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ec2_ami - create or destroy an image in ec2

New in version 1.3.

Synopsis

Creates or deletes ec2 images.

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.6
  • boto

Options

parameter required default choices comments
aws_access_key
no
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
no
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
delete_snapshot
no no
  • yes
  • no
Whether or not to delete snapshots when deregistering AMI.
description
no
An optional human-readable string describing the contents and purpose of the AMI.
device_mapping
(added in 2.0)
no
An optional list of device hashes/dictionaries with custom configurations (same block-device-mapping parameters)
Valid properties include: device_name, volume_type, size (in GB), delete_on_termination (boolean), no_device (boolean), snapshot_id, iops (for io1 volume_type)
ec2_url
no
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
no
Image ID to be deregistered.
instance_id
no
instance id of the image to create
launch_permissions
(added in 2.0)
no
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.
name
no
The name of the new image to create
no_reboot
no
  • yes
  • no
An optional 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. The default choice is "no".
profile
(added in 1.6)
no
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
region
no
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_token
(added in 1.6)
no
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
no present
create or deregister/delete image
tags
(added in 2.0)
no
a dictionary of tags to add to the new image; '{"key":"value"}' and '{"key":"value","key":"value"}'
validate_certs
(added in 1.5)
no yes
  • yes
  • no
When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
wait
no no
  • yes
  • no
wait for the AMI to be in state 'available' before returning.
wait_timeout
no 300
how long before wait gives up, in seconds

Examples

# Basic AMI Creation
- ec2_ami:
    aws_access_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    aws_secret_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    instance_id: i-xxxxxx
    wait: yes
    name: newtest
    tags:
      Name: newtest
      Service: TestService
  register: instance

# Basic AMI Creation, without waiting
- ec2_ami:
    aws_access_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    aws_secret_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    region: xxxxxx
    instance_id: i-xxxxxx
    wait: no
    name: newtest
  register: instance

# AMI Creation, with a custom root-device size and another EBS attached
- ec2_ami:
    aws_access_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    aws_secret_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    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
  register: instance

# AMI Creation, excluding a volume attached at /dev/sdb
- ec2_ami:
    aws_access_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    aws_secret_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    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
  register: instance

# Deregister/Delete AMI (keep associated snapshots)
- ec2_ami:
    aws_access_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    aws_secret_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    region: xxxxxx
    image_id: "{{ instance.image_id }}"
    delete_snapshot: False
    state: absent

# Deregister AMI (delete associated snapshots too)
- ec2_ami:
    aws_access_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    aws_secret_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    region: xxxxxx
    image_id: "{{ instance.image_id }}"
    delete_snapshot: True
    state: absent

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

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

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
root_device_type root device type of image when AMI is created or already exists string ebs
description description of image when AMI is created or already exists string nat-server
block_device_mapping block device mapping associated with image when AMI is created or already exists a dictionary of block devices {'/dev/sda1': {'encrypted': False, 'size': 10, 'delete_on_termination': True, 'volume_type': 'standard', 'snapshot_id': 'snap-1a03b80e7'}}
is_public whether image is public when AMI is created or already exists bool False
creationDate creation date of image when AMI is created or already exists string 2015-10-15T22:43:44.000Z
architecture architecture of image when AMI is created or already exists string x86_64
name ami name of image when AMI is created or already exists string nat-server
hypervisor type of hypervisor when AMI is created or already exists string xen
tags a dictionary of tags assigned to image when AMI is created or already exists dictionary of tags {'Name': 'nat-server', 'Env': 'devel'}
snapshots_deleted a list of snapshot ids deleted after deregistering image after AMI is deregistered, if 'delete_snapshot' is set to 'yes' list ['snap-fbcccb8f', 'snap-cfe7cdb4']
location location of image when AMI is created or already exists string 315210894379/nat-server
platform platform of image when AMI is created or already exists string None
state state of image when AMI is created or already exists string available
root_device_name root device name of image when AMI is created or already exists string /dev/sda1
virtualization_type image virtualization type when AMI is created or already exists string hvm
owner_id owner of image when AMI is created or already exists string 435210894375

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

Note

Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See http://boto.readthedocs.org/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html

Note

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

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/ec2_ami_module.html