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ec2_vpc_dhcp_options - Manages DHCP Options, and can ensure the DHCP options for the given VPC match what’s requested

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

This module removes, or creates DHCP option sets, and can associate them to a VPC. Optionally, a new DHCP Options set can be created that converges a VPC’s existing DHCP option set with values provided. When dhcp_options_id is provided, the module will 1. remove (with state=’absent’) 2. ensure tags are applied (if state=’present’ and tags are provided 3. attach it to a VPC (if state=’present’ and a vpc_id is provided. If any of the optional values are missing, they will either be treated as a no-op (i.e., inherit what already exists for the VPC) To remove existing options while inheriting, supply an empty value (e.g. set ntp_servers to [] if you want to remove them from the VPC’s options) Most of the options should be self-explanatory.

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • boto
  • python >= 2.6

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_old
      no True
        Whether to delete the old VPC DHCP option set when associating a new one. This is primarily useful for debugging/development purposes when you want to quickly roll back to the old option set. Note that this setting will be ignored, and the old DHCP option set will be preserved, if it is in use by any other VPC. (Otherwise, AWS will return an error.)
        dhcp_options_id
        (added in 2.1)
        no None
          The resource_id of an existing DHCP options set. If this is specified, then it will override other settings, except tags (which will be updated to match)
          dns_servers
          no None
            A list of hosts to set the DNS servers for the VPC to. (Should be a list of IP addresses rather than host names.)
            domain_name
            no None
              The domain name to set in the DHCP option sets
              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.
                inherit_existing
                no
                  For any DHCP options not specified in these parameters, whether to inherit them from the options set already applied to vpc_id, or to reset them to be empty.
                  netbios_name_servers
                  no None
                    List of hosts to advertise as NetBIOS servers.
                    netbios_node_type
                    no None
                      NetBIOS node type to advertise in the DHCP options. The AWS recommendation is to use 2 (when using netbios name services) http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonVPC/latest/UserGuide/VPC_DHCP_Options.html
                      ntp_servers
                      no None
                        List of hosts to advertise as NTP servers for the VPC.
                        profile
                        (added in 1.6)
                        no
                          uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0
                          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
                            (added in 2.1)
                            no present
                            • absent
                            • present
                            create/assign or remove the DHCP options. If state is set to absent, then a DHCP options set matched either by id, or tags and options will be removed if possible.
                            tags
                            (added in 2.1)
                            no None
                              Tags to be applied to a VPC options set if a new one is created, or if the resource_id is provided. (options must match)

                              aliases: resource_tags
                              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.
                              vpc_id
                              no None
                                VPC ID to associate with the requested DHCP option set. If no vpc id is provided, and no matching option set is found then a new DHCP option set is created.

                                Examples

                                # Completely overrides the VPC DHCP options associated with VPC vpc-123456 and deletes any existing
                                # DHCP option set that may have been attached to that VPC.
                                - ec2_vpc_dhcp_options:
                                    domain_name: "foo.example.com"
                                    region: us-east-1
                                    dns_servers:
                                        - 10.0.0.1
                                        - 10.0.1.1
                                    ntp_servers:
                                        - 10.0.0.2
                                        - 10.0.1.2
                                    netbios_name_servers:
                                        - 10.0.0.1
                                        - 10.0.1.1
                                    netbios_node_type: 2
                                    vpc_id: vpc-123456
                                    delete_old: True
                                    inherit_existing: False
                                
                                
                                # Ensure the DHCP option set for the VPC has 10.0.0.4 and 10.0.1.4 as the specified DNS servers, but
                                # keep any other existing settings. Also, keep the old DHCP option set around.
                                - ec2_vpc_dhcp_options:
                                    region: us-east-1
                                    dns_servers:
                                      - "{{groups['dns-primary']}}"
                                      - "{{groups['dns-secondary']}}"
                                    vpc_id: vpc-123456
                                    inherit_existing: True
                                    delete_old: False
                                
                                
                                ## Create a DHCP option set with 4.4.4.4 and 8.8.8.8 as the specified DNS servers, with tags
                                ## but do not assign to a VPC
                                - ec2_vpc_dhcp_options:
                                    region: us-east-1
                                    dns_servers:
                                      - 4.4.4.4
                                      - 8.8.8.8
                                    tags:
                                      Name: google servers
                                      Environment: Test
                                
                                ## Delete a DHCP options set that matches the tags and options specified
                                - ec2_vpc_dhcp_options:
                                    region: us-east-1
                                    dns_servers:
                                      - 4.4.4.4
                                      - 8.8.8.8
                                    tags:
                                      Name: google servers
                                      Environment: Test
                                  state: absent
                                
                                ## Associate a DHCP options set with a VPC by ID
                                - ec2_vpc_dhcp_options:
                                    region: us-east-1
                                    dhcp_options_id: dopt-12345678
                                    vpc_id: vpc-123456
                                

                                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
                                changed Whether the dhcp options were changed always bool
                                dhcp_options_id The aws resource id of the primary DCHP options set created, found or removed when available string
                                new_options The DHCP options created, associated or found when appropriate dict {'domain-name': 'my.example.com', 'domain-name-servers': ['10.0.0.1', '10.0.1.1'], 'netbois-name-servers': ['10.0.0.1', '10.0.1.1'], 'netbios-node-type': 2}


                                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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