actionMachine

start_machines

Start virtual machines at random

Activity as code

Below are the details and signature of the activity Python module.

Typeaction
Modulechaosazure.machine.actions
Namestart_machines
ReturnNone

Usage

JSON

{
  "name": "start-machines",
  "type": "action",
  "provider": {
    "type": "python",
    "module": "chaosazure.machine.actions",
    "func": "start_machines"
  }
}

YAML

name: start-machines
provider:
  func: start_machines
  module: chaosazure.machine.actions
  type: python
type: action

Arguments

NameTypeDefaultRequiredTitleDescription
filterstringnullNoFilterTarget filter selector

If the filter is omitted all machines in the subscription will be selected as potential chaos candidates.

Thought of as a rollback action.

Examples

Some calling examples. Deep dive into the filter syntax: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kusto/query/

# Start all stopped machines from the group 'rg'
> start_machines("where resourceGroup=='rg'", c, s)
# Start the stopped machine from the group 'rg' having the name 'name'
> start_machines("where resourceGroup=='rg' and name='name'", c, s)
# Start two stopped machines at random from the group 'rg'
> start_machines("where resourceGroup=='rg' | sample 2", c, s)

Signature

def start_machines(filter: str = None,
                   configuration: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = None,
                   secrets: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = None):
    pass