IBM Softlayer
Estimated reading time: 1 minuteCreate machines on Softlayer.
You need to generate an API key in the softlayer control panel. Retrieve your API key.
Usage
$ docker-machine create --driver softlayer --softlayer-user=user --softlayer-api-key=KEY --softlayer-domain=domain vm
Options
--softlayer-api-endpoint
: Change SoftLayer API endpoint.--softlayer-api-key
: required API key for your user account.--softlayer-cpu
: Number of CPUs for the machine.--softlayer-disk-size
: A value of0
sets the SoftLayer default.--softlayer-domain
: required Domain name for the machine.--softlayer-hostname
: Hostname for the machine.--softlayer-hourly-billing
: Specifies that hourly billing should be used, otherwise monthly billing is used.--softlayer-image
: OS Image to use.--softlayer-local-disk
: Use local machine disk instead of SoftLayer SAN.--softlayer-memory
: Memory for host in MB.--softlayer-network-max-speed
: Speed of network uplinks in Mbps (1000, 100, 10).--softlayer-private-net-only
: Disable public networking.--softlayer-private-vlan-id
: Your private VLAN ID.--softlayer-public-vlan-id
: Your public VLAN ID.--softlayer-region
: SoftLayer region.--softlayer-user
: required Username for your SoftLayer account, API key needs to match this user.
The SoftLayer driver uses UBUNTU_LATEST
as the image type by default.
Environment variables and default values
CLI option | Environment variable | Default |
---|---|---|
--softlayer-api-endpoint |
SOFTLAYER_API_ENDPOINT |
api.softlayer.com/rest/v3 |
--softlayer-api-key |
SOFTLAYER_API_KEY |
- |
--softlayer-cpu |
SOFTLAYER_CPU |
1 |
--softlayer-disk-size |
SOFTLAYER_DISK_SIZE |
0 |
--softlayer-domain |
SOFTLAYER_DOMAIN |
- |
--softlayer-hostname |
SOFTLAYER_HOSTNAME |
docker |
--softlayer-hourly-billing |
SOFTLAYER_HOURLY_BILLING |
false |
--softlayer-image |
SOFTLAYER_IMAGE |
UBUNTU_LATEST |
--softlayer-local-disk |
SOFTLAYER_LOCAL_DISK |
false |
--softlayer-memory |
SOFTLAYER_MEMORY |
1024 |
--softlayer-private-net-only |
SOFTLAYER_PRIVATE_NET |
false |
--softlayer-private-vlan-id |
SOFTLAYER_PRIVATE_VLAN_ID |
0 |
--softlayer-public-vlan-id |
SOFTLAYER_PUBLIC_VLAN_ID |
0 |
--softlayer-region |
SOFTLAYER_REGION |
dal01 |
--softlayer-user |
SOFTLAYER_USER |
- |