rax_scaling_policy – Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Autoscale Scaling Policy

rax_scaling_policy – Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Autoscale Scaling Policy

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Status

Synopsis

• Manipulate Rackspace Cloud Autoscale Scaling Policy

Requirements

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

• pyrax
• python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api_key string		Rackspace API key, overrides credentials. aliases: password
at -		The UTC time when this policy will be executed. The time must be formatted according to yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS such as 2013-05-19T08:07:08Z
auth_endpoint -	Default: "https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/%22	The URI of the authentication service.
change -		The change, either as a number of servers or as a percentage, to make in the scaling group. If this is a percentage, you must set is_percent to true also.
cooldown -		The period of time, in seconds, that must pass before any scaling can occur after the previous scaling. Must be an integer between 0 and 86400 (24 hrs).
credentials path		File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided. aliases: creds_file
cron -		The time when the policy will be executed, as a cron entry. For example, if this is parameter is set to 1 0 * * *
desired_capacity -		The desired server capacity of the scaling the group; that is, how many servers should be in the scaling group.
env string		Environment as configured in ~/.pyrax.cfg, see https://github.com/rackspace/pyrax/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#pyrax-configuration.
identity_type -	Default: "rackspace"	Authentication mechanism to use, such as rackspace or keystone.
is_percent boolean	no ← yes	Whether the value in change is a percent value
name - / required		Name to give the policy
policy_type - / required	webhook schedule	The type of policy that will be executed for the current release.
region string	Default: "DFW"	Region to create an instance in.
scaling_group - / required		Name of the scaling group that this policy will be added to
state -	present ← absent	Indicate desired state of the resource
tenant_id -		The tenant ID used for authentication.
tenant_name -		The tenant name used for authentication.
username string		Rackspace username, overrides credentials.
validate_certs boolean	no yes	Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints. aliases: verify_ssl

Notes

Note

• The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.
• 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
• RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials file
• RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)
• The following environment variables can be used, RAX_USERNAME, RAX_API_KEY, RAX_CREDS_FILE, RAX_CREDENTIALS, RAX_REGION.
• 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
• RAX_USERNAME and RAX_API_KEY obviate the use of a credentials file
• RAX_REGION defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, …)

Examples

---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  connection: local
  tasks:
    - rax_scaling_policy:
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        region: ORD
        at: '2013-05-19T08:07:08Z'
        change: 25
        cooldown: 300
        is_percent: true
        name: ASG Test Policy - at
        policy_type: schedule
        scaling_group: ASG Test
      register: asps_at

    - rax_scaling_policy:
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        region: ORD
        cron: '1 0 * * *'
        change: 25
        cooldown: 300
        is_percent: true
        name: ASG Test Policy - cron
        policy_type: schedule
        scaling_group: ASG Test
      register: asp_cron

    - rax_scaling_policy:
        credentials: ~/.raxpub
        region: ORD
        cooldown: 300
        desired_capacity: 5
        name: ASG Test Policy - webhook
        policy_type: webhook
        scaling_group: ASG Test
      register: asp_webhook

Status

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

Authors

• Matt Martz (@sivel)

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