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azure_rm_virtualmachine_extension - Managed Azure Virtual Machine extension

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Create, update and delete Azure Virtual Machine Extension

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.7
  • azure >= 2.0.0

Options

parameter required default choices comments
ad_user
 no
Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
auto_upgrade_minor_version
 no
Whether the extension handler should be automatically upgraded across minor versions.
client_id
 no
Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
cloud_environment
 no AzureCloud
For cloud environments other than the US public cloud, the environment name (as defined by Azure Python SDK, eg, AzureChinaCloud, AzureUSGovernment), or a metadata discovery endpoint URL (required for Azure Stack). Can also be set via credential file profile or the AZURE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT environment variable.
location
 no resource_group location
Valid azure location. Defaults to location of the resource group.
name
 yes
Name of the vm extension
password
 no
Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
profile
 no
Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.
protected_settings
 no
Json formatted protected settings for the extension.
publisher
 no
The name of the extension handler publisher.
resource_group
 yes
Name of a resource group where the vm extension exists or will be created.
secret
 no
Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
settings
 no
Json formatted public settings for the extension.
state
 no present
  • absent
  • present
Assert the state of the vm extension. Use 'present' to create or update a vm extension and 'absent' to delete a vm extension.
subscription_id
 no
Your Azure subscription Id.
tenant
 no
Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
type_handler_version
 no
The type version of the extension handler.
virtual_machine_extension_type
 no
The type of the extension handler.
virtual_machine_name
 no
The name of the virtual machine where the extension should be create or updated.

Examples

- name: Create VM Extension
  azure_rm_virtualmachine_extension:
    name: myvmextension
    location: eastus
    resource_group: Testing
    virtual_machine_name: myvm
    publisher: Microsoft.Azure.Extensions
    virtual_machine_extension_type: CustomScript
    type_handler_version: 2.0
    settings: '{"commandToExecute": "hostname"}'
    auto_upgrade_minor_version: true

- name: Delete VM Extension
  azure_rm_virtualmachine_extension:
    name: myvmextension
    location: eastus
    resource_group: Testing
    virtual_machine_name: myvm
    state: absent

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
state
Current state of the vm extension
 always dict
changed
Whether or not the resource has changed
 always bool


Notes

Note

  • For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables or use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials. Authentication is possible using a service principal or Active Directory user. To authenticate via service principal, pass subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or set environment variables AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_SECRET and AZURE_TENANT.
  • To authenticate via Active Directory user, pass ad_user and password, or set AZURE_AD_USER and AZURE_PASSWORD in the environment.
  • Alternatively, credentials can be stored in ~/.azure/credentials. This is an ini file containing a [default] section and the following keys: subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or subscription_id, ad_user and password. It is also possible to add additional profiles. Specify the profile by passing profile or setting AZURE_PROFILE in the environment.

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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