New in version 1.5.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| description |
description to be applied to the snapshot
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| device_name |
device name of a mounted volume to be snapshotted
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| 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.
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| instance_id |
instance that has the required volume to snapshot mounted
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last_snapshot_min_age
(added in 2.0) |
Default: 0
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If the volume's most recent snapshot has started less than `last_snapshot_min_age' minutes ago, a new snapshot will not be created.
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profile
(added in 1.6) |
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
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| 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 |
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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 |
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snapshot_id
(added in 1.9) |
snapshot id to remove
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snapshot_tags
(added in 1.6) |
a hash/dictionary of tags to add to the snapshot
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state
(added in 1.9) |
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whether to add or create a snapshot
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validate_certs
bool (added in 1.5) |
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When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
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| volume_id |
volume from which to take the snapshot
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wait
bool (added in 1.5.1) |
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wait for the snapshot to be ready
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wait_timeout
(added in 1.5.1) |
Default: 0
|
how long before wait gives up, in seconds
specify 0 to wait forever
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Note
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_REGIONAWS_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# Simple snapshot of volume using volume_id
- ec2_snapshot:
volume_id: vol-abcdef12
description: snapshot of /data from DB123 taken 2013/11/28 12:18:32
# Snapshot of volume mounted on device_name attached to instance_id
- ec2_snapshot:
instance_id: i-12345678
device_name: /dev/sdb1
description: snapshot of /data from DB123 taken 2013/11/28 12:18:32
# Snapshot of volume with tagging
- ec2_snapshot:
instance_id: i-12345678
device_name: /dev/sdb1
snapshot_tags:
frequency: hourly
source: /data
# Remove a snapshot
- local_action:
module: ec2_snapshot
snapshot_id: snap-abcd1234
state: absent
# Create a snapshot only if the most recent one is older than 1 hour
- local_action:
module: ec2_snapshot
volume_id: vol-abcdef12
last_snapshot_min_age: 60
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