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# target\_group

Type representing a IonosCloud Target Group.

## Parameters:

| Name | Required | Description                   |
| ---- | :------: | ----------------------------- |
| name |   true   | The name of the Target Group. |

## Properties:

| Name                | Required | Description                                                                              |
| ------------------- | :------: | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ensure              |    No    | The basic property that the resource should be in. Valid values are `present`, `absent`. |
| algorithm           |    No    | Algorithm for the balancing.                                                             |
| protocol            |    No    | Protocol of the balancing.                                                               |
| health\_check       |    No    | Health check attributes for Target Group.                                                |
| http\_health\_check |    No    | Http health check attributes for Target Group.                                           |
| targets             |    No    | Array of targets of the Target Group.                                                    |
| id                  |    No    | The Target Group ID.                                                                     |
| \*\*\*              |          |                                                                                          |

### Changeable properties:

* algorithm
* protocol
* health\_check
* http\_health\_check
* targets

## Examples

### To list resources:

```bash
puppet resource target_group
```

> ***NOTE:*** If two resources have the same name only one of them will be shown.

### To create, update or delete a resource:

```ruby
target_group { 'puppet_module_test6f2nfctjrfqwfpmpamvpsjfewqfwqfqfwqd':
ensure              => absent,
  algorithm         => 'LEAST_CONNECTION',
  protocol          => 'HTTP',
  health_check      => {
    check_timeout  => 60,
    check_interval => 1400,
    retries        => 3,
  },
  http_health_check => {
    match_type => 'STATUS_CODE',
    response   => '202',
    path       => '/.',
    method     => 'GET',
  },
  targets           => [
    {
      ip                   => '1.1.1.1',
      weight               => 15,
      port                 => 20,
      health_check_enabled => true,
      maintenance_enabled  => false,
    },
    {
      ip                   => '1.1.2.2',
      weight               => 10,
      port                 => 24,
      health_check_enabled => true,
      maintenance_enabled  => true,
    },
  ],
}
```

> ***NOTE:*** If two resources with the same name ar found an error will be thrown, this only applies to cases where the resource cannot be identified. Example: an error is thrown for two servers with the same name in the same datacenter, not for two servers with the same name, but in different datacenters.