aws_direct_connect_connection - Creates, deletes, modifies a DirectConnect connection¶

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
Maintenance
- Author

Synopsis ¶

Create, update, or delete a Direct Connect connection between a network and a specific AWS Direct Connect location. Upon creation the connection may be added to a link aggregation group or established as a standalone connection. The connection may later be associated or disassociated with a link aggregation group.

Requirements ¶

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

boto
boto3
botocore
python >= 2.6

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
aws_access_key		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		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
bandwidth	Choices: 1Gbps 10Gbps	The bandwidth of the Direct Connect connection. Required when state=present.
connection_id		The ID of the Direct Connect connection. name or connection_id is required to recreate or delete a connection. Modifying attributes of a connection with forced_update will result in a new Direct Connect connection ID.
ec2_url		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.
forced_update bool	Choices: no yes	To modify bandwidth or location the connection will need to be deleted and recreated. By default this will not happen - this option must be set to True.
link_aggregation_group		The ID of the link aggregation group you want to associate with the connection. This is optional in case a stand-alone connection is desired.
location		Where the Direct Connect connection is located. Required when state=present.
name		The name of the Direct Connect connection. This is required to create a new connection. To recreate or delete a connection name or connection_id is required.
profile (added in 1.6)		Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
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_token (added in 1.6)		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 absent	The state of the Direct Connect connection.
validate_certs bool (added in 1.5)	Choices: no yes ←	When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.

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 https://boto.readthedocs.io/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 ¶

# create a Direct Connect connection
- aws_direct_connect_connection:
    name: ansible-test-connection
    state: present
    location: EqDC2
    link_aggregation_group: dxlag-xxxxxxxx
    bandwidth: 1Gbps
  register: dc

# disassociate the LAG from the connection
- aws_direct_connect_connection:
    state: present
    connection_id: dc.connection.connection_id
    location: EqDC2
    bandwidth: 1Gbps

# replace the connection with one with more bandwidth
- aws_direct_connect_connection:
    state: present
    name: ansible-test-connection
    location: EqDC2
    bandwidth: 10Gbps
    forced_update: True

# delete the connection
- aws_direct_connect_connection:
    state: absent
    name: ansible-test-connection

Return Values ¶

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

Key		Returned	Description
connection complex		state=present	The attributes of the direct connect connection.
	aws_device string	when the requested state is no longer 'requested'	The endpoint which the physical connection terminates on. Sample: EqDC2-12pmo7hemtz1z
	region string	always	The region in which the connection exists. Sample: us-east-1
	bandwidth string	always	The bandwidth of the connection. Sample: 1Gbps
	connection_state string	always	The state of the connection. Sample: pending
	connection_name string	always	The name of the connection. Sample: ansible-test-connection
	owner_account string	always	The account that owns the direct connect connection. Sample: 123456789012
	connection_id string	always	The ID of the connection. Sample: dxcon-ffy9ywed
	loa_issue_time string	when the LOA-CFA has been issued (the connection state will no longer be 'requested')	The issue time of the connection's Letter of Authorization - Connecting Facility Assignment. Sample: 2018-03-20T17:36:26-04:00
	location string	always	The location of the connection. Sample: EqDC2

Status ¶

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

Maintenance ¶

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author ¶

Sloane Hertel (@s-hertel)

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