The SoftLayer cloud module is used to control access to the SoftLayer VPS 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
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
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.avail_images(call=None)¶Return a dict of all available VM images on the cloud provider.
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.avail_locations(call=None)¶List all available locations
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.avail_sizes(call=None)¶Return a dict of all available VM sizes on the cloud provider with relevant data. This data is provided in three dicts.
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.create(vm_)¶Create a single VM from a data dict
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.destroy(name, call=None)¶Destroy a node.
CLI Example:
salt-cloud --destroy mymachine
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.get_configured_provider()¶Return the first configured instance.
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.get_conn(service='SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest')¶Return a conn object for the passed VM data
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.get_dependencies()¶Warn if dependencies aren't met.
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.get_location(vm_=None)¶CLI parameter
VM parameter
Cloud profile setting
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.list_custom_images(call=None)¶Return a dict of all custom VM images on the cloud provider.
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.list_nodes(call=None)¶Return a list of the VMs that are on the provider
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.list_nodes_full(mask='mask[id]', call=None)¶Return a list of the VMs that are on the provider
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.list_nodes_select(call=None)¶Return a list of the VMs that are on the provider, with select fields
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.list_vlans(call=None)¶List all VLANs associated with the account
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.script(vm_)¶Return the script deployment object
salt.cloud.clouds.softlayer.show_instance(name, call=None)¶Show the details from SoftLayer concerning a guest