ec2_vpc_subnet_facts – Gather facts about ec2 VPC subnets in AWS

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

  • Gather facts about ec2 VPC subnets 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_DescribeSubnets.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
subnet_ids
-
added in 2.5
A list of subnet IDs to gather facts for.

aliases: subnet_id
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

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

# Gather facts about all VPC subnets
- ec2_vpc_subnet_facts:

# Gather facts about a particular VPC subnet using ID
- ec2_vpc_subnet_facts:
    subnet_ids: subnet-00112233

# Gather facts about any VPC subnet with a tag key Name and value Example
- ec2_vpc_subnet_facts:
    filters:
      "tag:Name": Example

# Gather facts about any VPC subnet within VPC with ID vpc-abcdef00
- ec2_vpc_subnet_facts:
    filters:
      vpc-id: vpc-abcdef00

# Gather facts about a set of VPC subnets, publicA, publicB and publicC within a
# VPC with ID vpc-abcdef00 and then use the jinja map function to return the
# subnet_ids as a list.

- ec2_vpc_subnet_facts:
    filters:
      vpc-id: vpc-abcdef00
      "tag:Name": "{{ item }}"
  with_items:
    - publicA
    - publicB
    - publicC
  register: subnet_facts

- set_fact:
    subnet_ids: "{{ subnet_facts.subnets|map(attribute='id')|list }}"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
subnets
complex
 success
Returns an array of complex objects as described below.
  assign_ipv6_address_on_creation
boolean
 always
True/False depending on attribute setting for IPv6 address assignment.
  availability_zone
string
 always
The availability zone where the subnet exists.
  available_ip_address_count
string
 always
Count of available IPs in subnet.
  cidr_block
string
 always
The IPv4 CIDR block assigned to the subnet.
  default_for_az
boolean
 always
True if this is the default subnet for AZ.
  id
string
 always
The ID of the Subnet (for backwards compatibility).
  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 subnet.
    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.
  map_public_ip_on_launch
boolean
 always
True/False depending on attribute setting for public IP mapping.
  state
string
 always
The state of the subnet.
  subnet_id
string
 always
The ID of the Subnet.
  tags
dictionary
 always
A dict of tags associated with the Subnet.
  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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