community.aws.elb_network_lb module – Manage a Network Load Balancer

Note

This module is part of the community.aws collection (version 7.2.0).

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

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

New in community.aws 1.0.0

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • python >= 3.6

  • boto3 >= 1.26.0

  • botocore >= 1.29.0

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

access_key

aliases: aws_access_key_id, aws_access_key, ec2_access_key

string

AWS access key ID.

See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys.

The AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.

The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive.

The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK.

The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

aws_ca_bundle

path

The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.

The AWS_CA_BUNDLE environment variable may also be used.

aws_config

dictionary

A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.

Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.

cross_zone_load_balancing

boolean

Indicates whether cross-zone load balancing is enabled.

Defaults to false.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

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

deletion_protection

boolean

Indicates whether deletion protection for the ELB is enabled.

Defaults to false.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

endpoint_url

aliases: ec2_url, aws_endpoint_url, s3_url

string

URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS.

The AWS_URL or EC2_URL environment variables may also be used, in decreasing order of preference.

The ec2_url and s3_url aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_URL environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

ip_address_type

string

Sets the type of IP addresses used by the subnets of the specified Application Load Balancer.

Choices:

  • "ipv4"

  • "dualstack"

listeners

list / elements=dictionary

A list of dicts containing listeners to attach to the ELB. See examples for detail of the dict required. Note that listener keys are CamelCased.

Certificates

list / elements=dictionary

The SSL server certificate.

CertificateArn

string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the certificate.

DefaultActions

list / elements=dictionary / required

The default actions for the listener.

TargetGroupArn

string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the target group.

Mutually exclusive with TargetGroupName.

TargetGroupName

string

The name of the target group.

Mutually exclusive with TargetGroupArn.

Type

string

The type of action.

Port

integer / required

The port on which the load balancer is listening.

Protocol

string / required

The protocol for connections from clients to the load balancer.

SslPolicy

string

The security policy that defines which ciphers and protocols are supported.

name

string / required

The name of the load balancer. This name must be unique within your AWS account, can have a maximum of 32 characters, must contain only alphanumeric characters or hyphens, and must not begin or end with a hyphen.

profile

aliases: aws_profile

string

A named AWS profile to use for authentication.

See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html.

The AWS_PROFILE environment variable may also be used.

The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options.

purge_listeners

boolean

If purge_listeners=true, existing listeners will be purged from the ELB to match exactly what is defined by listeners parameter.

If the listeners parameter is not set then listeners will not be modified.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

purge_tags

boolean

If purge_tags=true and tags is set, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by tags parameter.

If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified, even if purge_tags=True.

Tag keys beginning with aws: are reserved by Amazon and can not be modified. As such they will be ignored for the purposes of the purge_tags parameter. See the Amazon documentation for more information https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_tagging.html#tag-conventions.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

region

aliases: aws_region, ec2_region

string

The AWS region to use.

For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored.

The AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variables may also be used.

See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region.

The ec2_region alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01

Support for the EC2_REGION environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

scheme

string

Internet-facing or internal load balancer. An ELB scheme can not be modified after creation.

Choices:

  • "internet-facing" ← (default)

  • "internal"

secret_key

aliases: aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key, ec2_secret_key

string

AWS secret access key.

See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys.

The AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.

The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive.

The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK.

The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

session_token

aliases: aws_session_token, security_token, aws_security_token, access_token

string

AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials.

See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys.

The AWS_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference.

The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive.

Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0.

The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY and AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.

state

string

Create or destroy the load balancer.

The default changed from 'absent' to 'present' in release 4.0.0.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

subnet_mappings

list / elements=dictionary

A list of dicts containing the IDs of the subnets to attach to the load balancer. You can also specify the allocation ID of an Elastic IP to attach to the load balancer or the internal IP address for an internal load balancer. You can specify one Elastic IP address or internal address per subnet.

This parameter is mutually exclusive with subnets.

subnets

list / elements=string

A list of the IDs of the subnets to attach to the load balancer. You can specify only one subnet per Availability Zone. You must specify subnets from at least two Availability Zones.

Required when state=present.

This parameter is mutually exclusive with subnet_mappings.

tags

aliases: resource_tags

dictionary

A dictionary representing the tags to be applied to the resource.

If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.

validate_certs

boolean

When set to false, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs.

Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

wait

boolean

Whether or not to wait for the network load balancer to reach the desired state.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

wait_timeout

integer

The duration in seconds to wait, used in conjunction with wait.

Notes

Note

  • Listeners are matched based on port. If a listener’s port is changed then a new listener will be created.

  • Listener rules are matched based on priority. If a rule’s priority is changed then a new rule will be created.

  • Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.

  • The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

Examples

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

- name: Create an ELB and attach a listener
  community.aws.elb_network_lb:
    name: myelb
    subnets:
      - subnet-012345678
      - subnet-abcdef000
    listeners:
      - Protocol: TCP # Required. The protocol for connections from clients to the load balancer (TCP, TLS, UDP or TCP_UDP) (case-sensitive).
        Port: 80 # Required. The port on which the load balancer is listening.
        DefaultActions:
          - Type: forward # Required. Only 'forward' is accepted at this time
            TargetGroupName: mytargetgroup # Required. The name of the target group
    state: present

- name: Create an ELB with an attached Elastic IP address
  community.aws.elb_network_lb:
    name: myelb
    subnet_mappings:
      - SubnetId: subnet-012345678
        AllocationId: eipalloc-aabbccdd
    listeners:
      - Protocol: TCP # Required. The protocol for connections from clients to the load balancer (TCP, TLS, UDP or TCP_UDP) (case-sensitive).
        Port: 80 # Required. The port on which the load balancer is listening.
        DefaultActions:
          - Type: forward # Required. Only 'forward' is accepted at this time
            TargetGroupName: mytargetgroup # Required. The name of the target group
    state: present

- name: Create an internal ELB with a specified IP address
  community.aws.elb_network_lb:
    name: myelb
    scheme: internal
    subnet_mappings:
      - SubnetId: subnet-012345678
        PrivateIPv4Address: 192.168.0.1 # Must be an address from within the CIDR of the subnet.
    listeners:
      - Protocol: TCP # Required. The protocol for connections from clients to the load balancer (TCP, TLS, UDP or TCP_UDP) (case-sensitive).
        Port: 80 # Required. The port on which the load balancer is listening.
        DefaultActions:
          - Type: forward # Required. Only 'forward' is accepted at this time
            TargetGroupName: mytargetgroup # Required. The name of the target group
    state: present

- name: Remove an ELB
  community.aws.elb_network_lb:
    name: myelb
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key

Description

load_balancer

dictionary

added in community.aws 5.0.0

A representation of the Network Load Balancer

Returned: when state is present

availability_zones

list / elements=string

The Availability Zones for the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: ["[{'subnet_id': 'subnet-aabbccddff'", " 'zone_name': 'ap-southeast-2a'", " 'load_balancer_addresses': []}]"]

canonical_hosted_zone_id

string

The ID of the Amazon Route 53 hosted zone associated with the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "ABCDEF12345678"

created_time

string

The date and time the load balancer was created.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "2015-02-12T02:14:02+00:00"

deletion_protection_enabled

string

Indicates whether deletion protection is enabled.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "True"

dns_name

string

The public DNS name of the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "internal-my-elb-123456789.ap-southeast-2.elb.amazonaws.com"

idle_timeout_timeout_seconds

string

The idle timeout value, in seconds.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "60"

ip_address_type

string

The type of IP addresses used by the subnets for the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "ipv4"

listeners

complex

Information about the listeners.

Returned: when state is present

certificates

complex

The SSL server certificate.

Returned: when state is present

certificate_arn

string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the certificate.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: ""

default_actions

string

The default actions for the listener.

Returned: when state is present

target_group_arn

string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the target group.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: ""

type

string

The type of action.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: ""

listener_arn

string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the listener.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: ""

load_balancer_arn

string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: ""

port

integer

The port on which the load balancer is listening.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: 80

protocol

string

The protocol for connections from clients to the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "HTTPS"

ssl_policy

string

The security policy that defines which ciphers and protocols are supported.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: ""

load_balancer_arn

string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:ap-southeast-2:123456789012:loadbalancer/app/my-elb/001122334455"

load_balancer_name

string

The name of the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "my-elb"

load_balancing_cross_zone_enabled

string

Indicates whether cross-zone load balancing is enabled.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "True"

scheme

string

Internet-facing or internal load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "internal"

state

dictionary

The state of the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: {"code": "active"}

tags

dictionary

The tags attached to the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: {"Tag": "Example"}

type

string

The type of load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "network"

vpc_id

string

The ID of the VPC for the load balancer.

Returned: when state is present

Sample: "vpc-0011223344"

Authors

  • Rob White (@wimnat)