# rax_clb – create / delete a load balancer in Rackspace Public Cloud

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Status

## Synopsis

- creates / deletes a Rackspace Public Cloud load balancer.

## Requirements

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

- pyrax

- python >= 2.6

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---

algorithm
-

Choices:
- RANDOM
- LEAST_CONNECTIONS ←
- ROUND_ROBIN
- WEIGHTED_LEAST_CONNECTIONS
- WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN

algorithm for the balancer being created

api_key string |  | Rackspace API key, overrides credentials. aliases: password
auth_endpoint - | Default: "https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/" | The URI of the authentication service.
credentials path |  | File to find the Rackspace credentials in. Ignored if api_key and username are provided. aliases: creds_file
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.
meta - |  | A hash of metadata to associate with the instance
name - |  | Name to give the load balancer
port - | Default: 80 | Port for the balancer being created

protocol
-

Choices:
- DNS_TCP
- DNS_UDP
- FTP
- HTTP ←
- HTTPS
- IMAPS
- IMAPv4
- LDAP
- LDAPS
- MYSQL
- POP3
- POP3S
- SMTP
- TCP
- TCP_CLIENT_FIRST
- UDP
- UDP_STREAM
- SFTP

Protocol for the balancer being created

region string | Default: "DFW" | Region to create an instance in.

state
-

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

Indicate desired state of the resource

tenant_id - |  | The tenant ID used for authentication.
tenant_name - |  | The tenant name used for authentication.
timeout - | Default: 30 | timeout for communication between the balancer and the node

type
-

Choices:
- PUBLIC ←
- SERVICENET

type of interface for the balancer being created

username string |  | Rackspace username, overrides credentials.

validate_certs
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Whether or not to require SSL validation of API endpoints.
aliases: verify_ssl

vip_id - |  | Virtual IP ID to use when creating the load balancer for purposes of sharing an IP with another load balancer of another protocol

wait
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

wait for the balancer to be in state 'running' before returning

wait_timeout - | Default: 300 | how long before wait gives up, in seconds

## 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

    - name: Build a Load Balancer
      gather_facts: False
      hosts: local
      connection: local
      tasks:
        - name: Load Balancer create request
          local_action:
            module: rax_clb
            credentials: ~/.raxpub
            name: my-lb
            port: 8080
            protocol: HTTP
            type: SERVICENET
            timeout: 30
            region: DFW
            wait: yes
            state: present
            meta:
              app: my-cool-app
          register: my_lb

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Christopher H. Laco (@claco)

- Matt Martz (@sivel)

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