aws_direct_connect_connection – Creates, deletes, modifies a DirectConnect connection

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

  • Create, update, or delete a Direct Connect connection between a network and a specific AWS Direct Connect location. Upon creation the connection may be added to a link aggregation group or established as a standalone connection. The connection may later be associated or disassociated with a link aggregation group.

Requirements

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

  • boto
  • boto3
  • botocore
  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
aws_access_key
-
AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used.

aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key
aws_secret_key
-
AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used.

aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key
bandwidth
-
    Choices:
  • 1Gbps
  • 10Gbps
The bandwidth of the Direct Connect connection. Required when state=present.
connection_id
-
The ID of the Direct Connect connection. name or connection_id is required to recreate or delete a connection. Modifying attributes of a connection with forced_update will result in a new Direct Connect connection ID.
ec2_url
-
Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.
forced_update
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
To modify bandwidth or location the connection will need to be deleted and recreated. By default this will not happen - this option must be set to True.
link_aggregation_group
-
The ID of the link aggregation group you want to associate with the connection. This is optional in case a stand-alone connection is desired.
location
-
Where the Direct Connect connection is located. Required when state=present.
name
-
The name of the Direct Connect connection. This is required to create a new connection. To recreate or delete a connection name or connection_id is required.
profile
-
added in 1.6
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
region
-
The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region

aliases: aws_region, ec2_region
security_token
-
added in 1.6
AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.

aliases: access_token
state
-
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
The state of the Direct Connect connection.
validate_certs
boolean
added in 1.5
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.

Notes

Note

  • If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence AWS_URL or EC2_URL, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID or AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY or AWS_SECRET_KEY or EC2_SECRET_KEY, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN, AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION
  • Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html
  • AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file

Examples

# create a Direct Connect connection
- aws_direct_connect_connection:
    name: ansible-test-connection
    state: present
    location: EqDC2
    link_aggregation_group: dxlag-xxxxxxxx
    bandwidth: 1Gbps
  register: dc

# disassociate the LAG from the connection
- aws_direct_connect_connection:
    state: present
    connection_id: dc.connection.connection_id
    location: EqDC2
    bandwidth: 1Gbps

# replace the connection with one with more bandwidth
- aws_direct_connect_connection:
    state: present
    name: ansible-test-connection
    location: EqDC2
    bandwidth: 10Gbps
    forced_update: True

# delete the connection
- aws_direct_connect_connection:
    state: absent
    name: ansible-test-connection

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
connection
complex
 state=present
The attributes of the direct connect connection.
  aws_device
string
 when the requested state is no longer 'requested'
The endpoint which the physical connection terminates on.

Sample:
EqDC2-12pmo7hemtz1z
  bandwidth
string
 always
The bandwidth of the connection.

Sample:
1Gbps
  connection_id
string
 always
The ID of the connection.

Sample:
dxcon-ffy9ywed
  connection_name
string
 always
The name of the connection.

Sample:
ansible-test-connection
  connection_state
string
 always
The state of the connection.

Sample:
pending
  loa_issue_time
string
 when the LOA-CFA has been issued (the connection state will no longer be 'requested')
The issue time of the connection's Letter of Authorization - Connecting Facility Assignment.

Sample:
2018-03-20T17:36:26-04:00
  location
string
 always
The location of the connection.

Sample:
EqDC2
  owner_account
string
 always
The account that owns the direct connect connection.

Sample:
123456789012
  region
string
 always
The region in which the connection exists.

Sample:
us-east-1


Status

Authors

  • Sloane Hertel (@s-hertel)

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