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

Note

This module is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 3.5.0).

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 amazon.aws. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

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

New in amazon.aws 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • Creates or cancels spot instance requests.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 3.6

  • boto3 >= 1.16.0

  • botocore >= 1.19.0

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:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

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_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:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

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:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

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:

  • false

  • true

associate_public_ip_address

boolean

Indicates whether to assign a public IPv4 address to an instance you launch in a VPC.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

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:

  • false

  • true

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_session_token, session_token, 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.

Aliases aws_session_token and session_token have been added in version 3.2.0.

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:

  • false

  • true ← (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)