ec2_vpc_net_facts – Gather facts about ec2 VPCs in AWS

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

  • Gather facts about ec2 VPCs in AWS

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
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.
filters
-
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_DescribeVpcs.html for possible filters.
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
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.
vpc_ids
-
added in 2.5
A list of VPC IDs that exist in your account.

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

# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

# Gather facts about all VPCs
- ec2_vpc_net_facts:

# Gather facts about a particular VPC using VPC ID
- ec2_vpc_net_facts:
    vpc_ids: vpc-00112233

# Gather facts about any VPC with a tag key Name and value Example
- ec2_vpc_net_facts:
    filters:
      "tag:Name": Example

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
vpcs
complex
 success
Returns an array of complex objects as described below.
  cidr_block
string
 always
The IPv4 CIDR block assigned to the VPC.
  classic_link_dns_supported
boolean
 always
True/False depending on attribute setting for classic link DNS support.
  classic_link_enabled
boolean
 always
True/False depending on if classic link support is enabled.
  enable_dns_hostnames
boolean
 always
True/False depending on attribute setting for DNS hostnames support.
  enable_dns_support
boolean
 always
True/False depending on attribute setting for DNS support.
  id
string
 always
The ID of the VPC (for backwards compatibility).
  instance_tenancy
string
 always
The instance tenancy setting for the VPC.
  ipv6_cidr_block_association_set
complex
 always
An array of IPv6 cidr block association set information.
    association_id
string
 always
The association ID
    ipv6_cidr_block
string
 always
The IPv6 CIDR block that is associated with the VPC.
    ipv6_cidr_block_state
dictionary
 always
A hash/dict that contains a single item. The state of the cidr block association.
      state
string
 always
The CIDR block association state.
  is_default
boolean
 always
True if this is the default VPC for account.
  state
string
 always
The state of the VPC.
  tags
dictionary
 always
A dict of tags associated with the VPC.
  vpc_id
string
 always
The ID of the VPC .


Status

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

  • Rob White (@wimnat)

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