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community.aws.ec2_lc – Create or delete AWS Autoscaling Launch Configurations

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.ec2_lc.

New in version 1.0.0: of community.aws

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis 

Can create or delete AWS Autoscaling Configurations.
Works with the ec2_asg module to manage Autoscaling Groups.

Requirements 

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

boto
boto3 >= 1.4.4
python >= 2.6

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
assign_public_ip boolean	Used for Auto Scaling groups that launch instances into an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud. Specifies whether to assign a public IP address to each instance launched in a Amazon VPC. Choices: no yes
associate_public_ip_address boolean	The associate_public_ip_address option does nothing and will be removed after 2022-06-01 Choices: no yes
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.
classic_link_vpc_id string	Id of ClassicLink enabled VPC
classic_link_vpc_security_groups list / elements=string	A list of security group IDs with which to associate the ClassicLink VPC instances.
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
ebs_optimized boolean	Specifies whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O (true) or not (false). 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.
image_id string	The AMI unique identifier to be used for the group.
instance_id string	The Id of a running instance to use as a basis for a launch configuration. Can be used in place of image_id and instance_type.
instance_monitoring boolean	Specifies whether instances are launched with detailed monitoring. Choices: no ← (default) yes
instance_profile_name string	The name or the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile associated with the IAM role for the instances.
instance_type string	Instance type to use for the instance. Required when creating a new Launch Configuration.
kernel_id string	Kernel id for the EC2 instance.
key_name string	The SSH key name to be used for access to managed instances.
name string / required	Unique name for configuration.
placement_tenancy string	Determines whether the instance runs on single-tenant hardware or not. When not set AWS will default to `default`. Choices: default dedicated
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.
ramdisk_id string	A RAM disk id for the instances.
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
security_groups list / elements=string	A list of security groups to apply to the instances. Since version 2.4 you can specify either security group names or IDs or a mix. Previous to 2.4, for VPC instances, specify security group IDs and for EC2-Classic, specify either security group names or IDs.
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.
spot_price float	The spot price you are bidding. Only applies for an autoscaling group with spot instances.
state string	Register or deregister the instance. Choices: present ← (default) absent
user_data string	Opaque blob of data which is made available to the ec2 instance. Mutually exclusive with user_data_path.
user_data_path path	Path to the file that contains userdata for the ec2 instances. Mutually exclusive with user_data.
validate_certs boolean	When set to “no”, SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0. Choices: no yes ← (default)
volumes list / elements=dictionary	A list dictionaries defining the volumes to create. For any volume, a volume size less than 1 will be interpreted as a request not to create the volume.
delete_on_termination boolean	Whether the volume should be automatically deleted when the instance is terminated. Choices: no ← (default) yes
device_name string / required	The name for the volume (For example `/dev/sda`).
encrypted boolean	Whether the volume should be encrypted using the ‘aws/ebs’ KMS CMK. Choices: no ← (default) yes
ephemeral string	Whether the volume should be ephemeral. Data on ephemeral volumes is lost when the instance is stopped. Mutually exclusive with the snapshot parameter.
iops integer	The number of IOPS per second to provision for the volume. Required when volume_type=io1.
no_device boolean	When no_device=true the device will not be created. Choices: no yes
snapshot string	The ID of an EBS snapshot to copy when creating the volume. Mutually exclusive with the ephemeral parameter.
volume_size integer	The size of the volume (in GiB). Required unless one of ephemeral, snapshot or no_device is set.
volume_type string	The type of volume to create. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSVolumeTypes.html for more information on the available volume types.
vpc_id string	VPC ID, used when resolving security group names to IDs.

Notes 

Note

Amazon ASG Autoscaling Launch Configurations are immutable once created, so modifying the configuration after it is changed will not modify the launch configuration on AWS. You must create a new config and assign it to the ASG instead.
encrypted volumes are supported on versions >= 2.4
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 

# create a launch configuration using an AMI image and instance type as a basis

- name: note that encrypted volumes are only supported in >= Ansible 2.4
  community.aws.ec2_lc:
    name: special
    image_id: ami-XXX
    key_name: default
    security_groups: ['group', 'group2' ]
    instance_type: t1.micro
    volumes:
    - device_name: /dev/sda1
      volume_size: 100
      volume_type: io1
      iops: 3000
      delete_on_termination: true
      encrypted: true
    - device_name: /dev/sdb
      ephemeral: ephemeral0

- name: create a launch configuration using a running instance id as a basis
  community.aws.ec2_lc:
    name: special
    instance_id: i-00a48b207ec59e948
    key_name: default
    security_groups: ['launch-wizard-2' ]
    volumes:
    - device_name: /dev/sda1
      volume_size: 120
      volume_type: io1
      iops: 3000
      delete_on_termination: true

- name: create a launch configuration to omit the /dev/sdf EBS device that is included in the AMI image
  community.aws.ec2_lc:
    name: special
    image_id: ami-XXX
    key_name: default
    security_groups: ['group', 'group2' ]
    instance_type: t1.micro
    volumes:
    - device_name: /dev/sdf
      no_device: true

- name: Use EBS snapshot ID for volume
  block:
  - name: Set Volume Facts
    ansible.builtin.set_fact:
      volumes:
      - device_name: /dev/sda1
        volume_size: 20
        ebs:
          snapshot: snap-XXXX
          volume_type: gp2
          delete_on_termination: true
          encrypted: no

  - name: Create launch configuration
    community.aws.ec2_lc:
      name: lc1
      image_id: ami-xxxx
      assign_public_ip: yes
      instance_type: t2.medium
      key_name: my-key
      security_groups: "['sg-xxxx']"
      volumes: "{{ volumes }}"
    register: lc_info

Return Values 

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

Key	Description
arn string	The Amazon Resource Name of the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: “arn:aws:autoscaling:us-east-1:148830907657:launchConfiguration:888d9b58-d93a-40c4-90cf-759197a2621a:launchConfigurationName/launch_config_name”
changed boolean	Whether the state of the launch configuration has changed. Returned: always Sample: false
created_time string	The creation date and time for the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: “2017-11-03 23:46:44.841000”
image_id string	The ID of the Amazon Machine Image used by the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: “ami-9be6f38c”
instance_type string	The instance type for the instances. Returned: when state=present Sample: “t1.micro”
name string	The name of the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: “launch_config_name”
result complex	The specification details for the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present
associate_public_ip_address boolean	(EC2-VPC) Indicates whether to assign a public IP address to each instance. Returned: when state=present Sample: false
block_device_mappings complex	A block device mapping, which specifies the block devices. Returned: when state=present
device_name string	The device name exposed to the EC2 instance (for example, /dev/sdh or xvdh). Returned: when state=present Sample: “/dev/sda1”
ebs complex	The information about the Amazon EBS volume. Returned: when state=present
snapshot_id string	The ID of the snapshot. Returned: when state=present
volume_size string	The volume size, in GiB. Returned: when state=present Sample: “100”
virtual_name string	The name of the virtual device (for example, ephemeral0). Returned: when state=present Sample: “ephemeral0”
classic_link_vpc_id string	The ID of a ClassicLink-enabled VPC to link your EC2-Classic instances to. Returned: when state=present
classic_link_vpc_security_groups list / elements=string	The IDs of one or more security groups for the VPC specified in ClassicLinkVPCId. Returned: when state=present Sample: []
created_time string	The creation date and time for the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: “2017-11-03 23:46:44.841000”
delete_on_termination boolean	Indicates whether the volume is deleted on instance termination. Returned: when state=present Sample: true
ebs_optimized boolean	Indicates whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O (true) or not (false). Returned: when state=present Sample: false
image_id string	The ID of the Amazon Machine Image used by the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: “ami-9be6f38c”
instance_monitoring boolean	Indicates whether instances in this group are launched with detailed (true) or basic (false) monitoring. Returned: when state=present Sample: true
instance_profile_name string	The name or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile associated with the IAM role for the instance. Returned: when state=present
instance_type string	The instance type for the instances. Returned: when state=present Sample: “t1.micro”
iops integer	The number of I/O operations per second (IOPS) to provision for the volume. Returned: when state=present
kernel_id string	The ID of the kernel associated with the AMI. Returned: when state=present Sample: “”
key_name string	The name of the key pair. Returned: when state=present Sample: “testkey”
launch_configuration_arn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: “arn:aws:autoscaling:us-east-1:148830907657:launchConfiguration:888d9b58-d93a-40c4-90cf-759197a2621a:launchConfigurationName/launch_config_name”
member string	Returned: when state=present Sample: “\n “
name string	The name of the launch configuration. Returned: when state=present Sample: “launch_config_name”
PlacementTenancy string	The tenancy of the instances, either default or dedicated. Returned: when state=present Sample: “default”
ramdisk_id string	The ID of the RAM disk associated with the AMI. Returned: when state=present Sample: “”
security_groups list / elements=string	The security groups to associate with the instances. Returned: when state=present Sample: [“sg-5e27db2f”]
spot_price float	The price to bid when launching Spot Instances. Returned: when state=present
use_block_device_types boolean	Indicates whether to suppress a device mapping. Returned: when state=present Sample: false
user_data string	The user data available to the instances. Returned: when state=present Sample: “”
volume_type string	The volume type (one of standard, io1, gp2). Returned: when state=present Sample: “io1”
security_groups list / elements=string	The security groups to associate with the instances. Returned: when state=present Sample: [“sg-5e27db2f”]

Authors

Gareth Rushgrove (@garethr)
Willem van Ketwich (@wilvk)

community.aws.ec2_lc – Create or delete AWS Autoscaling Launch Configurations

Synopsis

Requirements

Parameters

Notes

Examples

Return Values