ali_instance – Create, Start, Stop, Restart or Terminate an Instance in ECS. Add or Remove Instance to/from a Security Group

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • Create, start, stop, restart, modify or terminate ecs instances.

  • Add or remove ecs instances to/from security group.

Requirements

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

  • footmark >= 1.1.16

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
alicloud_access_key
string
Aliyun Cloud access key.
If not set then the value of environment variable ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY, ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID will be used instead.

aliases: access_key_id, access_key
alicloud_region
string
The Aliyun Cloud region to use.
If not specified then the value of environment variable ALICLOUD_REGION, ALICLOUD_REGION_ID will be used instead.

aliases: region, region_id
alicloud_secret_key
string
Aliyun Cloud secret key.
If not set then the value of environment variable ALICLOUD_SECRET_KEY, ALICLOUD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY will be used instead.

aliases: secret_access_key, secret_key
alicloud_security_token
string
The Aliyun Cloud security token.
If not specified then the value of environment variable ALICLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN will be used instead.

aliases: security_token
allocate_public_ip
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether allocate a public ip for the new instance.

aliases: assign_public_ip
auto_renew
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether automate renew the charge of the instance.
auto_renew_period
-
    Choices:
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 6
  • 12
The duration of the automatic renew the charge of the instance. Required when auto_renew=True.
availability_zone
-
Aliyun availability zone ID in which to launch the instance. If it is not specified, it will be allocated by system automatically.

aliases: alicloud_zone
count
-
Default:
1
The number of the new instance. An integer value which indicates how many instances that match count_tag should be running. Instances are either created or terminated based on this value.
count_tag
-
count determines how many instances based on a specific tag criteria should be present. This can be expressed in multiple ways and is shown in the EXAMPLES section. The specified count_tag must already exist or be passed in as the instance_tags option. If it is not specified, it will be replaced by instance_name.
description
-
The description of ECS instance, which is a string of 2 to 256 characters. It cannot begin with http:// or https://.
force
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether the current operation needs to be execute forcibly.
host_name
-
Instance host name.
image_id
-
Image ID used to launch instances. Required when state=present and creating new ECS instances.

aliases: image
instance_charge_type
-
    Choices:
  • PrePaid
  • PostPaid ←
The charge type of the instance.
instance_ids
-
A list of instance ids. It is required when need to operate existing instances. If it is specified, count will lose efficacy.
instance_name
-
The name of ECS instance, which is a string of 2 to 128 Chinese or English characters. It must begin with an uppercase/lowercase letter or a Chinese character and can contain numerals, ".", "_" or "-". It cannot begin with http:// or https://.

aliases: name
instance_tags
-
A hash/dictionaries of instance tags, to add to the new instance or for starting/stopping instance by tag. {"key":"value"}

aliases: tags
instance_type
-
Instance type used to launch instances. Required when state=present and creating new ECS instances.

aliases: type
internet_charge_type
-
    Choices:
  • PayByBandwidth ←
  • PayByTraffic
Internet charge type of ECS instance.
key_name
-
The name of key pair which is used to access ECS instance in SSH.

aliases: keypair
max_bandwidth_in
-
Default:
200
Maximum incoming bandwidth from the public network, measured in Mbps (Megabits per second).
max_bandwidth_out
-
Default:
0
Maximum outgoing bandwidth to the public network, measured in Mbps (Megabits per second).
password
-
The password to login instance. After rebooting instances, modified password will take effect.
period
-
Default:
1
The charge duration of the instance, in month. Required when instance_charge_type=PrePaid.
The valid value are [1-9, 12, 24, 36].
security_groups
-
A list of security group IDs.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • running
  • stopped
  • restarted
  • absent
The state of the instance after operating.
system_disk_category
-
    Choices:
  • cloud_efficiency ←
  • cloud_ssd
Category of the system disk.
system_disk_description
-
Description of the system disk.
system_disk_name
-
Name of the system disk.
system_disk_size
-
Default:
40
Size of the system disk, in GB. The valid values are 40~500.
user_data
-
User-defined data to customize the startup behaviors of an ECS instance and to pass data into an ECS instance. It only will take effect when launching the new ECS instances.
vswitch_id
-
The subnet ID in which to launch the instances (VPC).

aliases: subnet_id

Notes

Note

  • If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY or ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID, ALICLOUD_SECRET_KEY or ALICLOUD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, ALICLOUD_REGION or ALICLOUD_REGION_ID, ALICLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN

  • ALICLOUD_REGION or ALICLOUD_REGION_ID can be typically be used to specify the ALICLOUD region, when required, but this can also be configured in the footmark config file

Examples

# basic provisioning example vpc network
- name: basic provisioning example
  hosts: localhost
  vars:
    alicloud_access_key: <your-alicloud-access-key-id>
    alicloud_secret_key: <your-alicloud-access-secret-key>
    alicloud_region: cn-beijing
    image: ubuntu1404_64_40G_cloudinit_20160727.raw
    instance_type: ecs.n4.small
    vswitch_id: vsw-abcd1234
    assign_public_ip: True
    max_bandwidth_out: 10
    host_name: myhost
    password: mypassword
    system_disk_category: cloud_efficiency
    system_disk_size: 100
    internet_charge_type: PayByBandwidth
    security_groups: ["sg-f2rwnfh23r"]

    instance_ids: ["i-abcd12346", "i-abcd12345"]
    force: True

  tasks:
    - name: launch ECS instance in VPC network
      ali_instance:
        alicloud_access_key: '{{ alicloud_access_key }}'
        alicloud_secret_key: '{{ alicloud_secret_key }}'
        alicloud_region: '{{ alicloud_region }}'
        image: '{{ image }}'
        system_disk_category: '{{ system_disk_category }}'
        system_disk_size: '{{ system_disk_size }}'
        instance_type: '{{ instance_type }}'
        vswitch_id: '{{ vswitch_id }}'
        assign_public_ip: '{{ assign_public_ip }}'
        internet_charge_type: '{{ internet_charge_type }}'
        max_bandwidth_out: '{{ max_bandwidth_out }}'
        instance_tags:
            Name: created_one
        host_name: '{{ host_name }}'
        password: '{{ password }}'

    - name: with count and count_tag to create a number of instances
      ali_instance:
        alicloud_access_key: '{{ alicloud_access_key }}'
        alicloud_secret_key: '{{ alicloud_secret_key }}'
        alicloud_region: '{{ alicloud_region }}'
        image: '{{ image }}'
        system_disk_category: '{{ system_disk_category }}'
        system_disk_size: '{{ system_disk_size }}'
        instance_type: '{{ instance_type }}'
        assign_public_ip: '{{ assign_public_ip }}'
        security_groups: '{{ security_groups }}'
        internet_charge_type: '{{ internet_charge_type }}'
        max_bandwidth_out: '{{ max_bandwidth_out }}'
        instance_tags:
            Name: created_one
            Version: 0.1
        count: 2
        count_tag:
            Name: created_one
        host_name: '{{ host_name }}'
        password: '{{ password }}'

    - name: start instance
      ali_instance:
        alicloud_access_key: '{{ alicloud_access_key }}'
        alicloud_secret_key: '{{ alicloud_secret_key }}'
        alicloud_region: '{{ alicloud_region }}'
        instance_ids: '{{ instance_ids }}'
        state: 'running'

    - name: reboot instance forcibly
      ecs:
        alicloud_access_key: '{{ alicloud_access_key }}'
        alicloud_secret_key: '{{ alicloud_secret_key }}'
        alicloud_region: '{{ alicloud_region }}'
        instance_ids: '{{ instance_ids }}'
        state: 'restarted'
        force: '{{ force }}'

    - name: Add instances to an security group
      ecs:
        alicloud_access_key: '{{ alicloud_access_key }}'
        alicloud_secret_key: '{{ alicloud_secret_key }}'
        alicloud_region: '{{ alicloud_region }}'
        instance_ids: '{{ instance_ids }}'
        security_groups: '{{ security_groups }}'

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
ids
list
always
List of ECS instance IDs

Sample:
['i-12345er', 'i-3245fs']
instances
complex
always
List of ECS instances

 
availability_zone
string
always
The availability zone of the instance is in.

Sample:
cn-beijing-a
 
block_device_mappings
complex
always
Any block device mapping entries for the instance.

   
attach_time
string
always
The time stamp when the attachment initiated.

Sample:
2018-06-25T04:08:26Z
   
delete_on_termination
boolean
always
Indicates whether the volume is deleted on instance termination.

Sample:
True
   
device_name
string
always
The device name exposed to the instance (for example, /dev/xvda).

Sample:
/dev/xvda
   
status
string
always
The attachment state.

Sample:
in_use
   
volume_id
string
always
The ID of the cloud disk.

Sample:
d-2zei53pjsi117y6gf9t6
 
cpu
integer
always
The CPU core count of the instance.

Sample:
4
 
creation_time
string
always
The time the instance was created.

Sample:
2018-06-25T04:08Z
 
description
string
always
The instance description.

Sample:
my ansible instance
 
eip
complex
always
The attribution of EIP associated with the instance.

   
allocation_id
string
always
The ID of the EIP.

Sample:
eip-12345
   
internet_charge_type
string
always
The internet charge type of the EIP.

Sample:
paybybandwidth
   
ip_address
string
always
EIP address.

Sample:
42.10.2.2
 
expired_time
string
always
The time the instance will expire.

Sample:
2099-12-31T15:59Z
 
gpu
complex
always
The attribution of instance GPU.

   
amount
integer
always
The count of the GPU.

   
spec
string
always
The specification of the GPU.

 
host_name
string
always
The host name of the instance.

Sample:
iZ2zewaoZ
 
id
string
always
Alias of instance_id.

Sample:
i-abc12345
 
image_id
string
always
The ID of the image used to launch the instance.

Sample:
m-0011223344
 
inner_ip_address
string
always
The inner IPv4 address of the classic instance.

Sample:
10.0.0.2
 
instance_charge_type
string
always
The instance charge type.

Sample:
PostPaid
 
instance_id
string
always
ECS instance resource ID.

Sample:
i-abc12345
 
instance_name
string
always
The name of the instance.

Sample:
my-ecs
 
instance_type
string
always
The instance type of the running instance.

Sample:
ecs.sn1ne.xlarge
 
internet_charge_type
string
always
The billing method of the network bandwidth.

Sample:
PayByBandwidth
 
internet_max_bandwidth_in
integer
always
Maximum incoming bandwidth from the internet network.

Sample:
200
 
internet_max_bandwidth_out
integer
always
Maximum incoming bandwidth from the internet network.

Sample:
20
 
io_optimized
boolean
always
Indicates whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O.

 
memory
integer
always
Memory size of the instance.

Sample:
8192
 
network_interfaces
complex
always
One or more network interfaces for the instance.

   
mac_address
string
always
The MAC address.

Sample:
00:11:22:33:44:55
   
network_interface_id
string
always
The ID of the network interface.

Sample:
eni-01234567
   
primary_ip_address
string
always
The primary IPv4 address of the network interface within the vswitch.

Sample:
10.0.0.1
 
osname
string
always
The operation system name of the instance owned.

Sample:
CentOS
 
ostype
string
always
The operation system type of the instance owned.

Sample:
linux
 
private_ip_address
string
always
The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet.

Sample:
10.0.0.1
 
public_ip_address
string
always
The public IPv4 address assigned to the instance

Sample:
43.0.0.1
 
resource_group_id
string
always
The id of the resource group to which the instance belongs.

Sample:
my-ecs-group
 
security_groups
list of complex
always
One or more security groups for the instance.

   
group_id
string
always
The ID of the security group.

Sample:
sg-0123456
   
group_name
string
always
The name of the security group.

Sample:
my-security-group
 
status
string
always
The current status of the instance.

Sample:
running
 
tags
dictionary
always
Any tags assigned to the instance.

 
vpc_id
dictionary
always
The ID of the VPC the instance is in.

Sample:
vpc-0011223344
 
vswitch_id
string
always
The ID of the vswitch in which the instance is running.

Sample:
vsw-dew00abcdef


Status

Authors

  • He Guimin (@xiaozhu36)

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