ec2_remote_facts – Gather facts about ec2 instances in AWS¶
New in version 2.0.
DEPRECATED¶
| Removed in Ansible: | |
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| version: 2.8 | |
| Why: | Replaced with boto3 version. |
| Alternative: | Use ec2_instance_facts instead. |
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- boto
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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aws_access_key
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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 |
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aws_secret_key
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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 |
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ec2_url
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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.
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filters
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A dict of filters to apply. Each dict item consists of a filter key and a filter value. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInstances.html for possible filters.
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profile
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added in 1.6 |
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
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region
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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 |
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security_token
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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 |
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validate_certs
boolean
added in 1.5 |
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When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
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Notes¶
Note
- If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence
AWS_URLorEC2_URL,AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDorAWS_ACCESS_KEYorEC2_ACCESS_KEY,AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYorAWS_SECRET_KEYorEC2_SECRET_KEY,AWS_SECURITY_TOKENorEC2_SECURITY_TOKEN,AWS_REGIONorEC2_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_REGIONorEC2_REGIONcan be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file
Examples¶
# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
# Gather facts about all ec2 instances
- ec2_remote_facts:
# Gather facts about all running ec2 instances with a tag of Name:Example
- ec2_remote_facts:
filters:
instance-state-name: running
"tag:Name": Example
# Gather facts about instance i-123456
- ec2_remote_facts:
filters:
instance-id: i-123456
# Gather facts about all instances in vpc-123456 that are t2.small type
- ec2_remote_facts:
filters:
vpc-id: vpc-123456
instance-type: t2.small
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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instances
complex
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when EC2 instances are found in AWS region otherwise empty |
provides details about EC2 instance(s) found in AWS region
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ami_launch_index
string
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success |
if more than one instance is started at the same time, this value indicates the order in which the instance was launched, the value of the first instance launched is 0
Sample:
0
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architecture
string
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success |
the instance architecture
Sample:
x86_64
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block_device_mapping
complex
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success |
a structure describing the attached volumes to instance
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attach_time
string
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success |
the attach time for an EBS volume mapped to the instance
Sample:
2017-01-03T15:19:52.000Z
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delete_on_termination
boolean
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success |
indicates whether the EBS volume is deleted on instance termination
Sample:
true
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device_name
string
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success |
the device name for the EBS volume
Sample:
/dev/sda1
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status
string
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success |
the status for the EBS volume
Sample:
attaching
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volume_id
string
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success |
the volume id of the EBS volume
Sample:
vol-3160f90df06b24080
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client_token
string
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success |
the idempotency token provided when instance was launched
Sample:
Sample-awsmp-DFNBSML8ZMJ9
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ebs_optimized
boolean
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success |
whether instance class has EBS optimized flag turned on
Sample:
true
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groups
complex
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success |
a list security groups to which the network interface belongs
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id
string
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success |
security group id
Sample:
sg-e203cf94
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name
string
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success |
Sample:
Sample-Common-Sg
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hypervisor
string
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success |
the hypervisor type of the instance
Sample:
xen
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id
string
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success |
the id of the instance
Sample:
i-09275d68c04c1a16c
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image_id
string
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success |
the id of the image used to launch the instance
Sample:
ami-1748d2f5
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instance_profile
complex
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success |
the instance profile associated with the instance
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arn
string
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success |
specifies an ARN of instance profile
Sample:
arn:aws:iam::171455704129:instance-profile/Sample-IamProfile
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id
string
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success |
instance profile id
Sample:
AIPAD5WIZGNR9TH6LBFE4
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interfaces
complex
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success |
a list of ENI associated to instance
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id
string
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success |
the id of ENI
Sample:
eni-cf96b081
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mac_address
string
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success |
the MAC address of ENI
Sample:
06:c4:fd:90:dc:61
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kernel
string
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success |
the kernel id
Sample:
null
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key_name
string
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success |
the name of the key pair used when the instance was launched
Sample:
MyKey
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launch_time"
string
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success |
the time when the instance was launched
Sample:
2017-06-16T15:44:54.000Z
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monitoring_state
string
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success |
indicates whether detailed monitoring is enabled
Sample:
disabled
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private_dns_name
string
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success |
the private IPv4 DNS name of the instance
Sample:
ip-10-21-39-23.ag-net.com
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private_ip_address
string
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success |
the private IPv4 address of the instance
Sample:
10.216.139.23
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public_dns_name
string
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success |
the public DNS name of the instance
Sample:
ec2-54-194-252-215.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com
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public_ip_address
string
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success |
the public IPv4 address of the instance
Sample:
54.194.252.215
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ramdisk
string
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success |
the RAM disk id
Sample:
null
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region
string
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success |
the AWS region in which instance is running in
Sample:
eu-west-1
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requester_id
string
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success |
the id of the entity that launched the instance on your behalf
Sample:
null
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root_device_type
string
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success |
the type of root device that the instance uses
Sample:
ebs
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source_destination_check
boolean
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success |
indicates whether the instance performs source/destination checking
Sample:
true
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spot_instance_request_id
string
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success |
the id of the spot instance request
Sample:
null
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state
string
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success |
a message that describes the state change
Sample:
running
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tags
complex
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success |
a dictionary of key/value pairs assigned to the resource
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key
string
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success |
the key of a tag assigned to the resource
Sample:
Environment
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virtualization_type
string
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success |
the virtualization type of the instance
Sample:
hvm
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vpc_id
string
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success |
the id of the VPC that the instance is running in
Sample:
vpc-12c9ae4f
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Status¶
- This module will be removed in version 2.8. [deprecated]
- For more information see DEPRECATED.
Authors¶
- Michael Schuett (@michaeljs1990)
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