (FSS) CPU shares for a VM. This limit is relative to all other VMs on the system. | |
cpu_type - |
|
Control the type of virtual CPU exposed to KVM VMs. |
customer_metadata - |
Metadata to be set and associated with this VM, this contain customer modifiable keys. | |
delegate_dataset - |
Whether to delegate a ZFS dataset to an OS VM. | |
disk_driver - |
Default value for a virtual disk model for KVM guests. | |
disks - |
A list of disks to add, valid properties are documented in vmadm(1M). | |
dns_domain - |
Domain value for | |
docker - added in 2.5 |
Docker images need this flag enabled along with the brand set to | |
filesystems - |
Mount additional filesystems into an OS VM. | |
firewall_enabled - |
Enables the firewall, allowing fwadm(1M) rules to be applied. | |
force - |
Force a particular action (i.e. stop or delete a VM). | |
fs_allowed - |
Comma separated list of filesystem types this zone is allowed to mount. | |
hostname - |
Zone/VM hostname. | |
image_uuid - |
Image UUID. | |
indestructible_delegated - |
Adds an | |
indestructible_zoneroot - |
Adds an | |
internal_metadata - |
Metadata to be set and associated with this VM, this contains operator generated keys. | |
internal_metadata_namespace - |
List of namespaces to be set as internal_metadata-only; these namespaces will come from internal_metadata rather than customer_metadata. | |
kernel_version - |
Kernel version to emulate for LX VMs. | |
limit_priv - |
Set (comma separated) list of privileges the zone is allowed to use. | |
maintain_resolvers - |
Resolvers in | |
max_locked_memory - |
Total amount of memory (in MiBs) on the host that can be locked by this VM. | |
max_lwps - |
Maximum number of lightweight processes this VM is allowed to have running. | |
max_physical_memory - |
Maximum amount of memory (in MiBs) on the host that the VM is allowed to use. | |
max_swap - |
Maximum amount of virtual memory (in MiBs) the VM is allowed to use. | |
mdata_exec_timeout - |
Timeout in seconds (or 0 to disable) for the | |
name - |
Name of the VM. vmadm(1M) uses this as an optional name.
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nic_driver - |
Default value for a virtual NIC model for KVM guests. | |
nics - |
A list of nics to add, valid properties are documented in vmadm(1M). | |
nowait - |
Consider the provisioning complete when the VM first starts, rather than when the VM has rebooted. | |
qemu_extra_opts - |
Additional qemu cmdline arguments for KVM guests. | |
qemu_opts - |
Additional qemu arguments for KVM guests. This overwrites the default arguments provided by vmadm(1M) and should only be used for debugging. | |
quota - |
Quota on zone filesystems (in MiBs). | |
ram - |
Amount of virtual RAM for a KVM guest (in MiBs). | |
resolvers - |
List of resolvers to be put into | |
routes - |
Dictionary that maps destinations to gateways, these will be set as static routes in the VM. | |
spice_opts - |
Addition options for SPICE-enabled KVM VMs. | |
spice_password - |
Password required to connect to SPICE. By default no password is set. Please note this can be read from the Global Zone. | |
state - / required |
|
States for the VM to be in. Please note that |
tmpfs - |
Amount of memory (in MiBs) that will be available in the VM for the | |
uuid - |
UUID of the VM. Can either be a full UUID or | |
vcpus - |
Number of virtual CPUs for a KVM guest. | |
vga - |
Specify VGA emulation used by KVM VMs. | |
virtio_txburst - |
Number of packets that can be sent in a single flush of the tx queue of virtio NICs. | |
virtio_txtimer - |
Timeout (in nanoseconds) for the TX timer of virtio NICs. | |
vnc_password - |
Password required to connect to VNC. By default no password is set. Please note this can be read from the Global Zone. | |
vnc_port - |
TCP port to listen of the VNC server. Or set | |
zfs_data_compression - |
Specifies compression algorithm used for this VMs data dataset. This option only has effect on delegated datasets. | |
zfs_data_recsize - |
Suggested block size (power of 2) for files in the delegated dataset's filesystem. | |
zfs_filesystem_limit - |
Maximum number of filesystems the VM can have. | |
zfs_io_priority - |
IO throttle priority value relative to other VMs. | |
zfs_root_compression - |
Specifies compression algorithm used for this VMs root dataset. This option only has effect on the zoneroot dataset. | |
zfs_root_recsize - |
Suggested block size (power of 2) for files in the zoneroot dataset's filesystem. | |
zfs_snapshot_limit - |
Number of snapshots the VM can have. | |
zpool - |
ZFS pool the VM's zone dataset will be created in. |
Examples
- name: create SmartOS zone
vmadm:
brand: joyent
state: present
alias: fw_zone
image_uuid: 95f265b8-96b2-11e6-9597-972f3af4b6d5
firewall_enabled: yes
indestructible_zoneroot: yes
nics:
- nic_tag: admin
ip: dhcp
primary: true
internal_metadata:
root_pw: 'secret'
quota: 1
- name: Delete a zone
vmadm:
alias: test_zone
state: deleted
- name: Stop all zones
vmadm:
uuid: '*'
state: stopped
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
alias string |
When addressing a VM by alias. |
Alias of the managed VM.
Sample: dns-zone |
state string |
success |
State of the target, after execution.
Sample: running |
uuid string |
always |
UUID of the managed VM.
Sample: b217ab0b-cf57-efd8-cd85-958d0b80be33 |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse (@jasperla)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/modules/vmadm_module.html