ECS.CloudServer

Element Description

The ECS.CloudServer element is used to deploy the ECS at Huawei cloud IaaS layer. It consists of CPUs, memory, images, and EVS disks.

Element Properties

**Table 1** Property Description
Property	Required	Descripiton
vpcId	Yes	ID of the VPC to which the ECS belongs Type: HuaweiCloud.VPC.VPC.Id Value Description: Supports the use of an existing or new VPC ID. To use a new VPC ID, you need to define the VPC object in the template and establish the dependency relationship. You are advised to drag the object to the VPC to automatically establish the dependency relationship. Value Constraint: The value must satisfy the UUID rule and support a maximum of 64 characters. Suggestion: 1. Use the get_input function to import this field. The value can be automatically selected on the AOS page. 2. Use the get_reference function to obtain the VPC.VPC element created by the stack. The element is automatically specified when you use the designer to establish the dependency relationship. 3. Obtain the created VPC ID on the VPC page (https://console.huaweicloud.com/vpc?&locale=en-us).
mountedVolumes	No	mount volumes Type: ECS.MountedVolumes Array Value Description: ECS.MountedVolumes array Value Constraint: ECS.MountedVolumes Suggestion: refer https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/api-ecs/ecs_02_0307.html
imageId	Yes	ID of the image used by the ECS Type: HuaweiCloud.ECS.Image.Id Value Description: Indicates the system image of the to-be-created ECS. The ID of the created image must be specified. The ID format is UUID. Value Constraint: The value must satisfy the UUID rule and support a maximum of 64 characters. Suggestion: 1. You are advised to use the get_input function to assign values so that you can select a value when using the template. 2. For the ECS documentation, visit https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/api-ecs/en-us_topic_0020212668.html.
serverTags	No	Specifies the tags of an ECS. Type: ECS.ServerTags Array Value Constraint: One ECS supports up to 10 tags. The key contains a maximum of 36 Unicode characters. This field cannot be left blank. It cannot contain ASCII (0-31) or the following characters: "=<>\,\|/".The value can contain a maximum of 43 Unicode characters and can be left blank. It cannot contain ASCII (0-31) or the following characters: =<>\,\|/
instances	Yes	Number of created ECSs Type: integer Value Description: Supports 1-500. Default: 1 Value Constraint: The value ranges from 1 to 500. Suggestion: Set the value based on specifications and requirements.
securityGroups	No	Array of the security group ID used by the cloud server Type: ECS.SecurityGroup Array Value Description: Indicates the ECS.SecurityGroup type array. Value Constraint: The value must meet the definition of the ECS.SecurityGroup type. Suggestion: For details, see the ECS documentation at https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/api-ecs/en-us_topic_0020212668.html.
flavor	Yes	ECS specification Type: HuaweiCloud.ECS.Flavor.Name Value Description: Indicates the ID of the system flavor of the to-be-created ECS. For example, c1.medium indicates 1-core CPU and 1 G memory while c2.large indicates 2-core CPU and 4 G memory. For details about the available flavors, see Instances and Application Scenarios in the Elastic Cloud Server User Guide https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/productdesc-ecs/en-us_topic_0035470096.html. Value Constraint: The definition of the flavor format is met. Suggestion: 1. You are advised to use the get_input function to assign values so that you can select a value when using the template. 2. For the ECS documentation, visit https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/api-ecs/en-us_topic_0020212668.html.
serverGroupId	No	ID of the cloud server group to which the host belongs Type: HuaweiCloud.ECS.ServerGroup.Id Value Description: Existing cloud server group ID of the current account Value Constraint: Existing cloud server group ID of the current account Suggestion: If you are adding this server to an existing cloud server group, specify the server group ID. If you are adding this server to a cloud server group created together with this server in the same template, use the get_reference function to automatically obtain the value.
nics	Yes	Information about the NIC of the ECS Type: ECS.NICS Array Value Description: Indicates the ECS.NICS type array. Value Constraint: The definition of the ECS.NICS type is met. The minimum value of the array length is 1 and the maximum value is 12. Suggestion: For details, see the ECS documentation at https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/api-ecs/en-us_topic_0020212668.html.
rootVolume	Yes	System disk configuration of the ECS Type: ECS.RootVolume Value Description: Indicates the ECS.RootVolume type. Default: {u'volumeType': u'unset', u'size': 40} Value Constraint: The value must meet the definition of the ECS.RootVolume type. Suggestion: For details, see the ECS documentation at https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/api-ecs/en-us_topic_0020212668.html
userData	No	User data during ECS creation. Texts, text files, or GZIP files can be injected. For more information about the user data to be injected, see https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/usermanual-ecs/en-us_topic_0032380449.html. Type: string Value Description: Supports customization. Value Constraint: The content to be injected must be encoded using base64. The maximum size of the content to be injected (before encoding) is 32 KB. If key_name is not specified, the data injected by user_data is the password of the root user for logging in to the ECS by default. This parameter is mandatory when you create a Linux ECS using the password authentication mode. Its value is the initial password of the root user. Suggestion: Set the value based on specifications and requirements,please visit https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/usermanual-ecs/en-us_topic_0032380449.html
availabilityZone	Yes	AZ to which the ECS belongs Type: HuaweiCloud.ECS.AvailabilityZone.Name Value Description: Indicates the AZ where the to-be-created ECS is located. The name of the AZ needs to be specified, for example, cn-north-1a. See the Regions and Endpoints. Value Constraint: The value varies depending on the belonged region. Suggestion: 1. Use the get_input function to import this field. The value can be automatically selected on the AOS page. 2. For details about the AZ of each region, visit https://developer-intl.huaweicloud.com/en-us/endpoint.
dataVolumes	No	Data disk configuration of the ECS Type: ECS.DataVolume Array Value Description: Indicates the ECS.DataVolume type array. Value Constraint: The value must meet the definition of the ECS.DataVolume type. Suggestion: For details, see the ECS documentation at https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/api-ecs/en-us_topic_0020212668.html.
name	Yes	ECS name Type: string Value Description: Supports customization, for example, myvm. Value Constraint: The value contains 1 to 59 characters. This value is unique under a tenant, and must meet the following requirement: {"regex":"^[a-zA-Z][0-9a-zA-Z-_]$","min_length":1,"max_length":59}. Suggestion:* Customize the value.
publicIP	No	Elastic IP address of the ECS Type: ECS.PublicIP Value Description: Indicates the ECS.PublicIP type. Default: {} Value Constraint: The value must meet the definition of the ECS.PublicIP type. Suggestion: For details, see the ECS documentation at https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/api-ecs/en-us_topic_0020212668.html.
adminPwd	No	Specifies the initial login password of the administrator account for logging in to an ECS using password authentication. Type: password Value Description: The Linux administrator is root, and the Windows administrator is Administrator. sshKey login and password login can only choose one of them. Value Constraint: Consists of 8 to 26 characters.The password must contain at least three of the following character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (!@$%^-_=+[{}]:,./?).The password cannot contain the username or the username in reverse.The Windows ECS password cannot contain the username, the username in reverse, or more than two consecutive characters in the username. Suggestion: 1. It is recommended to enter by Get_input Way
sshKeyName	No	SSH key pair Type: HuaweiCloud.ECS.KeyPair.Name Value Description: Must be created in advance on the ECS console. Value Constraint: The value contains 1 to 64 characters. This value is unique under a tenant, and must meet the following requirement: {"regex":"^[a-zA-Z][0-9a-zA-Z-_]$","min_length":1,"max_length":64}. Suggestion:* 1. You are advised to use the get_input function to assign values so that you can select a value when using the template. 2. Query information on the ECS page and then enter such information accordingly.

Relationships Between Elements

**Table 2** Relationship description
Description	Target
ContainedIn	VPC.VPC
HostedOn	ECS.ServerGroup
Connected	VPC.SecurityGroup
DependsOn	SFS.FileSystem
Connected	VPC.Subnet
Connected	ECS.KeyPair
Connected	VPC.EIP
Connected	EVS.SharedVolume
Connected	EVS.NonSharedVolume

Return Value

Property	Type	Description
publicIps	string	List of all ECS instance publicIps
privateIps	string	List of all ECS instance privateIps
floatingIpIds	string	List of all ECS instance floatingIpIds
refID	Array	List of all ECS instance IDs
refName	Array	List of all ECS instance names

Blueprint Example

The following uses the CloudServer resource orchestration blueprint as an example:

Create a subnet under the existing VPCs and subnets.

tosca_definitions_version: huaweicloud_tosca_version_1_0

inputs:
  ecs-name:
    default: "my-cloudserver"
  ecs-image:
    default: "327946b5-e954-42c3-949a-3312688c9269"
  ecs-flavor:
    default: "c2.large"
  vpc-id:
    default: "ba6e4347-99d2-4649-b114-85c28d3d71b0"
  az:
    default: "az1.dc1"
  subnet-vpcid:
    default: "3be61f68-9bfc-41bf-8f5e-66c57122f270"
  ecs-volumetype:
    default: "SATA"
  ecs-sshKeyName:
    default: "KeyPair-magento"

node_templates:
  my-ecs:
    type: HuaweiCloud.ECS.CloudServer
    properties:
      name: {get_input: ecs-name}
      instances: 2
      imageId: {get_input: ecs-image}
      flavor: {get_input: ecs-flavor}
      vpcId: {get_input: vpc-id}
      availabilityZone: {get_input: az}
      nics:
        - subnetId: {get_input: subnet-vpcid}
      rootVolume: 
        volumeType: {get_input: ecs-volumetype}
      dataVolumes:
        - volumeType: SATA
          size: 100
      sshKeyName: {get_input: ecs-sshKeyName}

Associate with a VPC and subnet. CloudServer is automatically created under the newly created VPC and subnet.

If you have not created a VPC or subnet, or you do not need to use an existing VPC or subnet, you can create a blueprint file and create a VPC, subnet, and CloudServer at the same time. When you create CloudServer, it can be automatically associated with the created VPC and subnet. The following is an example:

Add the dependency requirements to the desired subnet. In this manner, the object on which the subnet depends will be created during blueprint execution.
For the vpcId property and its value on a subnet, use the get_attribute function to obtain the response attribute refID of the created VPC (my-vpc).
For the subnetId property and its value in vpcId and nics on CloudServer, the get_attribute function is used to obtain the response attribute refID of the created subnet (my-subnet).

tosca_definitions_version: huaweicloud_tosca_version_1_0
inputs:
  ecs-name:
    default: "my-cloudserver"
  ecs-image:
    default: "327946b5-e954-42c3-949a-3312688c9269"
  ecs-flavor:
    default: "c2.large"
  ecs-volumetype:
    default: "SATA"
  az:
    default: "az1.dc1"
  subnet-name:
    default: "my-ecs-subnet2"
  subnet-cidr:
    default: "192.168.1.0/24"
  subnet-gateway:
    default: "192.168.1.1"
  vpc-name:
    default: "my-ecs-vpc2"
  vpc-cidr:
    default: "192.168.0.0/16"
node_templates:
  my-ecs:
    type: HuaweiCloud.ECS.CloudServer
    properties:
      name: {get_input: ecs-name}
      instances: 1
      imageId: {get_input: ecs-image}
      flavor: {get_input: ecs-flavor}
      vpcId: {get_attribute: [my-vpc, refID]}
      availabilityZone: {get_input: az}
      nics:
        - subnetId: {get_attribute: [my-subnet, refID]}
      rootVolume: 
        volumeType: {get_input: ecs-volumetype}
      dataVolumes:
        - volumeType: SATA
          size: 100
    requirements:
      - nics.subnetId:
          node: my-subnet
          relationship: HuaweiCloud.Relationships.ConnectsTo
  my-subnet:
    type: HuaweiCloud.VPC.Subnet
    properties:
      name: {get_input: subnet-name}
      cidr: {get_input: subnet-cidr}
      gateway: {get_input: subnet-gateway}
      dnsList: [114.114.114.115,114.114.114.114]
      vpcId: {get_attribute: [my-vpc, refID]}
      availabilityZone: {get_input: az}
    requirements:
      - vpcId:
          node: my-vpc
          relationship: HuaweiCloud.Relationships.ContainedIn
  my-vpc:
    type: HuaweiCloud.VPC.VPC
    properties:
      name: {get_input: vpc-name}
      cidr: {get_input: vpc-cidr}

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