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launch_configurations

Creates, updates, deletes or gets a launch_configuration resource or lists launch_configurations in a region

Overview

Namelaunch_configurations
TypeResource
DescriptionThe AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration resource specifies the launch configuration that can be used by an Auto Scaling group to configure Amazon EC2 instances.
Idaws.autoscaling.launch_configurations

Fields

NameDatatypeDescription
placement_tenancystringThe tenancy of the instance, either default or dedicated.
security_groupsarrayA list that contains the security groups to assign to the instances in the Auto Scaling group.
launch_configuration_namestringThe name of the launch configuration. This name must be unique per Region per account.
metadata_optionsobjectThe metadata options for the instances.
instance_idstringThe ID of the Amazon EC2 instance you want to use to create the launch configuration.
user_datastringThe Base64-encoded user data to make available to the launched EC2 instances.
classic_link_vpc_security_groupsarrayThe IDs of one or more security groups for the VPC that you specified in the ClassicLinkVPCId property.
block_device_mappingsarraySpecifies how block devices are exposed to the instance. You can specify virtual devices and EBS volumes.
iam_instance_profilestringProvides the name or the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile associated with the IAM role for the instance. The instance profile contains the IAM role.
kernel_idstringProvides the ID of the kernel associated with the EC2 AMI.
associate_public_ip_addressbooleanFor Auto Scaling groups that are running in a virtual private cloud (VPC), specifies whether to assign a public IP address to the group's instances.
classic_link_vpc_idstringThe ID of a ClassicLink-enabled VPC to link your EC2-Classic instances to.
ebs_optimizedbooleanSpecifies whether the launch configuration is optimized for EBS I/O (true) or not (false).
key_namestringProvides the name of the EC2 key pair.
spot_pricestringThe maximum hourly price you are willing to pay for any Spot Instances launched to fulfill the request.
image_idstringProvides the unique ID of the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that was assigned during registration.
instance_typestringSpecifies the instance type of the EC2 instance.
ram_disk_idstringThe ID of the RAM disk to select.
instance_monitoringbooleanControls whether instances in this group are launched with detailed (true) or basic (false) monitoring.
regionstringAWS region.

Methods

NameAccessible byRequired Params
create_resourceINSERTImageId, InstanceType, region
delete_resourceDELETEdata__Identifier, region
list_resourcesSELECTregion
get_resourceSELECTdata__Identifier, region

SELECT examples

Gets all launch_configurations in a region.

SELECT
region,
placement_tenancy,
security_groups,
launch_configuration_name,
metadata_options,
instance_id,
user_data,
classic_link_vpc_security_groups,
block_device_mappings,
iam_instance_profile,
kernel_id,
associate_public_ip_address,
classic_link_vpc_id,
ebs_optimized,
key_name,
spot_price,
image_id,
instance_type,
ram_disk_id,
instance_monitoring
FROM aws.autoscaling.launch_configurations
WHERE region = 'us-east-1';

Gets all properties from an individual launch_configuration.

SELECT
region,
placement_tenancy,
security_groups,
launch_configuration_name,
metadata_options,
instance_id,
user_data,
classic_link_vpc_security_groups,
block_device_mappings,
iam_instance_profile,
kernel_id,
associate_public_ip_address,
classic_link_vpc_id,
ebs_optimized,
key_name,
spot_price,
image_id,
instance_type,
ram_disk_id,
instance_monitoring
FROM aws.autoscaling.launch_configurations
WHERE region = 'us-east-1' AND data__Identifier = '<LaunchConfigurationName>';

INSERT example

Use the following StackQL query and manifest file to create a new launch_configuration resource, using stack-deploy.

/*+ create */
INSERT INTO aws.autoscaling.launch_configurations (
ImageId,
InstanceType,
region
)
SELECT
'{{ ImageId }}',
'{{ InstanceType }}',
'{{ region }}';

DELETE example

/*+ delete */
DELETE FROM aws.autoscaling.launch_configurations
WHERE data__Identifier = '<LaunchConfigurationName>'
AND region = 'us-east-1';

Permissions

To operate on the launch_configurations resource, the following permissions are required:

Read

autoscaling:DescribeLaunchConfigurations

Create

autoscaling:CreateLaunchConfiguration,
autoscaling:DescribeLaunchConfigurations,
iam:PassRole

List

autoscaling:DescribeLaunchConfigurations

Delete

autoscaling:DeleteLaunchConfiguration,
autoscaling:DescribeLaunchConfigurations