Default variable details

Some of the debops.lxd default variables have more extensive configuration than simple strings or lists, here you can find documentation and examples for them.

lxd__preseed

The lxd__*_preseed variables define a set of LXD "preseed" configuration entries which are merged into one YAML document and passed to the lxd init --preseed command via stdin on first installation. These configuration entries can be used to configure various aspects of the LXD environment, like network interfaces, storage pools, clustered operation, profiles, and so on.

You can read the Non-interactive configuration via preseed YAML LXD documentation page for more details about the preseeding process.

Examples

See the lxd__default_preseed for the default configuration entries used to initialize the LXD service.

To see the current LXD configuration on a host, you can run the command:

lxd init --dump

This will print out the configuration in a YAML format which can then be split into separate configuration entires and put under the seed parameters.

To re-apply the preseed configuration via Ansible you can execute the command:

debops service/lxd -l <host> -t role::lxd:init -e 'lxd__init_preseed=true'

This will re-run the command and apply the current preseed configuration again.

Syntax

The preseed is defined using lists of YAML dictionaries, each dictionary defines a configuration entry using specific paraneters:

name

Required. A string that identifies a configuration entry, not used otherwise. Multiple configuration entries with the same name parameter are merged together, overriding the seed parameter each time - this can be used to replace specific configuration entry in the Ansible inventory.

seed

Required. YAML dictionary with the contents of the preseed configuration. After the final list of configuration entries is generated, contents of the seed parameters are combined recursively using the Ansible combine() filter. This can be used to override specific YAML keys in the preseed via different configuration entries.

state

Optional. If not specified or present, a given configuration entry will be included in the final preseed document. If absent, a given configuration entry will not be included in the YAML document. If ignore, a given configuration entry will not be evaluated by the role during execution.