community.general.ali_instance (0.1.1) — module

Create, start, stop, restart or terminate an instance in ECS, add or remove an instance to/from a security group

Authors: He Guimin (@xiaozhu36)

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  collections:
    - name: community.general
      version: 0.1.1

Description

Create, start, stop, restart, modify or terminate ecs instances.

Add or remove ecs instances to/from security group.


Requirements

Usage examples

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# basic provisioning example vpc network
- name: basic provisioning example
  hosts: localhost
  vars:
    alicloud_access_key: <your-alicloud-access-key-id>
    alicloud_secret_key: <your-alicloud-access-secret-key>
    alicloud_region: cn-beijing
    image: ubuntu1404_64_40G_cloudinit_20160727.raw
    instance_type: ecs.n4.small
    vswitch_id: vsw-abcd1234
    assign_public_ip: True
    max_bandwidth_out: 10
    host_name: myhost
    password: mypassword
    system_disk_category: cloud_efficiency
    system_disk_size: 100
    internet_charge_type: PayByBandwidth
    security_groups: ["sg-f2rwnfh23r"]

    instance_ids: ["i-abcd12346", "i-abcd12345"]
    force: True

  tasks:
    - name: launch ECS instance in VPC network
      ali_instance:
        alicloud_access_key: '{{ alicloud_access_key }}'
        alicloud_secret_key: '{{ alicloud_secret_key }}'
        alicloud_region: '{{ alicloud_region }}'
        image: '{{ image }}'
        system_disk_category: '{{ system_disk_category }}'
        system_disk_size: '{{ system_disk_size }}'
        instance_type: '{{ instance_type }}'
        vswitch_id: '{{ vswitch_id }}'
        assign_public_ip: '{{ assign_public_ip }}'
        internet_charge_type: '{{ internet_charge_type }}'
        max_bandwidth_out: '{{ max_bandwidth_out }}'
        instance_tags:
            Name: created_one
        host_name: '{{ host_name }}'
        password: '{{ password }}'

    - name: with count and count_tag to create a number of instances
      ali_instance:
        alicloud_access_key: '{{ alicloud_access_key }}'
        alicloud_secret_key: '{{ alicloud_secret_key }}'
        alicloud_region: '{{ alicloud_region }}'
        image: '{{ image }}'
        system_disk_category: '{{ system_disk_category }}'
        system_disk_size: '{{ system_disk_size }}'
        instance_type: '{{ instance_type }}'
        assign_public_ip: '{{ assign_public_ip }}'
        security_groups: '{{ security_groups }}'
        internet_charge_type: '{{ internet_charge_type }}'
        max_bandwidth_out: '{{ max_bandwidth_out }}'
        instance_tags:
            Name: created_one
            Version: 0.1
        count: 2
        count_tag:
            Name: created_one
        host_name: '{{ host_name }}'
        password: '{{ password }}'

    - name: start instance
      ali_instance:
        alicloud_access_key: '{{ alicloud_access_key }}'
        alicloud_secret_key: '{{ alicloud_secret_key }}'
        alicloud_region: '{{ alicloud_region }}'
        instance_ids: '{{ instance_ids }}'
        state: 'running'

    - name: reboot instance forcibly
      ecs:
        alicloud_access_key: '{{ alicloud_access_key }}'
        alicloud_secret_key: '{{ alicloud_secret_key }}'
        alicloud_region: '{{ alicloud_region }}'
        instance_ids: '{{ instance_ids }}'
        state: 'restarted'
        force: '{{ force }}'

    - name: Add instances to an security group
      ecs:
        alicloud_access_key: '{{ alicloud_access_key }}'
        alicloud_secret_key: '{{ alicloud_secret_key }}'
        alicloud_region: '{{ alicloud_region }}'
        instance_ids: '{{ instance_ids }}'
        security_groups: '{{ security_groups }}'

Inputs

    
count:
    default: 1
    description:
    - The number of the new instance.
    - Indicates how many instances that match I(count_tag) should be running.
    - Instances are either created or terminated based on this value.
    type: int

force:
    default: false
    description:
    - Whether the current operation needs to be execute forcibly.
    type: bool

state:
    choices:
    - absent
    - present
    - restarted
    - running
    - stopped
    default: present
    description:
    - The state of the instance after operating.
    type: str

period:
    default: 1
    description:
    - The charge duration of the instance, in month.
    - Required when I(instance_charge_type=PrePaid).
    - The valid value are [1-9, 12, 24, 36].
    type: int

image_id:
    aliases:
    - image
    description:
    - Image ID used to launch instances.
    - Required when I(state=present) and creating new ECS instances.
    type: str

key_name:
    aliases:
    - keypair
    description:
    - The name of key pair which is used to access ECS instance in SSH.
    required: false
    type: str

password:
    description:
    - The password to login instance.
    - After rebooting instances, modified password will take effect.
    type: str

count_tag:
    description:
    - Determines how many instances based on a specific tag criteria should be present.
    - This can be expressed in multiple ways and is shown in the EXAMPLES section.
    - The specified count_tag must already exist or be passed in as the I(instance_tags)
      option.
    - If it is not specified, it will be replaced by I(instance_name).
    type: str

host_name:
    description:
    - Instance host name.
    type: str

user_data:
    description:
    - User-defined data to customize the startup behaviors of an ECS instance and to pass
      data into an ECS instance. It only will take effect when launching the new ECS instances.
    required: false
    type: str

auto_renew:
    default: false
    description:
    - Whether automate renew the charge of the instance.
    type: bool

vswitch_id:
    aliases:
    - subnet_id
    description:
    - The subnet ID in which to launch the instances (VPC).
    type: str

description:
    description:
    - The description of ECS instance, which is a string of 2 to 256 characters.
    - It cannot begin with http:// or https://.
    type: str

instance_ids:
    description:
    - A list of instance ids. It is required when need to operate existing instances.
    - If it is specified, I(count) will lose efficacy.
    type: list

instance_name:
    aliases:
    - name
    description:
    - The name of ECS instance, which is a string of 2 to 128 Chinese or English characters.
    - It must begin with an uppercase/lowercase letter or a Chinese character and can
      contain numerals, ".", "_" or "-". It cannot begin with http:// or https://.
    type: str

instance_tags:
    aliases:
    - tags
    description:
    - A hash/dictionaries of instance tags, to add to the new instance or for starting/stopping
      instance by tag (C({"key":"value"})).
    type: dict

instance_type:
    aliases:
    - type
    description:
    - Instance type used to launch instances.
    - Required when I(state=present) and creating new ECS instances.
    type: str

alicloud_region:
    aliases:
    - region
    - region_id
    description:
    - The Aliyun Cloud region to use.
    - If not specified then the value of environment variable C(ALICLOUD_REGION), C(ALICLOUD_REGION_ID)
      will be used instead.
    type: str

security_groups:
    description:
    - A list of security group IDs.
    type: list

max_bandwidth_in:
    default: 200
    description:
    - Maximum incoming bandwidth from the public network, measured in Mbps (Megabits per
      second).
    type: int

system_disk_name:
    description:
    - Name of the system disk.
    type: str

system_disk_size:
    default: 40
    description:
    - Size of the system disk, in GB. The valid values are 40~500.
    type: int

auto_renew_period:
    choices:
    - 1
    - 2
    - 3
    - 6
    - 12
    description:
    - The duration of the automatic renew the charge of the instance.
    - Required when I(auto_renew=True).
    type: int

availability_zone:
    aliases:
    - alicloud_zone
    description:
    - Aliyun availability zone ID in which to launch the instance.
    - If it is not specified, it will be allocated by system automatically.
    type: str

max_bandwidth_out:
    default: 0
    description:
    - Maximum outgoing bandwidth to the public network, measured in Mbps (Megabits per
      second).
    type: int

allocate_public_ip:
    aliases:
    - assign_public_ip
    default: false
    description:
    - Whether allocate a public ip for the new instance.
    type: bool

alicloud_access_key:
    aliases:
    - access_key_id
    - access_key
    description:
    - Aliyun Cloud access key.
    - If not set then the value of environment variable C(ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY), C(ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID)
      will be used instead.
    type: str

alicloud_secret_key:
    aliases:
    - secret_access_key
    - secret_key
    description:
    - Aliyun Cloud secret key.
    - If not set then the value of environment variable C(ALICLOUD_SECRET_KEY), C(ALICLOUD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY)
      will be used instead.
    type: str

instance_charge_type:
    choices:
    - PrePaid
    - PostPaid
    default: PostPaid
    description:
    - The charge type of the instance.
    type: str

internet_charge_type:
    choices:
    - PayByBandwidth
    - PayByTraffic
    default: PayByBandwidth
    description:
    - Internet charge type of ECS instance.
    type: str

system_disk_category:
    choices:
    - cloud_efficiency
    - cloud_ssd
    default: cloud_efficiency
    description:
    - Category of the system disk.
    type: str

alicloud_security_token:
    aliases:
    - security_token
    description:
    - The Aliyun Cloud security token.
    - If not specified then the value of environment variable C(ALICLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN)
      will be used instead.
    type: str

system_disk_description:
    description:
    - Description of the system disk.
    type: str

Outputs

ids:
  description: List of ECS instance IDs.
  returned: always
  sample:
  - i-12345er
  - i-3245fs
  type: list
instances:
  contains:
    availability_zone:
      description: The availability zone of the instance is in.
      returned: always
      sample: cn-beijing-a
      type: str
    block_device_mappings:
      contains:
        attach_time:
          description: The time stamp when the attachment initiated.
          returned: always
          sample: '2018-06-25T04:08:26Z'
          type: str
        delete_on_termination:
          description: Indicates whether the volume is deleted on instance termination.
          returned: always
          sample: true
          type: bool
        device_name:
          description: The device name exposed to the instance (for example, /dev/xvda).
          returned: always
          sample: /dev/xvda
          type: str
        status:
          description: The attachment state.
          returned: always
          sample: in_use
          type: str
        volume_id:
          description: The ID of the cloud disk.
          returned: always
          sample: d-2zei53pjsi117y6gf9t6
          type: str
      description: Any block device mapping entries for the instance.
      returned: always
      type: complex
    cpu:
      description: The CPU core count of the instance.
      returned: always
      sample: 4
      type: int
    creation_time:
      description: The time the instance was created.
      returned: always
      sample: 2018-06-25T04:08Z
      type: str
    description:
      description: The instance description.
      returned: always
      sample: my ansible instance
      type: str
    eip:
      contains:
        allocation_id:
          description: The ID of the EIP.
          returned: always
          sample: eip-12345
          type: str
        internet_charge_type:
          description: The internet charge type of the EIP.
          returned: always
          sample: paybybandwidth
          type: str
        ip_address:
          description: EIP address.
          returned: always
          sample: 42.10.2.2
          type: str
      description: The attribution of EIP associated with the instance.
      returned: always
      type: complex
    expired_time:
      description: The time the instance will expire.
      returned: always
      sample: 2099-12-31T15:59Z
      type: str
    gpu:
      contains:
        amount:
          description: The count of the GPU.
          returned: always
          sample: 0
          type: int
        spec:
          description: The specification of the GPU.
          returned: always
          sample: ''
          type: str
      description: The attribution of instance GPU.
      returned: always
      type: complex
    host_name:
      description: The host name of the instance.
      returned: always
      sample: iZ2zewaoZ
      type: str
    id:
      description: Alias of instance_id.
      returned: always
      sample: i-abc12345
      type: str
    image_id:
      description: The ID of the image used to launch the instance.
      returned: always
      sample: m-0011223344
      type: str
    inner_ip_address:
      description: The inner IPv4 address of the classic instance.
      returned: always
      sample: 10.0.0.2
      type: str
    instance_charge_type:
      description: The instance charge type.
      returned: always
      sample: PostPaid
      type: str
    instance_id:
      description: ECS instance resource ID.
      returned: always
      sample: i-abc12345
      type: str
    instance_name:
      description: The name of the instance.
      returned: always
      sample: my-ecs
      type: str
    instance_type:
      description: The instance type of the running instance.
      returned: always
      sample: ecs.sn1ne.xlarge
      type: str
    internet_charge_type:
      description: The billing method of the network bandwidth.
      returned: always
      sample: PayByBandwidth
      type: str
    internet_max_bandwidth_in:
      description: Maximum incoming bandwidth from the internet network.
      returned: always
      sample: 200
      type: int
    internet_max_bandwidth_out:
      description: Maximum incoming bandwidth from the internet network.
      returned: always
      sample: 20
      type: int
    io_optimized:
      description: Indicates whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O.
      returned: always
      sample: false
      type: bool
    memory:
      description: Memory size of the instance.
      returned: always
      sample: 8192
      type: int
    network_interfaces:
      contains:
        mac_address:
          description: The MAC address.
          returned: always
          sample: 00:11:22:33:44:55
          type: str
        network_interface_id:
          description: The ID of the network interface.
          returned: always
          sample: eni-01234567
          type: str
        primary_ip_address:
          description: The primary IPv4 address of the network interface within the
            vswitch.
          returned: always
          sample: 10.0.0.1
          type: str
      description: One or more network interfaces for the instance.
      returned: always
      type: complex
    osname:
      description: The operation system name of the instance owned.
      returned: always
      sample: CentOS
      type: str
    ostype:
      description: The operation system type of the instance owned.
      returned: always
      sample: linux
      type: str
    private_ip_address:
      description: The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet.
      returned: always
      sample: 10.0.0.1
      type: str
    public_ip_address:
      description: The public IPv4 address assigned to the instance.
      returned: always
      sample: 43.0.0.1
      type: str
    resource_group_id:
      description: The id of the resource group to which the instance belongs.
      returned: always
      sample: my-ecs-group
      type: str
    security_groups:
      contains:
        group_id:
          description: The ID of the security group.
          returned: always
          sample: sg-0123456
          type: str
        group_name:
          description: The name of the security group.
          returned: always
          sample: my-security-group
          type: str
      description: One or more security groups for the instance.
      elements: dict
      returned: always
      type: list
    status:
      description: The current status of the instance.
      returned: always
      sample: running
      type: str
    tags:
      description: Any tags assigned to the instance.
      returned: always
      sample: null
      type: dict
    vpc_id:
      description: The ID of the VPC the instance is in.
      returned: always
      sample: vpc-0011223344
      type: dict
    vswitch_id:
      description: The ID of the vswitch in which the instance is running.
      returned: always
      sample: vsw-dew00abcdef
      type: str
  description: List of ECS instances.
  returned: always
  type: complex