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OS::Heat::SoftwareConfig

A resource for describing and storing software configuration.

The software_configs API which backs this resource creates immutable configs, so any change to the template resource definition will result in a new config being created, and the old one being deleted.

Configs can be defined in the same template which uses them, or they can be created in one stack, and passed to another stack via a parameter.

A config resource can be referenced in other resource properties which are config-aware. This includes the properties OS::Nova::Server user_data, OS::Heat::SoftwareDeployment config and OS::Heat::MultipartMime parts config.

Along with the config script itself, this resource can define schemas for inputs and outputs which the config script is expected to consume and produce. Inputs and outputs are optional and will map to concepts which are specific to the configuration tool being used.

If the software configuration function is used, the cloud-init tool must be installed on images.

Optional Properties

Name	Description
config	Configuration script or manifest which specifies what actual configuration is performed. String value expected. Updates cause replacement.
group	Namespace to group this software config by when delivered to a server. This may imply what configuration tool is going to perform the configuration. String value expected. Updates cause replacement. Defaults to "Heat::Ungrouped".
inputs	Schema representing the inputs that this software config is expecting. List value expected. Updates cause replacement. List contents: * Map value expected. Updates cause replacement. Map properties: default Default value for the input if none is specified. String value expected. Updates cause replacement. description Description of the input. String value expected. Updates cause replacement. name Name of the input. String value expected. Updates cause replacement. replace_on_change Replace the deployment instead of updating it when the input value changes. Boolean value expected. Updates cause replacement. Defaults to "False". type Type of the value of the input. String value expected. Updates cause replacement. Defaults to "String". Allowed values: String, Number, CommaDelimitedList, Json, Boolean
options	Map containing options specific to the configuration management tool used by this resource. Map value expected. Updates cause replacement.
outputs	Schema representing the outputs that this software config will produce. List value expected. Updates cause replacement. List contents: * Map value expected. Updates cause replacement. Map properties: description Description of the output. String value expected. Updates cause replacement. error_output Denotes that the deployment is in an error state if this output has a value. Boolean value expected. Updates cause replacement. Defaults to "False". name Name of the output. String value expected. Updates cause replacement. type Type of the value of the output. String value expected. Updates cause replacement. Defaults to "String". Allowed values: String, Number, CommaDelimitedList, Json, Boolean

Attributes

Name	Description
config	The config value of the software config. The config is generally read from a script file and often contains some parameter substitutions. The config value is the script content that actually runs in the virtual machine.

HOT Syntax

heat_template_version: 2014-10-16
...
resources:
  ...
  the_resource:
    type: OS::Heat::SoftwareConfig
    properties:
      config: String
      group: String
      inputs: [{"type": String, "default": String, "name": String, "replace_on_change": Boolean, "description": String}, {"type": String, "default": String, "name": String, "replace_on_change": Boolean, "description": String}, ...]
      options: {...}
      outputs: [{"type": String, "name": String, "error_output": Boolean, "description": String}, {"type": String, "name": String, "error_output": Boolean, "description": String}, ...]

Parent topic: Resource Type Reference