The SoftLayer HW cloud module is used to control access to the SoftLayer hardware cloud system
Use of this module only requires the apikey
parameter. Set up the cloud
configuration at:
/etc/salt/cloud.providers
or /etc/salt/cloud.providers.d/softlayer.conf
:
my-softlayer-config:
# SoftLayer account api key
user: MYLOGIN
apikey: JVkbSJDGHSDKUKSDJfhsdklfjgsjdkflhjlsdfffhgdgjkenrtuinv
driver: softlayer_hw
The SoftLayer Python Library needs to be installed in order to use the SoftLayer salt.cloud modules. See: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/SoftLayer
softlayer
Return a dict of all available VM images on the cloud provider.
List all available locations
Return a dict of all available VM sizes on the cloud provider with relevant data. This data is provided in three dicts.
Create a single VM from a data dict
Destroy a node.
CLI Example:
salt-cloud --destroy mymachine
Return the first configured instance.
Return a conn object for the passed VM data
Warn if dependencies aren't met.
CLI parameter
VM parameter
Cloud profile setting
Return a list of the VMs that are on the provider
Return a list of the VMs that are on the provider
Return a list of the VMs that are on the provider, with select fields
List all VLANs associated with the account
Return the script deployment object
Return a dict of all available categories on the cloud provider.
New in version 2016.3.0.
Return a dict of all prices on the cloud provider.
Show the details from SoftLayer concerning a guest
Show pricing for a particular profile. This is only an estimate, based on unofficial pricing sources.
CLI Examples:
salt-cloud -f show_pricing my-softlayerhw-config profile=my-profile
If pricing sources have not been cached, they will be downloaded. Once they have been cached, they will not be updated automatically. To manually update all prices, use the following command:
salt-cloud -f update_pricing <provider>
New in version 2015.8.0.