ec2_instance - Create & manage EC2 instances

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • Gather facts about ec2 instances in AWS

Requirements

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

  • boto
  • boto3
  • botocore
  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
availability_zone
Specify an availability zone to use the default subnet it. Useful if not specifying the vpc_subnet_id parameter.
If no subnet, ENI, or availability zone is provided, the default subnet in the default VPC will be used in the first AZ (alphabetically sorted).
aws_access_key Default:
None
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 Default:
None
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
cpu_credit_specification
    Choices:
  • unlimited
  • standard
For T2 series instances, choose whether to allow increased charges to buy CPU credits if the default pool is depleted.
Choose unlimited to enable buying additional CPU credits.
detailed_monitoring
Whether to allow detailed cloudwatch metrics to be collected, enabling more detailed alerting.
ebs_optimized
Whether instance is should use optimized EBS volumes, see http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSOptimized.html
ec2_url Default:
None
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.
filters Default:
{u'subnet-id': u'<provided-or-default subnet>', u'tag:Name': u'<provided-Name-attribute>'}
A dict of filters to apply when deciding whether existing instances match and should be altered. Each dict item consists of a filter key and a filter value. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInstances.html for possible filters. Filter names and values are case sensitive. By default, instances are filtered for counting by their "Name" tag, base AMI, state (running, by default), and subnet ID. Any queryable filter can be used. Good candidates are specific tags, SSH keys, or security groups.
image
An image to use for the instance. The ec2_ami_facts module may be used to retrieve images. One of image or image_id are required when instance is not already present.
Complex object containing image.id, image.ramdisk, and image.kernel.
image.id is the AMI ID.
image.ramdisk overrides the AMI's default ramdisk ID.
image.kernel is a string AKI to override the AMI kernel.
image_id
ami ID to use for the instance. One of image or image_id are required when instance is not already present.
This is an alias for image.id.
instance_ids
If you specify one or more instance IDs, only instances that have the specified IDs are returned.
instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior
    Choices:
  • stop
  • terminate
Whether to stop or terminate an instance upon shutdown.
instance_role
The ARN or name of an EC2-enabled instance role to be used. If a name is not provided in arn format then the ListInstanceProfiles permission must also be granted. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_ListInstanceProfiles.html If no full ARN is provided, the role with a matching name will be used from the active AWS account.
instance_type Default:
t2.micro
Instance type to use for the instance, see http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-types.html Only required when instance is not already present
key_name
Name of the SSH access key to assign to the instance - must exist in the region the instance is created.
launch_template
The EC2 launch template to base instance configuration on.
launch_template.id the ID or the launch template (optional if name is specified)
launch_template.name the pretty name of the launch template (optional if id is specified)
launch_template.version the specific version of the launch template to use. If unspecified, the template default is chosen.
name
The Name tag for the instance.
network
Either a dictionary containing the key 'interfaces' corresponding to a list of network interface IDs or containing specifications for a single network interface.
If specifications for a single network are given, accepted keys are assign_public_ip (bool), private_ip_address (str), ipv6_addresses (list), source_dest_check (bool), description (str), delete_on_termination (bool), device_index (int), groups (list of security group IDs), private_ip_addresses (list), subnet_id (str).
network.interfaces should be a list of ENI IDs (strings) or a list of objects containing the key id.
Use the ec2_eni to create ENIs with special settings.
profile
(added in 1.6)
 Default:
None
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
purge_tags Default:
no
Delete any tags not specified in the task that are on the instance. This means you have to specify all the desired tags on each task affecting an instance.
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_group
A security group ID or name. Mutually exclusive with security_groups.
security_groups
A list of security group IDs or names (strings). Mutually exclusive with security_group.
security_token
(added in 1.6)
 Default:
None
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
state
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • terminated
  • running
  • started
  • stopped
  • restarted
  • rebooted
  • absent
Goal state for the instances
tags
A hash/dictionary of tags to add to the new instance or to add/remove from an existing one.
tenancy
    Choices:
  • dedicated
  • default
What type of tenancy to allow an instance to use. Default is shared tenancy. Dedicated tenancy will incur additional charges.
termination_protection
Whether to enable termination protection. This module will not terminate an instance with termination protection active, it must be turned off first.
tower_callback
Preconfigured user-data to enable an instance to perform a Tower callback.
Requires parameters tower_callback.tower_address, tower_callback.job_template_id, and tower_callback.host_config_key.
Mutually exclusive with user_data.
For Windows instances, to enable remote access via Ansible set tower_callback.windows to true, and optionally set an admin password.
If using 'windows' and 'set_password', callback to Tower will not be performed but the instance will be ready to receive winrm connections from Ansible.
user_data
Opaque blob of data which is made available to the ec2 instance
validate_certs
(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 block device mappings, by default this will always use the AMI root device so the volumes option is primarily for adding more storage.
A mapping contains the (optional) keys device_name, virtual_name, ebs.device_type, ebs.device_size, ebs.kms_key_id, ebs.iops, and ebs.delete_on_termination.
vpc_subnet_id
The subnet ID in which to launch the instance (VPC) If none is provided, ec2_instance will chose the default zone of the default VPC

aliases: subnet_id
wait Default:
yes
Whether or not to wait for the desired state (use wait_timeout to customize this)
wait_timeout Default:
600
How long to wait (in seconds) for the instance to finish booting/terminating

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.

# Terminate every instance in a region. Use with caution.
- ec2_instance_facts:
    state: absent
    filters:
      instance-state-name: running

# Gather facts about all instances in AZ ap-southeast-2a
- ec2_instance_facts:
    filters:
      availability-zone: ap-southeast-2a

# Gather facts about a particular instance using ID
- ec2_instance_facts:
    instance_ids:
      - i-12345678

# Gather facts about any instance with a tag key Name and value Example
- ec2_instance_facts:
    filters:
      "tag:Name": Example

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
instances
complex
 always
a list of ec2 instances
network_interfaces
complex
 always
One or more network interfaces for the instance.
status
string
 always
The status of the network interface.

Sample:
in-use
description
string
 always
The description.

Sample:
My interface
subnet_id
string
 always
The ID of the subnet for the network interface.

Sample:
subnet-0123456
ipv6_addresses
complex
 always
One or more IPv6 addresses associated with the network interface.
ipv6_address
string
 always
The IPv6 address.

Sample:
2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334
network_interface_id
string
 always
The ID of the network interface.

Sample:
eni-01234567
attachment
complex
 always
The network interface attachment.
status
string
 always
The attachment state.

Sample:
attached
device_index
int
 always
The index of the device on the instance for the network interface attachment.
attachment_id
string
 always
The ID of the network interface attachment.

Sample:
eni-attach-3aff3f
delete_on_termination
bool
 always
Indicates whether the network interface is deleted when the instance is terminated.

Sample:
True
attach_time
string
 always
The time stamp when the attachment initiated.

Sample:
2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00
private_ip_addresses
complex
 always
The private IPv4 addresses associated with the network interface.
private_ip_address
string
 always
The private IPv4 address of the network interface.

Sample:
10.0.0.1
primary
bool
 always
Indicates whether this IPv4 address is the primary private IP address of the network interface.

Sample:
True
association
complex
 always
The association information for an Elastic IP address (IPv4) associated with the network interface.
public_dns_name
string
 always
The public DNS name.
public_ip
string
 always
The public IP address or Elastic IP address bound to the network interface.

Sample:
1.2.3.4
ip_owner_id
string
 always
The ID of the owner of the Elastic IP address.

Sample:
amazon
mac_address
string
 always
The MAC address.

Sample:
00:11:22:33:44:55
private_ip_address
string
 always
The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet.

Sample:
10.0.0.1
vpc_id
string
 always
The ID of the VPC for the network interface.

Sample:
vpc-0123456
groups
complex
 always
One or more security groups.
group_id
string
 always
The ID of the security group.

Sample:
sg-abcdef12
group_name
string
 always
The name of the security group.

Sample:
mygroup
association
complex
 always
The association information for an Elastic IPv4 associated with the network interface.
public_dns_name
string
 always
The public DNS name.
public_ip
string
 always
The public IP address or Elastic IP address bound to the network interface.

Sample:
1.2.3.4
ip_owner_id
string
 always
The ID of the owner of the Elastic IP address.

Sample:
amazon
source_dest_check
bool
 always
Indicates whether source/destination checking is enabled.

Sample:
True
owner_id
string
 always
The AWS account ID of the owner of the network interface.

Sample:
01234567890
root_device_type
string
 always
The type of root device used by the AMI.

Sample:
ebs
private_dns_name
string
 always
The private DNS name.

Sample:
ip-10-0-0-1.ap-southeast-2.compute.internal
tags
dict
 always
Any tags assigned to the instance.
key_name
string
 always
The name of the key pair, if this instance was launched with an associated key pair.

Sample:
my-key
network.source_dest_check
bool
 always
Indicates whether source/destination checking is enabled.

Sample:
True
image_id
string
 always
The ID of the AMI used to launch the instance.

Sample:
ami-0011223344
block_device_mappings
complex
 always
Any block device mapping entries for the instance.
device_name
string
 always
The device name exposed to the instance (for example, /dev/sdh or xvdh).

Sample:
/dev/sdh
ebs
complex
 always
Parameters used to automatically set up EBS volumes when the instance is launched.
status
string
 always
The attachment state.

Sample:
attached
delete_on_termination
bool
 always
Indicates whether the volume is deleted on instance termination.

Sample:
True
attach_time
string
 always
The time stamp when the attachment initiated.

Sample:
2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00
volume_id
string
 always
The ID of the EBS volume

Sample:
vol-12345678
public_dns_name
string
 always
The public DNS name assigned to the instance.
placement
complex
 always
The location where the instance launched, if applicable.
availability_zone
string
 always
The Availability Zone of the instance.

Sample:
ap-southeast-2a
tenancy
string
 always
The tenancy of the instance (if the instance is running in a VPC).

Sample:
default
group_name
string
 always
The name of the placement group the instance is in (for cluster compute instances).
security_groups
complex
 always
One or more security groups for the instance.
group_id
string
 always
The ID of the security group.

Sample:
sg-0123456
public_ip_address
string
 always
The public IPv4 address assigned to the instance

Sample:
52.0.0.1
product_codes
complex
 always
One or more product codes.
product_code_type
string
 always
The type of product code.

Sample:
marketplace
product_code_id
string
 always
The product code.

Sample:
aw0evgkw8ef3n2498gndfgasdfsd5cce
monitoring
complex
 always
The monitoring for the instance.
state
string
 always
Indicates whether detailed monitoring is enabled. Otherwise, basic monitoring is enabled.

Sample:
disabled
ami_launch_index
int
 always
The AMI launch index, which can be used to find this instance in the launch group.
subnet_id
string
 always
The ID of the subnet in which the instance is running.

Sample:
subnet-00abcdef
hypervisor
string
 always
The hypervisor type of the instance.

Sample:
xen
ebs_optimized
bool
 always
Indicates whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O.
launch_time
string
 always
The time the instance was launched.

Sample:
2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00
iam_instance_profile
complex
 always
The IAM instance profile associated with the instance, if applicable.
id
string
 always
The ID of the instance profile

Sample:
JFJ397FDG400FG9FD1N
arn
string
 always
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile.

Sample:
arn:aws:iam::000012345678:instance-profile/myprofile
instance_id
string
 always
The ID of the instance.

Sample:
i-012345678
instance_type
string
 always
The instance type size of the running instance.

Sample:
t2.micro
state
complex
 always
The current state of the instance.
code
int
 always
The low byte represents the state.

Sample:
16
name
string
 always
The name of the state.

Sample:
running
root_device_name
string
 always
The device name of the root device

Sample:
/dev/sda1
state_transition_reason
string
 always
The reason for the most recent state transition.
private_ip_address
string
 always
The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet.

Sample:
10.0.0.1
vpc_id
dict
 always
The ID of the VPC the instance is in.

Sample:
vpc-0011223344
client_token
string
 always
The idempotency token you provided when you launched the instance, if applicable.

Sample:
mytoken
virtualization_type
string
 always
The type of virtualization of the AMI.

Sample:
hvm
architecture
string
 always
The architecture of the image

Sample:
x86_64


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • Ryan Scott Brown, @ryansb

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