community.aws.autoscaling_launch_config module – Create or delete AWS Autoscaling Launch Configurations

Note

This module is part of the community.aws collection (version 8.0.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.aws. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.aws.autoscaling_launch_config.

New in community.aws 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Can create or delete AWS Autoscaling Configurations.

• Works with the community.aws.autoscaling_group module to manage Autoscaling Groups.

• Prior to release 5.0.0 this module was called community.aws.ec2_lc. The usage did not change.

Aliases: ec2_lc

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• python >= 3.6

• boto3 >= 1.26.0

• botocore >= 1.29.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
access_key aliases: aws_access_key_id, aws_access_key, ec2_access_key string	AWS access key ID. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
assign_public_ip boolean	Used for Auto Scaling groups that launch instances into an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud. Specifies whether to assign a public IP address to each instance launched in a Amazon VPC. Choices: false true
aws_ca_bundle path	The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates. The AWS_CA_BUNDLE environment variable may also be used.
aws_config dictionary	A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration. Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.
classic_link_vpc_id string	Id of ClassicLink enabled VPC
classic_link_vpc_security_groups list / elements=string	A list of security group IDs with which to associate the ClassicLink VPC instances.
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean	Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used. Choices: false ← (default) true
ebs_optimized boolean	Specifies whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O (true) or not (false). Choices: false ← (default) true
endpoint_url aliases: ec2_url, aws_endpoint_url, s3_url string	URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS. The AWS_URL or EC2_URL environment variables may also be used, in decreasing order of preference. The ec2_url and s3_url aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_URL environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
image_id string	The AMI unique identifier to be used for the group.
instance_id string	The Id of a running instance to use as a basis for a launch configuration. Can be used in place of image_id and instance_type.
instance_monitoring boolean	Specifies whether instances are launched with detailed monitoring. Choices: false ← (default) true
instance_profile_name string	The name or the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile associated with the IAM role for the instances.
instance_type string	Instance type to use for the instance. Required when creating a new Launch Configuration.
kernel_id string	Kernel id for the EC2 instance.
key_name string	The SSH key name to be used for access to managed instances.
name string / required	Unique name for configuration.
placement_tenancy string	Determines whether the instance runs on single-tenant hardware or not. When not set AWS will default to default. Choices: "default" "dedicated"
profile aliases: aws_profile string	A named AWS profile to use for authentication. See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html. The AWS_PROFILE environment variable may also be used. The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options.
ramdisk_id string	A RAM disk id for the instances.
region aliases: aws_region, ec2_region string	The AWS region to use. For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored. The AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variables may also be used. See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region. The ec2_region alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01 Support for the EC2_REGION environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
secret_key aliases: aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key, ec2_secret_key string	AWS secret access key. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
security_groups list / elements=string	A list of security groups to apply to the instances. You can specify either security group names or IDs or a mix. Default: []
session_token aliases: aws_session_token, security_token, aws_security_token, access_token string	AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive. Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0. The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY and AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
spot_price float	The spot price you are bidding. Only applies for an autoscaling group with spot instances.
state string	Register or deregister the instance. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent"
user_data string	Opaque blob of data which is made available to the ec2 instance. Mutually exclusive with user_data_path.
user_data_path path	Path to the file that contains userdata for the ec2 instances. Mutually exclusive with user_data.
validate_certs boolean	When set to false, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs. Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead. Choices: false true ← (default)
volumes list / elements=dictionary	A list dictionaries defining the volumes to create. For any volume, a volume size less than 1 will be interpreted as a request not to create the volume.
delete_on_termination boolean	Whether the volume should be automatically deleted when the instance is terminated. Choices: false ← (default) true
device_name string / required	The name for the volume (For example /dev/sda).
encrypted boolean	Whether the volume should be encrypted using the ‘aws/ebs’ KMS CMK. Choices: false ← (default) true
ephemeral string	Whether the volume should be ephemeral. Data on ephemeral volumes is lost when the instance is stopped. Mutually exclusive with the snapshot parameter.
iops integer	The number of IOPS per second to provision for the volume. Required when volume_type=io1.
no_device boolean	When no_device=true the device will not be created. Choices: false true
snapshot string	The ID of an EBS snapshot to copy when creating the volume. Mutually exclusive with the ephemeral parameter.
throughput integer added in community.aws 3.1.0	The throughput to provision for a gp3 volume. Valid Range is a minimum value of 125 and a maximum value of 1000.
volume_size integer	The size of the volume (in GiB). Required unless one of ephemeral, snapshot or no_device is set.
volume_type string	The type of volume to create. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSVolumeTypes.html for more information on the available volume types.
vpc_id string	VPC ID, used when resolving security group names to IDs.

Notes

Note

• Amazon ASG Autoscaling Launch Configurations are immutable once created, so modifying the configuration after it is changed will not modify the launch configuration on AWS. You must create a new config and assign it to the ASG instead.

• Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.

• The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

Examples

- name: create a launch configuration with an encrypted volume
  community.aws.autoscaling_launch_config:
    name: special
    image_id: ami-XXX
    key_name: default
    security_groups:
      - 'group'
      - 'group2'
    instance_type: t1.micro
    volumes:
      - device_name: /dev/sda1
        volume_size: 100
        volume_type: io1
        iops: 3000
        delete_on_termination: true
        encrypted: true
      - device_name: /dev/sdb
        ephemeral: ephemeral0

- name: create a launch configuration using a running instance id as a basis
  community.aws.autoscaling_launch_config:
    name: special
    instance_id: i-00a48b207ec59e948
    key_name: default
    security_groups:
      - 'launch-wizard-2'
    volumes:
      - device_name: /dev/sda1
        volume_size: 120
        volume_type: io1
        iops: 3000
        delete_on_termination: true

- name: create a launch configuration to omit the /dev/sdf EBS device that is included in the AMI image
  community.aws.autoscaling_launch_config:
    name: special
    image_id: ami-XXX
    key_name: default
    security_groups:
      - 'group'
      - 'group2'
    instance_type: t1.micro
    volumes:
      - device_name: /dev/sdf
        no_device: true

- name: Use EBS snapshot ID for volume
  block:
    - name: Set Volume Facts
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        volumes:
          - device_name: /dev/sda1
            volume_size: 20
            ebs:
              snapshot: snap-XXXX
              volume_type: gp2
              delete_on_termination: true
              encrypted: false

    - name: Create launch configuration
      community.aws.autoscaling_launch_config:
        name: lc1
        image_id: ami-xxxx
        assign_public_ip: true
        instance_type: t2.medium
        key_name: my-key
        security_groups:
          - 'sg-xxxx'
        volumes: "{{ volumes }}"
      register: lc_info

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
arn string	The Amazon Resource Name of the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: "arn:aws:autoscaling:us-east-1:123456789012:launchConfiguration:888d9b58-d93a-40c4-90cf-759197a2621a:launchConfigurationName/launch_config_name"
changed boolean	Whether the state of the launch configuration has changed. Returned: always Sample: false
created_time string	The creation date and time for the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: "2017-11-03 23:46:44.841000"
image_id string	The ID of the Amazon Machine Image used by the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: "ami-9be6f38c"
instance_type string	The instance type for the instances. Returned: when state=present Sample: "t1.micro"
name string	The name of the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: "launch_config_name"
result complex	The specification details for the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present
associate_public_ip_address boolean	(EC2-VPC) Indicates whether to assign a public IP address to each instance. Returned: when state=present Sample: false
block_device_mappings complex	A block device mapping, which specifies the block devices. Returned: when state=present
device_name string	The device name exposed to the EC2 instance (for example, /dev/sdh or xvdh). Returned: when state=present Sample: "/dev/sda1"
ebs complex	The information about the Amazon EBS volume. Returned: when state=present
snapshot_id string	The ID of the snapshot. Returned: when state=present
volume_size string	The volume size, in GiB. Returned: when state=present Sample: "100"
virtual_name string	The name of the virtual device (for example, ephemeral0). Returned: when state=present Sample: "ephemeral0"
classic_link_vpc_id string	The ID of a ClassicLink-enabled VPC to link your EC2-Classic instances to. Returned: when state=present
classic_link_vpc_security_groups list / elements=string	The IDs of one or more security groups for the VPC specified in ClassicLinkVPCId. Returned: when state=present Sample: []
created_time string	The creation date and time for the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: "2017-11-03 23:46:44.841000"
delete_on_termination boolean	Indicates whether the volume is deleted on instance termination. Returned: when state=present Sample: true
ebs_optimized boolean	Indicates whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O true or not false. Returned: when state=present Sample: false
image_id string	The ID of the Amazon Machine Image used by the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: "ami-9be6f38c"
instance_monitoring boolean	Indicates whether instances in this group are launched with detailed true or basic false monitoring. Returned: when state=present Sample: true
instance_profile_name string	The name or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile associated with the IAM role for the instance. Returned: when state=present
instance_type string	The instance type for the instances. Returned: when state=present Sample: "t1.micro"
iops integer	The number of I/O operations per second (IOPS) to provision for the volume. Returned: when state=present
kernel_id string	The ID of the kernel associated with the AMI. Returned: when state=present Sample: ""
key_name string	The name of the key pair. Returned: when state=present Sample: "testkey"
launch_configuration_arn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: "arn:aws:autoscaling:us-east-1:123456789012:launchConfiguration:888d9b58-d93a-40c4-90cf-759197a2621a:launchConfigurationName/launch_config_name"
member string	Returned: when state=present Sample: "\n      "
name string	The name of the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: "launch_config_name"
PlacementTenancy string	The tenancy of the instances, either default or dedicated. Returned: when state=present Sample: "default"
ramdisk_id string	The ID of the RAM disk associated with the AMI. Returned: when state=present Sample: ""
security_groups list / elements=string	The security groups to associate with the instances. Returned: when state=present Sample: ["sg-5e27db2f"]
spot_price float	The price to bid when launching Spot Instances. Returned: when state=present
use_block_device_types boolean	Indicates whether to suppress a device mapping. Returned: when state=present Sample: false
user_data string	The user data available to the instances. Returned: when state=present Sample: ""
volume_type string	The volume type (one of standard, io1, gp2). Returned: when state=present Sample: "io1"
security_groups list / elements=string	The security groups to associate with the instances. Returned: when state=present Sample: ["sg-5e27db2f"]

Authors

• Gareth Rushgrove (@garethr)

• Willem van Ketwich (@wilvk)

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