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Getting Started With SoftLayer

SoftLayer is a public cloud host, and baremetal hardware hosting service.

Dependencies

The SoftLayer driver for Salt Cloud requires the softlayer package, which is available at PyPI:

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/SoftLayer

This package can be installed using pip or easy_install:

# pip install softlayer
# easy_install softlayer

Configuration

Set up the cloud config at /etc/salt/cloud.providers:

# Note: These examples are for /etc/salt/cloud.providers

  my-softlayer:
    # Set up the location of the salt master
    minion:
      master: saltmaster.example.com

    # Set the SoftLayer access credentials (see below)
    user: MYUSER1138
    apikey: 'e3b68aa711e6deadc62d5b76355674beef7cc3116062ddbacafe5f7e465bfdc9'

    driver: softlayer


  my-softlayer-hw:
    # Set up the location of the salt master
    minion:
      master: saltmaster.example.com

    # Set the SoftLayer access credentials (see below)
    user: MYUSER1138
    apikey: 'e3b68aa711e6deadc62d5b76355674beef7cc3116062ddbacafe5f7e465bfdc9'

    driver: softlayer_hw

Note

.. versionchanged:: 2015.8.0

The provider parameter in cloud provider definitions was renamed to driver. This change was made to avoid confusion with the provider parameter that is used in cloud profile definitions. Cloud provider definitions now use driver to refer to the Salt cloud module that provides the underlying functionality to connect to a cloud host, while cloud profiles continue to use provider to refer to provider configurations that you define.

Access Credentials

The user setting is the same user as is used to log into the SoftLayer Administration area. The apikey setting is found inside the Admin area after logging in:

Hover over the Account menu item.
Click the Users link.
Find the API Key column and click View.

Profiles

Cloud Profiles

Set up an initial profile at /etc/salt/cloud.profiles:

base_softlayer_ubuntu:
  provider: my-softlayer
  image: UBUNTU_LATEST
  cpu_number: 1
  ram: 1024
  disk_size: 100
  local_disk: True
  hourly_billing: True
  domain: example.com
  location: sjc01
  # Optional
  max_net_speed: 1000
  private_vlan: 396
  private_network: True
  private_ssh: True
  # Use a dedicated host instead of cloud
  dedicated_host_id: 1234
  # May be used _instead_of_ image
  global_identifier: 320d8be5-46c0-dead-cafe-13e3c51

Most of the above items are required; optional items are specified below.

image

Images to build an instance can be found using the --list-images option:

# salt-cloud --list-images my-softlayer

The setting used will be labeled as template.

cpu_number

This is the number of CPU cores that will be used for this instance. This number may be dependent upon the image that is used. For instance:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - Minimal Install (64 bit) (1 - 4 Core):
    ----------
    name:
        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - Minimal Install (64 bit) (1 - 4 Core)
    template:
        REDHAT_6_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - Minimal Install (64 bit) (5 - 100 Core):
    ----------
    name:
        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - Minimal Install (64 bit) (5 - 100 Core)
    template:
        REDHAT_6_64

Note that the template (meaning, the image option) for both of these is the same, but the names suggests how many CPU cores are supported.

ram

This is the amount of memory, in megabytes, that will be allocated to this instance.

disk_size

The amount of disk space that will be allocated to this image, in gigabytes.

base_softlayer_ubuntu:
  disk_size: 100

Using Multiple Disks

2015.8.1

SoftLayer allows up to 5 disks to be specified for a virtual machine upon creation. Multiple disks can be specified either as a list or a comma-delimited string. The first disk_size specified in the string or list will be the first disk size assigned to the VM.

List Example: .. code-block:: yaml

base_softlayer_ubuntu:

disk_size: ['100', '20', '20']

String Example: .. code-block:: yaml

base_softlayer_ubuntu:

disk_size: '100, 20, 20'

local_disk

When true the disks for the computing instance will be provisioned on the host which it runs, otherwise SAN disks will be provisioned.

hourly_billing

When true the computing instance will be billed on hourly usage, otherwise it will be billed on a monthly basis.

domain

The domain name that will be used in the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) for this instance. The domain setting will be used in conjunction with the instance name to form the FQDN.

use_fqdn

If set to True, the Minion will be identified by the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) which is a result of combining the domain configuration value and the Minion name specified either via the CLI or a map file rather than only using the short host name, or Minion ID. Default is False.

2016.3.0

For example, if the value of domain is example.com and a new VM was created via the CLI with salt-cloud -p base_softlayer_ubuntu my-vm, the resulting Minion ID would be my-vm.example.com.

Note

When enabling the use_fqdn setting, the Minion ID will be the FQDN and will interact with salt commands with the FQDN instead of the short hostname. However, due to the way the SoftLayer API is constructed, some Salt Cloud functions such as listing nodes or destroying VMs will only list the short hostname of the VM instead of the FQDN.

Example output displaying the SoftLayer hostname quirk mentioned in the note above (note the Minion ID is my-vm.example.com, but the VM to be destroyed is listed with its short hostname, my-vm):

# salt-key -L
Accepted Keys:
my-vm.example.com
Denied Keys:
Unaccepted Keys:
Rejected Keys:
#
#
# salt my-vm.example.com test.version
my-vm.example.com:
    2018.3.4
#
#
# salt-cloud -d my-vm.example.com
[INFO    ] salt-cloud starting
[INFO    ] POST https://api.softlayer.com/xmlrpc/v3.1/SoftLayer_Account
The following virtual machines are set to be destroyed:
  softlayer-config:
    softlayer:
      my-vm

Proceed? [N/y] y
... proceeding
[INFO    ] Destroying in non-parallel mode.
[INFO    ] POST https://api.softlayer.com/xmlrpc/v3.1/SoftLayer_Account
[INFO    ] POST https://api.softlayer.com/xmlrpc/v3.1/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest
softlayer-config:
    ----------
    softlayer:
        ----------
        my-vm:
            True

location

Images to build an instance can be found using the --list-locations option:

# salt-cloud --list-location my-softlayer

max_net_speed

Specifies the connection speed for the instance's network components. This setting is optional. By default, this is set to 10.

post_uri

Specifies the uri location of the script to be downloaded and run after the instance is provisioned.

2015.8.1

Example: .. code-block:: yaml

base_softlayer_ubuntu:

post_uri: 'https://SOMESERVERIP:8000/myscript.sh'

public_vlan

If it is necessary for an instance to be created within a specific frontend VLAN, the ID for that VLAN can be specified in either the provider or profile configuration.

This ID can be queried using the list_vlans function, as described below. This setting is optional.

If this setting is set to None, salt-cloud will connect to the private ip of the server.

Note

If this setting is not provided and the server is not built with a public vlan, private_ssh or private_wds will need to be set to make sure that salt-cloud attempts to connect to the private ip.

private_vlan

If it is necessary for an instance to be created within a specific backend VLAN, the ID for that VLAN can be specified in either the provider or profile configuration.

This ID can be queried using the list_vlans function, as described below. This setting is optional.

private_network

If a server is to only be used internally, meaning it does not have a public VLAN associated with it, this value would be set to True. This setting is optional. The default is False.

private_ssh or private_wds

Whether to run the deploy script on the server using the public IP address or the private IP address. If set to True, Salt Cloud will attempt to SSH or WinRM into the new server using the private IP address. The default is False. This settiong is optional.

global_identifier

When creating an instance using a custom template, this option is set to the corresponding value obtained using the list_custom_images function. This option will not be used if an image is set, and if an image is not set, it is required.

The profile can be realized now with a salt command:

# salt-cloud -p base_softlayer_ubuntu myserver

Using the above configuration, this will create myserver.example.com.

Once the instance has been created with salt-minion installed, connectivity to it can be verified with Salt:

# salt 'myserver.example.com' test.version

Dedicated Host

Soflayer allows the creation of new VMs in a dedicated host. This means that you can order and pay a fixed amount for a bare metal dedicated host and use it to provision as many VMs as you can fit in there. If you want your VMs to be launched in a dedicated host, instead of Sofltayer's cloud, set the dedicated_host_id parameter in your profile.

dedicated_host_id

The id of the dedicated host where the VMs should be created. If not set, VMs will be created in Softlayer's cloud instead.

Bare metal Profiles

Set up an initial profile at /etc/salt/cloud.profiles:

base_softlayer_hw_centos:
  provider: my-softlayer-hw
  # CentOS 6.0 - Minimal Install (64 bit)
  image: 13963
  # 2 x 2.0 GHz Core Bare Metal Instance - 2 GB Ram
  size: 1921
  # 500GB SATA II
  hdd: 1267
  # San Jose 01
  location: 168642
  domain: example.com
  # Optional
  vlan: 396
  port_speed: 273
  banwidth: 248

Most of the above items are required; optional items are specified below.

image

Images to build an instance can be found using the --list-images option:

# salt-cloud --list-images my-softlayer-hw

A list of id`s and names will be provided. The `name will describe the operating system and architecture. The id will be the setting to be used in the profile.

size

Sizes to build an instance can be found using the --list-sizes option:

# salt-cloud --list-sizes my-softlayer-hw

A list of id`s and names will be provided. The `name will describe the speed and quantity of CPU cores, and the amount of memory that the hardware will contain. The id will be the setting to be used in the profile.

hdd

There is currently only one size of hard disk drive (HDD) that is available for hardware instances on SoftLayer:

1267: 500GB SATA II

The hdd setting in the profile should be 1267. Other sizes may be added in the future.

location

Locations to build an instance can be found using the --list-images option:

# salt-cloud --list-locations my-softlayer-hw

A list of IDs and names will be provided. The location will describe the location in human terms. The id will be the setting to be used in the profile.

domain

The domain name that will be used in the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) for this instance. The domain setting will be used in conjunction with the instance name to form the FQDN.

vlan

If it is necessary for an instance to be created within a specific VLAN, the ID for that VLAN can be specified in either the provider or profile configuration.

This ID can be queried using the list_vlans function, as described below.

port_speed

Specifies the speed for the instance's network port. This setting refers to an ID within the SoftLayer API, which sets the port speed. This setting is optional. The default is 273, or, 100 Mbps Public & Private Networks. The following settings are available:

273: 100 Mbps Public & Private Networks
274: 1 Gbps Public & Private Networks
21509: 10 Mbps Dual Public & Private Networks (up to 20 Mbps)
21513: 100 Mbps Dual Public & Private Networks (up to 200 Mbps)
2314: 1 Gbps Dual Public & Private Networks (up to 2 Gbps)
272: 10 Mbps Public & Private Networks

bandwidth

Specifies the network bandwidth available for the instance. This setting refers to an ID within the SoftLayer API, which sets the bandwidth. This setting is optional. The default is 248, or, 5000 GB Bandwidth. The following settings are available:

248: 5000 GB Bandwidth
129: 6000 GB Bandwidth
130: 8000 GB Bandwidth
131: 10000 GB Bandwidth
36: Unlimited Bandwidth (10 Mbps Uplink)
125: Unlimited Bandwidth (100 Mbps Uplink)

Actions

The following actions are currently supported by the SoftLayer Salt Cloud driver.

show_instance

This action is a thin wrapper around --full-query, which displays details on a single instance only. In an environment with several machines, this will save a user from having to sort through all instance data, just to examine a single instance.

$ salt-cloud -a show_instance myinstance

Functions

The following functions are currently supported by the SoftLayer Salt Cloud driver.

list_vlans

This function lists all VLANs associated with the account, and all known data from the SoftLayer API concerning those VLANs.

$ salt-cloud -f list_vlans my-softlayer
$ salt-cloud -f list_vlans my-softlayer-hw

The id returned in this list is necessary for the vlan option when creating an instance.

list_custom_images

This function lists any custom templates associated with the account, that can be used to create a new instance.

$ salt-cloud -f list_custom_images my-softlayer

The globalIdentifier returned in this list is necessary for the global_identifier option when creating an image using a custom template.

Optional Products for SoftLayer HW

The softlayer_hw driver supports the ability to add optional products, which are supported by SoftLayer's API. These products each have an ID associated with them, that can be passed into Salt Cloud with the optional_products option:

softlayer_hw_test:
  provider: my-softlayer-hw
  # CentOS 6.0 - Minimal Install (64 bit)
  image: 13963
  # 2 x 2.0 GHz Core Bare Metal Instance - 2 GB Ram
  size: 1921
  # 500GB SATA II
  hdd: 1267
  # San Jose 01
  location: 168642
  domain: example.com
  optional_products:
    # MySQL for Linux
    - id: 28
    # Business Continuance Insurance
    - id: 104

These values can be manually obtained by looking at the source of an order page on the SoftLayer web interface. For convenience, many of these values are listed here:

Public Secondary IP Addresses

22: 4 Public IP Addresses
23: 8 Public IP Addresses

Primary IPv6 Addresses

17129: 1 IPv6 Address

Public Static IPv6 Addresses

1481: /64 Block Static Public IPv6 Addresses

OS-Specific Addon

17139: XenServer Advanced for XenServer 6.x
17141: XenServer Enterprise for XenServer 6.x
2334: XenServer Advanced for XenServer 5.6
2335: XenServer Enterprise for XenServer 5.6
13915: Microsoft WebMatrix
21276: VMware vCenter 5.1 Standard

Control Panel Software

121: cPanel/WHM with Fantastico and RVskin
20778: Parallels Plesk Panel 11 (Linux) 100 Domain w/ Power Pack
20786: Parallels Plesk Panel 11 (Windows) 100 Domain w/ Power Pack
20787: Parallels Plesk Panel 11 (Linux) Unlimited Domain w/ Power Pack
20792: Parallels Plesk Panel 11 (Windows) Unlimited Domain w/ Power Pack
2340: Parallels Plesk Panel 10 (Linux) 100 Domain w/ Power Pack
2339: Parallels Plesk Panel 10 (Linux) Unlimited Domain w/ Power Pack
13704: Parallels Plesk Panel 10 (Windows) Unlimited Domain w/ Power Pack

Database Software

29: MySQL 5.0 for Windows
28: MySQL for Linux
21501: Riak 1.x
20893: MongoDB
30: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
92: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Workgroup
90: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard
94: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise
1330: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express
1340: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Web
1337: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Workgroup
1334: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard
1331: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise
2179: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express R2
2173: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Web R2
2183: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Workgroup R2
2180: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard R2
2176: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise R2

Anti-Virus & Spyware Protection

594: McAfee VirusScan Anti-Virus - Windows
414: McAfee Total Protection - Windows

Insurance

104: Business Continuance Insurance

Monitoring

55: Host Ping
56: Host Ping and TCP Service Monitoring

Notification

57: Email and Ticket

Advanced Monitoring

2302: Monitoring Package - Basic
2303: Monitoring Package - Advanced
2304: Monitoring Package - Premium Application

Response

58: Automated Notification
59: Automated Reboot from Monitoring
60: 24x7x365 NOC Monitoring, Notification, and Response

Intrusion Detection & Protection

413: McAfee Host Intrusion Protection w/Reporting

Hardware & Software Firewalls

411: APF Software Firewall for Linux
894: Microsoft Windows Firewall
410: 10Mbps Hardware Firewall
409: 100Mbps Hardware Firewall
408: 1000Mbps Hardware Firewall

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Getting Started With SoftLayer

Dependencies

Configuration

Access Credentials

Profiles

Cloud Profiles

image

cpu_number

ram

disk_size

Using Multiple Disks

local_disk

hourly_billing

domain

use_fqdn

location

max_net_speed

post_uri

public_vlan

private_vlan

private_network

private_ssh or private_wds

global_identifier

Dedicated Host

dedicated_host_id

Bare metal Profiles

image

size

hdd

location

domain

vlan

port_speed

bandwidth

Actions

show_instance

Functions

list_vlans

list_custom_images

Optional Products for SoftLayer HW

Public Secondary IP Addresses

Primary IPv6 Addresses

Public Static IPv6 Addresses

OS-Specific Addon

Control Panel Software

Database Software

Anti-Virus & Spyware Protection

Insurance

Monitoring

Notification

Advanced Monitoring

Response

Intrusion Detection & Protection

Hardware & Software Firewalls

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