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ec2_lc - Create or delete AWS Autoscaling Launch Configurations

New in version 1.6.

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 Choices/Defaults Comments
assign_public_ip
(added in 1.8)
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.
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
classic_link_vpc_id
(added in 2.0)
Id of ClassicLink enabled VPC
classic_link_vpc_security_groups
(added in 2.0)
A list of security group IDs with which to associate the ClassicLink VPC instances.
ebs_optimized
(added in 1.8)
 Default:
"no"
Specifies whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O (true) or not (false).
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.
image_id
The AMI unique identifier to be used for the group
instance_id
(added in 2.4)
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
bool
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Specifies whether instances are launched with detailed monitoring.
instance_profile_name
(added in 1.8)
The name or the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile associated with the IAM role for the instances.
instance_type
required
Instance type to use for the instance
kernel_id
Kernel id for the EC2 instance
key_name
The SSH key name to be used for access to managed instances
name
required
Unique name for configuration
placement_tenancy
(added in 2.4)
 Default:
"default"
Determines whether the instance runs on single-tenant harware or not.
profile
(added in 1.6)
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
ramdisk_id
(added in 1.8)
A RAM disk id for the instances.
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
security_groups
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
(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
spot_price
The spot price you are bidding. Only applies for an autoscaling group with spot instances.
state
required
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Register or deregister the instance
user_data
Opaque blob of data which is made available to the ec2 instance. Mutually exclusive with user_data_path.
user_data_path
(added in 2.3)
Path to the file that contains userdata for the ec2 instances. Mutually exclusive with user_data.
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.
volumes
A list of volume dicts, each containing device name and optionally ephemeral id or snapshot id. Size and type (and number of iops for io device type) must be specified for a new volume or a root volume, and may be passed for a snapshot volume. For any volume, a volume size less than 1 will be interpreted as a request not to create the volume.
vpc_id
(added in 2.4)
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_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

# 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
  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

# create a launch configuration using a running instance id as a basis

- 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

# create a launch configuration to omit the /dev/sdf EBS device that is included in the AMI image

- 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

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
arn
string
 when state=present
The Amazon Resource Name of the launch configuration.

Sample:
arn:aws:autoscaling:us-east-1:148830907657:launchConfiguration:888d9b58-d93a-40c4-90cf-759197a2621a:launchConfigurationName/launch_config_name
changed
bool
 always
Whether the state of the launch configuration has changed.
created_time
string
 when state=present
The creation date and time for the launch configuration.

Sample:
2017-11-03 23:46:44.841000
image_id
string
 when state=present
The ID of the Amazon Machine Image used by the launch configuration.

Sample:
ami-9be6f38c
instance_type
string
 when state=present
The instance type for the instances.

Sample:
t1.micro
name
string
 when state=present
The name of the launch configuration.

Sample:
launch_config_name
result
complex
 when state=present
The specification details for the launch configuration.
  use_block_device_types
bool
 when state=present
Indicates whether to suppress a device mapping.
  kernel_id
string
 when state=present
The ID of the kernel associated with the AMI.
  key_name
string
 when state=present
The name of the key pair.

Sample:
testkey
  ramdisk_id
string
 when state=present
The ID of the RAM disk associated with the AMI.
  user_data
string
 when state=present
The user data available to the instances.
  image_id
string
 when state=present
The ID of the Amazon Machine Image used by the launch configuration.

Sample:
ami-9be6f38c
  iops
NoneType
 when state=present
The number of I/O operations per second (IOPS) to provision for the volume.
  created_time
string
 when state=present
The creation date and time for the launch configuration.

Sample:
2017-11-03 23:46:44.841000
  instance_monitoring
bool
 when state=present
Indicates whether instances in this group are launched with detailed (true) or basic (false) monitoring.

Sample:
True
  classic_link_vpc_id
NoneType
 when state=present
The ID of a ClassicLink-enabled VPC to link your EC2-Classic instances to.
  security_groups
list
 when state=present
The security groups to associate with the instances.

Sample:
['sg-5e27db2f']
  classic_link_vpc_security_groups
list
 when state=present
The IDs of one or more security groups for the VPC specified in ClassicLinkVPCId.
  spot_price
NoneType
 when state=present
The price to bid when launching Spot Instances.
  name
string
 when state=present
The name of the launch configuration.

Sample:
launch_config_name
  instance_profile_name
string
 when state=present
The name or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile associated with the IAM role for the instance.
  ebs_optimized
bool
 when state=present
Indicates whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O (true) or not (false).
  volume_type
NoneType
 when state=present
The volume type (one of standard, io1, gp2).
  member
string
 when state=present

Sample:
  instance_type
string
 when state=present
The instance type for the instances.

Sample:
t1.micro
  PlacementTenancy
string
 when state=present
The tenancy of the instances, either default or dedicated.

Sample:
default
  associate_public_ip_address
NoneType
 when state=present
(EC2-VPC) Indicates whether to assign a public IP address to each instance.
  launch_configuration_arn
string
 when state=present
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the launch configuration.

Sample:
arn:aws:autoscaling:us-east-1:148830907657:launchConfiguration:888d9b58-d93a-40c4-90cf-759197a2621a:launchConfigurationName/launch_config_name
  block_device_mappings
complex
 when state=present
A block device mapping, which specifies the block devices.
    virtual_name
NoneType
 when state=present
The name of the virtual device (for example, ephemeral0).
    device_name
string
 when state=present
The device name exposed to the EC2 instance (for example, /dev/sdh or xvdh).

Sample:
/dev/sda1
    ebs
complex
 when state=present
The information about the Amazon EBS volume.
      volume_size
string
 when state=present
The volume size, in GiB.

Sample:
100
      snapshot_id
NoneType
 when state=present
The ID of the snapshot.
  delete_on_termination
bool
 when state=present
Indicates whether the volume is deleted on instance termination.

Sample:
True
security_groups
list
 when state=present
The security groups to associate with the instances.

Sample:
['sg-5e27db2f']


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.

Author

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

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