diff --git a/cloud/nova_compute b/cloud/nova_compute index 90583ee3f10..3252f49dc93 100644 --- a/cloud/nova_compute +++ b/cloud/nova_compute @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def main(): auth_url = dict(default='http://127.0.0.1:35357/v2.0/'), region_name = dict(default=None), name = dict(required=True), - image_id = dict(required=True), + image_id = dict(default=None), flavor_id = dict(default=1), key_name = dict(default=None), security_groups = dict(default='default'), @@ -234,8 +234,11 @@ def main(): except Exception as e: module.fail_json( msg = "Error in authenticating to nova: %s" % e.message) if module.params['state'] == 'present': - _get_server_state(module, nova) - _create_server(module, nova) + if not module.params['image_id']: + module.fail_json( msg = "Parameter 'image_id' is required if state == 'present'") + else: + _get_server_state(module, nova) + _create_server(module, nova) if module.params['state'] == 'absent': _get_server_state(module, nova) _delete_server(module, nova)