community.aws.redshift – create, delete, or modify an Amazon Redshift instance

Note

This plugin is part of the community.aws collection (version 1.4.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.aws.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.aws.redshift.

New in version 1.0.0: of community.aws

Synopsis

  • Creates, deletes, or modifies Amazon Redshift cluster instances.

Requirements

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

  • boto

  • boto3

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
allow_version_upgrade
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
When allow_version_upgrade=true the cluster may be automatically upgraded during the maintenance window.

aliases: version_upgrade
automated_snapshot_retention_period
integer
The number of days that automated snapshots are retained.

aliases: retention_period
availability_zone
string
Availability zone in which to launch cluster.

aliases: zone, aws_zone
aws_access_key
string
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.
If profile is set this parameter is ignored.
Passing the aws_access_key and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.

aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key
aws_ca_bundle
path
The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.
Only used for boto3 based modules.
Note: The CA Bundle is read 'module' side and may need to be explicitly copied from the controller if not run locally.
aws_config
dictionary
A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.
Only the 'user_agent' key is used for boto modules. See http://boto.cloudhackers.com/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html#boto for more boto configuration.
aws_secret_key
string
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.
If profile is set this parameter is ignored.
Passing the aws_secret_key and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.

aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key
cluster_parameter_group_name
string
Name of the cluster parameter group.

aliases: param_group_name
cluster_security_groups
list / elements=string
In which security group the cluster belongs.

aliases: security_groups
cluster_subnet_group_name
string
Which subnet to place the cluster.

aliases: subnet
cluster_type
string
    Choices:
  • multi-node
  • single-node ←
The type of cluster.
cluster_version
string
    Choices:
  • 1.0
Which version the cluster should have.

aliases: version
command
string / required
    Choices:
  • create
  • facts
  • delete
  • modify
Specifies the action to take.
db_name
string
Name of the database.
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.
ec2_url
string
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.

aliases: aws_endpoint_url, endpoint_url
elastic_ip
string
An Elastic IP to use for the cluster.
encrypted
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If the cluster is encrypted or not.
enhanced_vpc_routing
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether the cluster should have enhanced VPC routing enabled.
final_cluster_snapshot_identifier
string
Identifier of the final snapshot to be created before deleting the cluster.
If this parameter is provided, skip_final_cluster_snapshot must be false.
Used only when command=delete.

aliases: final_snapshot_id
identifier
string / required
Redshift cluster identifier.
new_cluster_identifier
string
Only used when command=modify.

aliases: new_identifier
node_type
string
    Choices:
  • ds1.xlarge
  • ds1.8xlarge
  • ds2.xlarge
  • ds2.8xlarge
  • dc1.large
  • dc2.large
  • dc1.8xlarge
  • dw1.xlarge
  • dw1.8xlarge
  • dw2.large
  • dw2.8xlarge
The node type of the cluster.
Require when command=create.
number_of_nodes
integer
Number of nodes.
Only used when cluster_type=multi-node.
password
string
Master database password.
Used only when command=create.
port
integer
Which port the cluster is listening on.
preferred_maintenance_window
string
Maintenance window in format of ddd:hh24:mi-ddd:hh24:mi. (Example: Mon:22:00-Mon:23:15)
Times are specified in UTC.
If not specified then a random 30 minute maintenance window is assigned.

aliases: maintance_window, maint_window
profile
string
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
Using profile will override aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token and support for passing them at the same time as profile has been deprecated.
aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token will be made mutually exclusive with profile after 2022-06-01.

aliases: aws_profile
publicly_accessible
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If the cluster is accessible publicly or not.
purge_tags
boolean
added in 1.3.0 of community.aws
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Purge existing tags that are not found in the cluster
region
string
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
string
AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.
If profile is set this parameter is ignored.
Passing the security_token and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.

aliases: aws_security_token, access_token
skip_final_cluster_snapshot
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Skip a final snapshot before deleting the cluster.
Used only when command=delete.

aliases: skip_final_snapshot
tags
dictionary
added in 1.3.0 of community.aws
A dictionary of resource tags.

aliases: resource_tags
username
string
Master database username.
Used only when command=create.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
vpc_security_group_ids
list / elements=string
VPC security group

aliases: vpc_security_groups
wait
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
When command=create, command=modify or command=restore then wait for the database to enter the 'available' state.
When command=delete wait for the database to be terminated.
wait_timeout
integer
Default:
300
When wait=true defines how long in seconds before giving up.

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_PROFILE or AWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE, 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, AWS_CA_BUNDLE

  • 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

- name: Basic cluster provisioning example
  community.aws.redshift:
    command: create
    node_type: ds1.xlarge
    identifier: new_cluster
    username: cluster_admin
    password: 1nsecure

- name: Cluster delete example
  community.aws.redshift:
    command: delete
    identifier: new_cluster
    skip_final_cluster_snapshot: true
    wait: true

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
cluster
complex
success
dictionary containing all the cluster information
 
availability_zone
string
success
Amazon availability zone where the cluster is located. "None" until cluster is available.

Sample:
us-east-1b
 
create_time
float
success
Time of the cluster creation as timestamp.

Sample:
1430158536.308
 
db_name
string
success
Name of the database.

Sample:
new_db_name
 
enhanced_vpc_routing
boolean
success
status of the enhanced vpc routing feature.
 
identifier
string
success
Id of the cluster.

Sample:
new_redshift_cluster
 
maintenance_window
string
success
Time frame when maintenance/upgrade are done.

Sample:
sun:09:30-sun:10:00
 
port
integer
success
Port of the cluster. "None" until cluster is available.

Sample:
5439
 
private_ip_address
string
success
Private IP address of the main node.

Sample:
10.10.10.10
 
public_ip_address
string
success
Public IP address of the main node. "None" when enhanced_vpc_routing is enabled.

Sample:
0.0.0.0
 
status
string
success
Status of the cluster.

Sample:
available
 
tags
dictionary
success
aws tags for cluster.
 
url
string
success
FQDN of the main cluster node. "None" until cluster is available.

Sample:
new-redshift_cluster.jfkdjfdkj.us-east-1.redshift.amazonaws.com


Authors

  • Jens Carl (@j-carl), Hothead Games Inc.

  • Rafael Driutti (@rafaeldriutti)