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amazon.aws.ec2_spot_instance module – request, stop, reboot or cancel spot instance

Note

This module is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 2.3.0).

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 amazon.aws.

To use it in a playbook, specify: amazon.aws.ec2_spot_instance.

New in version 2.0.0: of amazon.aws

Synopsis

• Creates or cancels spot instance requests.

Requirements

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

• python >= 3.6

• boto3 >= 1.15.0

• botocore >= 1.18.0

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. Not used by boto 2 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.
client_token string	The idempotency token you provided when you launched the instance, if applicable.
count integer	Number of instances to launch. Default: 1
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.
interruption string	The behavior when a Spot Instance is interrupted. Choices: hibernate stop terminate ← (default)
launch_group string	Launch group for spot requests, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/how-spot-instances-work.html#spot-launch-group.
launch_specification dictionary	The launch specification.
block_device_mappings list / elements=dictionary	A list of hash/dictionaries of volumes to add to the new instance.
device_name string	The device name (for example, /dev/sdh or xvdh ).
ebs dictionary	Parameters used to automatically set up EBS volumes when the instance is launched, see https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/ec2.html#EC2.Client.request_spot_instances
no_device string	To omit the device from the block device mapping, specify an empty string.
virtual_name string	The virtual device name
ebs_optimized boolean	Whether instance is using optimized EBS volumes, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSOptimized.html. Choices: no ← (default) yes
iam_instance_profile dictionary	The IAM instance profile.
arn string	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile. Only one of arn or name may be specified.
name string	The name of the instance profile. Only one of arn or name may be specified.
image_id string	The ID of the AMI.
instance_type string	Instance type to use for the instance, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-types.html. Required when creating a new instance.
kernel_id string	The ID of the kernel.
key_name string	Key to use on the instance. The SSH key must already exist in AWS in order to use this argument. Keys can be created / deleted using the amazon.aws.ec2_key module.
monitoring dictionary	Indicates whether basic or detailed monitoring is enabled for the instance.
enabled boolean	Indicates whether detailed monitoring is enabled. Otherwise, basic monitoring is enabled. Choices: no ← (default) yes
network_interfaces list / elements=dictionary	One or more network interfaces. If you specify a network interface, you must specify subnet IDs and security group IDs using the network interface.
associate_carrier_ip_address boolean	Indicates whether to assign a carrier IP address to the network interface. Choices: no yes
associate_public_ip_address boolean	Indicates whether to assign a public IPv4 address to an instance you launch in a VPC. Choices: no yes
delete_on_termination boolean	If set to true , the interface is deleted when the instance is terminated. You can specify true only if creating a new network interface when launching an instance. Choices: no yes
description string	The description of the network interface. Applies only if creating a network interface when launching an instance.
device_index integer	The position of the network interface in the attachment order. A primary network interface has a device index of 0. If you specify a network interface when launching an instance, you must specify the device index.
groups list / elements=string	The IDs of the security groups for the network interface. Applies only if creating a network interface when launching an instance.
interface_type string	The type of network interface. Choices: interface efa
ipv4_prefix_count integer	The number of IPv4 delegated prefixes to be automatically assigned to the network interface
ipv4_prefixes list / elements=dictionary	One or more IPv4 delegated prefixes to be assigned to the network interface.
ipv6_address_count integer	A number of IPv6 addresses to assign to the network interface
ipv6_addresses list / elements=dictionary	One or more IPv6 addresses to assign to the network interface.
ipv6address string	The IPv6 address.
ipv6_prefix_count integer	The number of IPv6 delegated prefixes to be automatically assigned to the network interface
ipv6_prefixes list / elements=dictionary	One or more IPv6 delegated prefixes to be assigned to the network interface
network_card_index integer	The index of the network card.
network_interface_id string	The ID of the network interface.
private_ip_address string	The private IPv4 address of the network interface
private_ip_addresses list / elements=dictionary	One or more private IPv4 addresses to assign to the network interface
secondary_private_ip_address_count integer	The number of secondary private IPv4 addresses.
subnet_id string	The ID of the subnet associated with the network interface
placement dictionary	The placement information for the instance.
availability_zone string	The Availability Zone.
group_name string	The name of the placement group.
tenancy string	the tenancy of the host Choices: default ← (default) dedicated host
ramdisk_id string	The ID of the RAM disk.
security_group_ids list / elements=string	Security group id (or list of ids) to use with the instance.
security_groups list / elements=string	Security group name (or list of group names) to use with the instance. Only supported with EC2 Classic. To launch in a VPC, use group_id
subnet_id string	The ID of the subnet in which to launch the instance.
user_data string	The base64-encoded user data for the instance. User data is limited to 16 KB.
profile aliases: aws_profile string	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
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_instance_request_ids list / elements=string	List of strings with IDs of spot requests to be cancelled Default: []
spot_price string	Maximum spot price to bid. If not set, a regular on-demand instance is requested. A spot request is made with this maximum bid. When it is filled, the instance is started.
spot_type string	The type of spot request. After being interrupted a persistent spot instance will be started once there is capacity to fill the request again. Choices: one-time ← (default) persistent
state string	Whether the spot request should be created or removed. When state=present, launch_specification is required. When state=absent, spot_instance_request_ids is required. Choices: absent present ← (default)
tags dictionary	A dictionary of key-value pairs for tagging the Spot Instance request on creation.
validate_certs boolean	When set to “no”, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs. Choices: no yes ← (default)
zone_group string	Name for logical grouping of spot requests. All spot instances in the request are launched in the same availability zone.

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

• When no credentials are explicitly provided the AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses will fall back to its configuration files (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

• Modules based on the original AWS SDK (boto) may read their default configuration from different files. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html for more information.

• AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be defined in the configuration files.

Examples

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

- name: Simple Spot Request Creation
  amazon.aws.ec2_spot_instance:
    launch_specification:
      image_id: ami-123456789
      key_name: my-keypair
      instance_type: t2.medium

- name: Spot Request Creation with more options
  amazon.aws.ec2_spot_instance:
    launch_specification:
      image_id: ami-123456789
      key_name: my-keypair
      instance_type: t2.medium
      subnet_id: subnet-12345678
      block_device_mappings:
        - device_name: /dev/sdb
          ebs:
            delete_on_termination: True
            volume_type: gp3
            volume_size: 5
        - device_name: /dev/sdc
          ebs:
            delete_on_termination: True
            volume_type: io2
            volume_size: 30
      network_interfaces:
        - associate_public_ip_address: False
          delete_on_termination: True
          device_index: 0
      placement:
        availability_zone: us-west-2a
      monitoring:
        enabled: False
    spot_price: 0.002
    tags:
      Environment: Testing

- name: Spot Request Termination
  amazon.aws.ec2_spot_instance:
    spot_instance_request_ids: ['sir-12345678', 'sir-abcdefgh']
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Description
cancelled_spot_request string	The spot instance request details that has been cancelled Returned: always Sample: “Spot requests with IDs: sir-1234abcd have been cancelled”
spot_request dictionary	The spot instance request details after creation Returned: when success Sample: {“create_time”: “2021-08-23T22:59:12+00:00”, “instance_interruption_behavior”: “terminate”, “launch_specification”: {“block_device_mappings”: [{“device_name”: “/dev/sdb”, “ebs”: {“delete_on_termination”: true, “volume_size”: 5, “volume_type”: “gp3”}}], “ebs_optimized”: false, “iam_instance_profile”: {“arn”: “arn:aws:iam::EXAMPLE:instance-profile/myinstanceprofile”}, “image_id”: “ami-083ac7c7ecf9bb9b0”, “instance_type”: “t2.small”, “key_name”: “mykey”, “monitoring”: {“enabled”: false}, “network_interfaces”: [{“associate_public_ip_address”: false, “delete_on_termination”: true, “device_index”: 0}], “placement”: {“availability_zone”: “us-west-2a”, “tenancy”: “default”}, “security_groups”: [{“group_name”: “default”}]}, “product_description”: “Linux/UNIX”, “spot_instance_request_id”: “sir-1234abcd”, “spot_price”: “0.00600”, “state”: “open”, “status”: {“code”: “pending-evaluation”, “message”: “Your Spot request has been submitted for review, and is pending evaluation.”, “update_time”: “2021-08-23T22:59:12+00:00”}, “type”: “one-time”}

Authors

• Sri Rachana Achyuthuni (@srirachanaachyuthuni)

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