ec2_vpc_route_table - Manage route tables for AWS virtual private clouds

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • boto

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
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.
lookup
    Choices:
  • tag ←
  • id
Look up route table by either tags or by route table ID. Non-unique tag lookup will fail. If no tags are specified then no lookup for an existing route table is performed and a new route table will be created. To change tags of a route table you must look up by id.
profile
(added in 1.6)
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
propagating_vgw_ids
Enable route propagation from virtual gateways specified by ID.
purge_routes
bool

(added in 2.3)
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Purge existing routes that are not found in routes.
purge_subnets
(added in 2.3)
Default:
true
Purge existing subnets that are not found in subnets. Ignored unless the subnets option is supplied.
purge_tags
bool

(added in 2.5)
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Purge existing tags that are not found in route table
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
route_table_id
The ID of the route table to update or delete.
routes
List of routes in the route table. Routes are specified as dicts containing the keys 'dest' and one of 'gateway_id', 'instance_id', 'network_interface_id', or 'vpc_peering_connection_id'. If 'gateway_id' is specified, you can refer to the VPC's IGW by using the value 'igw'. Routes are required for present states.
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
Create or destroy the VPC route table
subnets
An array of subnets to add to this route table. Subnets may be specified by either subnet ID, Name tag, or by a CIDR such as '10.0.0.0/24'.
tags
A dictionary of resource tags of the form: { tag1: value1, tag2: value2 }. Tags are used to uniquely identify route tables within a VPC when the route_table_id is not supplied.

aliases: resource_tags
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.
vpc_id
required
VPC ID of the VPC in which to create the route table.

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

# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

# Basic creation example:
- name: Set up public subnet route table
  ec2_vpc_route_table:
    vpc_id: vpc-1245678
    region: us-west-1
    tags:
      Name: Public
    subnets:
      - "{{ jumpbox_subnet.subnet.id }}"
      - "{{ frontend_subnet.subnet.id }}"
      - "{{ vpn_subnet.subnet_id }}"
    routes:
      - dest: 0.0.0.0/0
        gateway_id: "{{ igw.gateway_id }}"
  register: public_route_table

- name: Set up NAT-protected route table
  ec2_vpc_route_table:
    vpc_id: vpc-1245678
    region: us-west-1
    tags:
      Name: Internal
    subnets:
      - "{{ application_subnet.subnet.id }}"
      - 'Database Subnet'
      - '10.0.0.0/8'
    routes:
      - dest: 0.0.0.0/0
        instance_id: "{{ nat.instance_id }}"
  register: nat_route_table

- name: delete route table
  ec2_vpc_route_table:
    vpc_id: vpc-1245678
    region: us-west-1
    route_table_id: "{{ route_table.id }}"
    lookup: id
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
route_table
complex
always
Route Table result

  associations
complex
always
List of subnets associated with the route table

    route_table_id
string
always
ID of the route table

Sample:
rtb-bf779ed7
    subnet_id
string
always
ID of the subnet

Sample:
subnet-82055af9
    main
bool
always
Whether this is the main route table

    route_table_association_id
string
always
ID of association between route table and subnet

Sample:
rtbassoc-ab47cfc3
  route_table_id
string
always
ID of the route table

Sample:
rtb-bf779ed7
  tags
dict
always
Tags applied to the route table

Sample:
{'Name': 'Public route table', 'Public': 'true'}
  routes
complex
always
List of routes in the route table

    gateway_id
string
when gateway is local or internet gateway
ID of the gateway

Sample:
local
    origin
string
always
mechanism through which the route is in the table

Sample:
CreateRouteTable
    state
string
always
state of the route

Sample:
active
    nat_gateway_id
string
when the route is via a NAT gateway
ID of the NAT gateway

Sample:
local
    instance_id
string
when the route is via an EC2 instance
ID of a NAT instance

Sample:
i-abcd123456789
    instance_owner_id
string
when the route is via an EC2 instance
AWS account owning the NAT instance

Sample:
123456789012
    destination_cidr_block
string
always
CIDR block of destination

Sample:
10.228.228.0/22
  vpc_id
string
always
ID for the VPC in which the route lives

Sample:
vpc-6e2d2407
  propagating_vgws
list
always
List of Virtual Private Gateways propagating routes

  id
string
always
ID of the route table (same as route_table_id for backwards compatibility)

Sample:
rtb-bf779ed7


Status

This module is flagged as stableinterface which means that the maintainers for this module guarantee that no backward incompatible interface changes will be made.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as certified which means that it is maintained by an Ansible Partner. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

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

Author

  • Robert Estelle (@erydo)
  • Rob White (@wimnat)
  • Will Thames (@willthames)

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