# salt.runners.lxc

Control Linux Containers via Salt

depends:

  lxc execution module

salt.runners.lxc.cloud_init(names, host=None, quiet=False, **kwargs)

  Wrapper for using lxc.init in saltcloud compatibility mode

  names

    Name of the containers, supports a single name or a comma delimited list of names.

  host

    Minion to start the container on. Required.

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

  saltcloud_mode

    init the container with the saltcloud opts format instead

salt.runners.lxc.find_guest(name, quiet=False, path=None)

  Returns the host for a container.

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

      salt-run lxc.find_guest name

salt.runners.lxc.find_guests(names, path=None)

  Return a dict of hosts and named guests

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

salt.runners.lxc.freeze(name, quiet=False, path=None)

  Freeze the named container

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

      salt-run lxc.freeze name

salt.runners.lxc.info(name, quiet=False, path=None)

  Returns information about a container.

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

      salt-run lxc.info name

salt.runners.lxc.init(names, host=None, saltcloud_mode=False, quiet=False, **kwargs)

  Initialize a new container

      salt-run lxc.init name host=minion_id [cpuset=cgroups_cpuset] \
              [cpushare=cgroups_cpushare] [memory=cgroups_memory] \
              [template=lxc_template_name] [clone=original name] \
              [profile=lxc_profile] [network_proflile=network_profile] \
              [nic=network_profile] [nic_opts=nic_opts] \
              [start=(true|false)] [seed=(true|false)] \
              [install=(true|false)] [config=minion_config] \
              [snapshot=(true|false)]

  names

    Name of the containers, supports a single name or a comma delimited list of names.

  host

    Minion on which to initialize the container (required)

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

  saltcloud_mode

    init the container with the saltcloud opts format instead See lxc.init_interface module documentation

  cpuset

    cgroups cpuset.

  cpushare

    cgroups cpu shares.

  memory

    cgroups memory limit, in MB

    Changed in version 2015.5.0: If no value is passed, no limit is set. In earlier Salt versions, not passing this value causes a 1024MB memory limit to be set, and it was necessary to pass `memory=0` to set no limit.

  template

    Name of LXC template on which to base this container

  clone

    Clone this container from an existing container

  profile

    A LXC profile (defined in config or pillar).

  network_profile

    Network profile to use for the container

    New in version 2015.5.2.

  nic

    Deprecated since version 2015.5.0: Use `network_profile` instead

  nic_opts

    Extra options for network interfaces. E.g.:

    `{"eth0": {"mac": "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff", "ipv4": "10.1.1.1", "ipv6": "2001:db8::ff00:42:8329"}}`

  start

    Start the newly created container.

  seed

    Seed the container with the minion config and autosign its key. Default: true

  install

    If salt-minion is not already installed, install it. Default: true

  config

    Optional config parameters. By default, the id is set to the name of the container.

salt.runners.lxc.list_(host=None, quiet=False, path=None)

  List defined containers (running, stopped, and frozen) for the named (or all) host(s).

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

      salt-run lxc.list [host=minion_id]

salt.runners.lxc.purge(name, delete_key=True, quiet=False, path=None)

  Purge the named container and delete its minion key if present. WARNING: Destroys all data associated with the container.

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

      salt-run lxc.purge name

salt.runners.lxc.start(name, quiet=False, path=None)

  Start the named container.

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

      salt-run lxc.start name

salt.runners.lxc.stop(name, quiet=False, path=None)

  Stop the named container.

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

      salt-run lxc.stop name

salt.runners.lxc.unfreeze(name, quiet=False, path=None)

  Unfreeze the named container

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

      salt-run lxc.unfreeze name