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community.aws.aws_application_scaling_policy – Manage Application Auto Scaling Scaling Policies

Note

This plugin is part of the community.aws collection (version 1.5.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

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

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

New in version 1.0.0: of community.aws

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes a Scaling Policy.

Requirements

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

• boto

• boto3

• botocore

• json

• python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
aws_access_key aliases: ec2_access_key, 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.
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. Parameters can be found at https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config. 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 aliases: ec2_secret_key, 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.
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean	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. Choices: no ← (default) yes
ec2_url aliases: aws_endpoint_url, endpoint_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.
maximum_tasks integer	The maximum value to scale to in response to a scale out event. This parameter is required if you are creating a first new policy for the specified service.
minimum_tasks integer	The minimum value to scale to in response to a scale in event. This parameter is required if you are creating a first new policy for the specified service.
override_task_capacity boolean	Whether or not to override values of minimum and/or maximum tasks if it’s already set. Defaults to false. Choices: no yes
policy_name string / required	The name of the scaling policy.
policy_type string / required	The policy type. Choices: StepScaling TargetTrackingScaling
profile aliases: aws_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.
region aliases: aws_region, ec2_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
resource_id string / required	The identifier of the resource associated with the scalable target.
scalable_dimension string / required	The scalable dimension associated with the scalable target. Choices: ecs:service:DesiredCount ec2:spot-fleet-request:TargetCapacity elasticmapreduce:instancegroup:InstanceCount appstream:fleet:DesiredCapacity dynamodb:table:ReadCapacityUnits dynamodb:table:WriteCapacityUnits dynamodb:index:ReadCapacityUnits dynamodb:index:WriteCapacityUnits
security_token aliases: aws_security_token, access_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.
service_namespace string / required	The namespace of the AWS service. Choices: ecs elasticmapreduce ec2 appstream dynamodb
state string / required	Whether a policy should be present or absent. Choices: absent present
step_scaling_policy_configuration dictionary	A step scaling policy. This parameter is required if you are creating a policy and policy_type=StepScaling.
target_tracking_scaling_policy_configuration dictionary	A target tracking policy. This parameter is required if you are creating a new policy and policy_type=TargetTrackingScaling. Full documentation of the suboptions can be found in the API documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/application/APIReference/API_TargetTrackingScalingPolicyConfiguration.html
CustomizedMetricSpecification dictionary	The metric to use if using a customized metric.
DisableScaleIn boolean	Whether scaling-in should be disabled. Choices: no yes
PredefinedMetricSpecification dictionary	The metric to use if using a predefined metric.
ScaleInCooldown integer	The time (in seconds) to wait after scaling-in before another scaling action can occur.
ScaleOutCooldown integer	The time (in seconds) to wait after scaling-out before another scaling action can occur.
TargetValue float	The target value for the metric.
validate_certs boolean	When set to “no”, SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0. Choices: no yes ← (default)

Notes

Note

• for details of the parameters and returns see http://boto3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/services/application-autoscaling.html#ApplicationAutoScaling.Client.put_scaling_policy

• 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

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

# Create step scaling policy for ECS Service
- name: scaling_policy
  community.aws.aws_application_scaling_policy:
    state: present
    policy_name: test_policy
    service_namespace: ecs
    resource_id: service/poc-pricing/test-as
    scalable_dimension: ecs:service:DesiredCount
    policy_type: StepScaling
    minimum_tasks: 1
    maximum_tasks: 6
    step_scaling_policy_configuration:
      AdjustmentType: ChangeInCapacity
      StepAdjustments:
        - MetricIntervalUpperBound: 123
          ScalingAdjustment: 2
        - MetricIntervalLowerBound: 123
          ScalingAdjustment: -2
      Cooldown: 123
      MetricAggregationType: Average

# Create target tracking scaling policy for ECS Service
- name: scaling_policy
  community.aws.aws_application_scaling_policy:
    state: present
    policy_name: test_policy
    service_namespace: ecs
    resource_id: service/poc-pricing/test-as
    scalable_dimension: ecs:service:DesiredCount
    policy_type: TargetTrackingScaling
    minimum_tasks: 1
    maximum_tasks: 6
    target_tracking_scaling_policy_configuration:
      TargetValue: 60
      PredefinedMetricSpecification:
        PredefinedMetricType: ECSServiceAverageCPUUtilization
      ScaleOutCooldown: 60
      ScaleInCooldown: 60

# Remove scalable target for ECS Service
- name: scaling_policy
  community.aws.aws_application_scaling_policy:
    state: absent
    policy_name: test_policy
    policy_type: StepScaling
    service_namespace: ecs
    resource_id: service/cluster-name/service-name
    scalable_dimension: ecs:service:DesiredCount

Return Values

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

Key	Description
alarms complex	List of the CloudWatch alarms associated with the scaling policy Returned: when state present
alarm_arn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the alarm Returned: when state present
alarm_name string	The name of the alarm Returned: when state present
creation_time string	The Unix timestamp for when the scalable target was created. Returned: when state present Sample: “2017-09-28T08:22:51.881000-03:00”
max_capacity integer	The maximum value to scale to in response to a scale out event. Required if state is present. Returned: when state present Sample: 2
min_capacity integer	The minimum value to scale to in response to a scale in event. Required if state is present. Returned: when state present Sample: 1
policy_arn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the scaling policy.. Returned: when state present
policy_name string	The name of the scaling policy. Returned: when state present
policy_type string	The policy type. Returned: when state present
resource_id string	The identifier of the resource associated with the scalable target. Returned: when state present Sample: “service/cluster-name/service-name”
role_arn string	The ARN of an IAM role that allows Application Auto Scaling to modify the scalable target on your behalf. Required if state is present. Returned: when state present Sample: “arn:aws:iam::123456789123:role/roleName”
scalable_dimension string	The scalable dimension associated with the scalable target. Returned: when state present Sample: “ecs:service:DesiredCount”
service_namespace string	The namespace of the AWS service. Returned: when state present Sample: “ecs”
step_scaling_policy_configuration complex	The step scaling policy. Returned: when state present and the policy type is StepScaling
adjustment_type string	The adjustment type Returned: when state present and the policy type is StepScaling Sample: “ChangeInCapacity, PercentChangeInCapacity, ExactCapacity”
cooldown integer	The amount of time, in seconds, after a scaling activity completes where previous trigger-related scaling activities can influence future scaling events Returned: when state present and the policy type is StepScaling Sample: 60
metric_aggregation_type string	The aggregation type for the CloudWatch metrics Returned: when state present and the policy type is StepScaling Sample: “Average, Minimum, Maximum”
step_adjustments list / elements=dictionary	A set of adjustments that enable you to scale based on the size of the alarm breach Returned: when state present and the policy type is StepScaling
target_tracking_scaling_policy_configuration complex	The target tracking policy. Returned: when state present and the policy type is TargetTrackingScaling
predefined_metric_specification complex	A predefined metric Returned: when state present and the policy type is TargetTrackingScaling
predefined_metric_type string	The metric type Returned: when state present and the policy type is TargetTrackingScaling Sample: “ECSServiceAverageCPUUtilization, ECSServiceAverageMemoryUtilization”
resource_label string	Identifies the resource associated with the metric type Returned: when metric type is ALBRequestCountPerTarget
scale_in_cooldown integer	The amount of time, in seconds, after a scale in activity completes before another scale in activity can start Returned: when state present and the policy type is TargetTrackingScaling Sample: 60
scale_out_cooldown integer	The amount of time, in seconds, after a scale out activity completes before another scale out activity can start Returned: when state present and the policy type is TargetTrackingScaling Sample: 60
target_value integer	The target value for the metric Returned: when state present and the policy type is TargetTrackingScaling Sample: 70

Authors

• Gustavo Maia (@gurumaia)

• Chen Leibovich (@chenl87)