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DOCUMENTATION='''
---
module: ec2
short_description: create, terminate, start or stop an instance in ec2, return instanceid
description:
- Creates or terminates ec2 instances. When created optionally waits for it to be 'running'. This module has a dependency on python-boto >= 2.5
version_added: "0.9"
options:
key_name:
description:
- key pair to use on the instance
required: false
default: null
aliases: ['keypair']
id:
description:
- identifier for this instance or set of instances, so that the module will be idempotent with respect to EC2 instances. This identifier is valid for at least 24 hours after the termination of the instance, and should not be reused for another call later on. For details, see the description of client token at U(http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/Run_Instance_Idempotency.html).
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
group:
description:
- security group (or list of groups) to use with the instance
required: false
default: null
aliases: [ 'groups' ]
group_id:
version_added: "1.1"
description:
- security group id (or list of ids) to use with the instance
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
region:
version_added: "1.2"
description:
- The AWS region to use. Must be specified if ec2_url is not used. If not specified then the value of the EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used.
required: false
default: null
aliases: [ 'aws_region', 'ec2_region' ]
zone:
version_added: "1.2"
description:
- AWS availability zone in which to launch the instance
required: false
default: null
aliases: [ 'aws_zone', 'ec2_zone' ]
instance_type:
description:
- instance type to use for the instance
required: true
default: null
aliases: []
spot_price:
version_added: "1.5"
description:
- Maximum spot price to bid, If not set a regular on-demand instance is requested. A spot request is made with this maximum bid. When it is filled, the instance is started.
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
image:
description:
- I(emi) (or I(ami)) to use for the instance
required: true
default: null
aliases: []
kernel:
description:
- kernel I(eki) to use for the instance
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
ramdisk:
description:
- ramdisk I(eri) to use for the instance
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
wait:
description:
- wait for the instance to be in state 'running' before returning
required: false
default: "no"
choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
aliases: []
wait_timeout:
description:
- how long before wait gives up, in seconds
default: 300
aliases: []
spot_wait_timeout:
version_added: "1.5"
description:
- how long to wait for the spot instance request to be fulfilled
default: 600
aliases: []
count:
description:
- number of instances to launch
required: False
default: 1
aliases: []
monitoring:
version_added: "1.1"
description:
- enable detailed monitoring (CloudWatch) for instance
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
user_data:
version_added: "0.9"
description:
- opaque blob of data which is made available to the ec2 instance
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
instance_tags:
version_added: "1.0"
description:
- a hash/dictionary of tags to add to the new instance; '{"key":"value"}' and '{"key":"value","key":"value"}'
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
placement_group:
version_added: "1.3"
description:
- placement group for the instance when using EC2 Clustered Compute
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
vpc_subnet_id:
version_added: "1.1"
description:
- the subnet ID in which to launch the instance (VPC)
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
assign_public_ip:
version_added: "1.5"
description:
- when provisioning within vpc, assign a public IP address. Boto library must be 2.13.0+
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
private_ip:
version_added: "1.2"
description:
- the private ip address to assign the instance (from the vpc subnet)
required: false
defualt: null
aliases: []
instance_profile_name:
version_added: "1.3"
description:
- Name of the IAM instance profile to use. Boto library must be 2.5.0+
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
instance_ids:
version_added: "1.3"
description:
- "list of instance ids, currently used for states: absent, running, stopped"
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
source_dest_check:
version_added: "1.6"
description:
- Enable or Disable the Source/Destination checks (for NAT instances and Virtual Routers)
required: false
default: true
state:
version_added: "1.3"
description:
- create or terminate instances
required: false
default: 'present'
aliases: []
volumes:
version_added: "1.5"
description:
- 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.
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
ebs_optimized:
version_added: "1.6"
description:
- whether instance is using optimized EBS volumes, see U(http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSOptimized.html)
required: false
default: false
exact_count:
version_added: "1.5"
description:
- An integer value which indicates how many instances that match the 'count_tag' parameter should be running. Instances are either created or terminated based on this value.
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
count_tag:
version_added: "1.5"
description:
- Used with 'exact_count' to determine how many nodes based on a specific tag criteria should be running. This can be expressed in multiple ways and is shown in the EXAMPLES section. For instance, one can request 25 servers that are tagged with "class=webserver".
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
author: Seth Vidal, Tim Gerla, Lester Wade
extends_documentation_fragment: aws
'''
EXAMPLES='''
# Note: None of these examples set aws_access_key, aws_secret_key, or region.
# It is assumed that their matching environment variables are set.
# Basic provisioning example
- local_action:
module: ec2
key_name: mykey
instance_type: c1.medium
image: emi-40603AD1
wait: yes
group: webserver
count: 3
# Advanced example with tagging and CloudWatch
- local_action:
module: ec2
key_name: mykey
group: databases
instance_type: m1.large
image: ami-6e649707
wait: yes
wait_timeout: 500
count: 5
instance_tags:
db: postgres
monitoring: yes
# Single instance with additional IOPS volume from snapshot and volume delete on termination
# Both min_count and max_count equal count parameter. This means the launch request is explicit (we want count, or fail) in how many instances we want.
- Whether to apply the changes immediately, or after the next reboot of any associated instances.
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
params:
description:
- Map of parameter names and values. Numeric values may be represented as K for kilo (1024), M for mega (1024^2), G for giga (1024^3), or T for tera (1024^4), and these values will be expanded into the appropriate number before being set in the parameter group.