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ec2_ami - create or destroy an image in ec2

New in version 1.3.

Synopsis

  • Registers or deregisters ec2 images.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • boto

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
architecture
(added in 2.3)
The target architecture of the image to register
aws_access_key
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.

aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key
aws_secret_key
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.

aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key
billing_products
(added in 2.5)
A list of valid billing codes. To be used with valid accounts by aws marketplace vendors.
delete_snapshot
bool
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Delete snapshots when deregistering the AMI.
description
Human-readable string describing the contents and purpose of the AMI.
device_mapping
(added in 2.0)
List of device hashes/dictionaries with custom configurations (same block-device-mapping parameters).
Valid properties include: device_name, volume_type, size/volume_size (in GB), delete_on_termination (boolean), no_device (boolean), snapshot_id, iops (for io1 volume_type), encrypted
ec2_url
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.
enhanced_networking
(added in 2.5)
A boolean representing whether enhanced networking with ENA is enabled or not.
image_id
Image ID to be deregistered.
image_location
(added in 2.5)
The s3 location of an image to use for the AMI.
instance_id
Instance ID to create the AMI from.
kernel_id
(added in 2.3)
The target kernel id of the image to register.
launch_permissions
(added in 2.0)
Users and groups that should be able to launch the AMI. Expects dictionary with a key of user_ids and/or group_names. user_ids should be a list of account ids. group_name should be a list of groups, "all" is the only acceptable value currently.
You must pass all desired launch permissions if you wish to modify existing launch permissions (passing just groups will remove all users)
name
The name of the new AMI.
no_reboot
bool
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Flag indicating that the bundling process should not attempt to shutdown the instance before bundling. If this flag is True, the responsibility of maintaining file system integrity is left to the owner of the instance.
profile
(added in 1.6)
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
purge_tags
(added in 2.5)
 Default:
"no"
Whether to remove existing tags that aren't passed in the tags parameter
ramdisk_id
(added in 2.5)
The ID of the RAM disk.
region
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

aliases: aws_region, ec2_region
root_device_name
(added in 2.3)
The root device name of the image to register.
security_token
(added in 1.6)
AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.

aliases: access_token
sriov_net_support
(added in 2.5)
Set to simple to enable enhanced networking with the Intel 82599 Virtual Function interface for the AMI and any instances that you launch from the AMI.
state
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
Register or deregister an AMI.
tags
(added in 2.0)
A dictionary of tags to add to the new image; '{"key":"value"}' and '{"key":"value","key":"value"}'
validate_certs
bool

(added in 1.5)
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
virtualization_type
(added in 2.3)
The virtualization type of the image to register.
wait
bool
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Wait for the AMI to be in state 'available' before returning.
wait_timeout Default:
900
How long before wait gives up, in seconds.

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_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
  • Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See http://boto.readthedocs.org/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.

# Basic AMI Creation
- ec2_ami:
    instance_id: i-xxxxxx
    wait: yes
    name: newtest
    tags:
      Name: newtest
      Service: TestService

# Basic AMI Creation, without waiting
- ec2_ami:
    instance_id: i-xxxxxx
    wait: no
    name: newtest

# AMI Registration from EBS Snapshot
- ec2_ami:
    name: newtest
    state: present
    architecture: x86_64
    virtualization_type: hvm
    root_device_name: /dev/xvda
    device_mapping:
      - device_name: /dev/xvda
        volume_size: 8
        snapshot_id: snap-xxxxxxxx
        delete_on_termination: true
        volume_type: gp2

# AMI Creation, with a custom root-device size and another EBS attached
- ec2_ami:
    instance_id: i-xxxxxx
    name: newtest
    device_mapping:
        - device_name: /dev/sda1
          size: XXX
          delete_on_termination: true
          volume_type: gp2
        - device_name: /dev/sdb
          size: YYY
          delete_on_termination: false
          volume_type: gp2

# AMI Creation, excluding a volume attached at /dev/sdb
- ec2_ami:
    instance_id: i-xxxxxx
    name: newtest
    device_mapping:
        - device_name: /dev/sda1
          size: XXX
          delete_on_termination: true
          volume_type: gp2
        - device_name: /dev/sdb
          no_device: yes

# Deregister/Delete AMI (keep associated snapshots)
- ec2_ami:
    image_id: "{{ instance.image_id }}"
    delete_snapshot: False
    state: absent

# Deregister AMI (delete associated snapshots too)
- ec2_ami:
    image_id: "{{ instance.image_id }}"
    delete_snapshot: True
    state: absent

# Update AMI Launch Permissions, making it public
- ec2_ami:
    image_id: "{{ instance.image_id }}"
    state: present
    launch_permissions:
      group_names: ['all']

# Allow AMI to be launched by another account
- ec2_ami:
    image_id: "{{ instance.image_id }}"
    state: present
    launch_permissions:
      user_ids: ['123456789012']

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
architecture
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
architecture of image

Sample:
x86_64
block_device_mapping
dict
 when AMI is created or already exists
block device mapping associated with image

Sample:
{'/dev/sda1': {'encrypted': False, 'size': 10, 'delete_on_termination': True, 'volume_type': 'standard', 'snapshot_id': 'snap-1a03b80e7'}}
creationDate
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
creation date of image

Sample:
2015-10-15T22:43:44.000Z
description
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
description of image

Sample:
nat-server
hypervisor
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
type of hypervisor

Sample:
xen
image_id
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
id of the image

Sample:
ami-1234abcd
is_public
bool
 when AMI is created or already exists
whether image is public
launch_permission
list
 when AMI is created or already exists
permissions allowing other accounts to access the AMI

Sample:
[{'group': 'all'}]
location
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
location of image

Sample:
315210894379/nat-server
name
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
ami name of image

Sample:
nat-server
ownerId
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
owner of image

Sample:
435210894375
platform
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
platform of image
root_device_name
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
root device name of image

Sample:
/dev/sda1
root_device_type
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
root device type of image

Sample:
ebs
snapshots_deleted
list
 after AMI is deregistered, if 'delete_snapshot' is set to 'yes'
a list of snapshot ids deleted after deregistering image

Sample:
['snap-fbcccb8f', 'snap-cfe7cdb4']
state
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
state of image

Sample:
available
tags
dict
 when AMI is created or already exists
a dictionary of tags assigned to image

Sample:
{'Name': 'nat-server', 'Env': 'devel'}
virtualization_type
string
 when AMI is created or already exists
image virtualization type

Sample:
hvm


Status

This module is flagged as stableinterface which means that the maintainers for this module guarantee that no backward incompatible interface changes will be made.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as certified which means that it is maintained by an Ansible Partner. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by an Ansible Partner, see here.

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