Using the Amazon EC2 Image task in Bamboo

You can use the Amazon EC2 Image task to create, delete or backup images (AMIs) of EBS backed Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances; in particular, the task provides backup management with retention handling and backup set correlation.

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Using the Amazon EBS Snapshot task in Bamboo

Configuration

Changes to action names in release 2.10.3

As of release 2.10.3, there are two new API compatible EC2 Image actions and the former backup oriented actions have been renamed as follows to better reflect their scope (refer to UAA-93: Improve API compatibility/coverage of EBS Snapshot and EC2 Image tasksResolved for details/background):

This is a name change only and no action needs to be taken: existing tasks simply use the new names now and their configuration remains unchanged.

To configure an Amazon EC2 Image task:

Navigate to the Tasks configuration tab for the job (this will be the default job if creating a new plan).
Click the name of an existing Amazon EC2 Image task, or click Add Task and then Amazon EC2 Image Task to create a new task.

Complete the following settings:

Common to all tasks

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Task Description	(Optional) Identify the purpose of the task.
Disable this task	Check, or clear, to selectively run this task.
Action	Each task supports one or more actions depending on the target AWS resource. Select the desired action and configure the action specific parameters below.
Region	Select the desired AWS Region. Alternatively, select [Use region variable ...] to supply the region dynamically via Bamboo variables (needs to be a region code such as `ap-southeast-2`) - refer to How to parametrize the AWS region via a Bamboo variable for details.
...	Configure task/action specific parameters, see below ...
AWS Security Credentials
Source	Select the source for the required AWS Security Credentials - can be either Inline, an IAM Role for EC2 or a shared Identity Federation for AWS Connector.
Connector	(Conditional) Select the shared Identity Federation for AWS Connector. Alternatively, select [Use connector variable ...] to supply the connector dynamically via Bamboo variables (needs to be a connector id such as `f24e81bc-7aff-42db-86a2-7cf82e24d871`) - refer to How to parametrize the AWS connector via a Bamboo variable for details.

Actions supported by this task:

Variables

All tasks support Bamboo Variable Substitution/Definition - this task's actions generate variables as follows:

A task's generated variables might get amended with respective AWS API additions over time - a live build log will always provide the most current variable shape accordingly

Create Image(s)

The logged bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags outputs are example tags composed via custom variables and regular Bamboo variables, i.e. you need to specify any desired tags yourself as JSON input for the Tags field.

Creating common variables for 2 resources affected by task:
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources: ami-8cbdaee6;ami-eebead84
Creating resource variables for image 'ami-8cbdaee6':
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.Architecture: x86_64
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.CreationDate: 2016-04-12T23:18:41.000Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.Description: Image created by TAWS-IT2103-EC22-14 from i-ccb9ab23 at 20160412T231840Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.Hypervisor: xen
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.ImageId: ami-8cbdaee6
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.ImageLocation: 309600995652/taws-it-2103-i-ccb9ab23-20160412T231840Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.ImageOwnerAlias: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.ImageType: machine
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.KernelId: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.Name: taws-it-2103-i-ccb9ab23-20160412T231840Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.OwnerId: 309600995652
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.Platform: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.Public: false
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.RamdiskId: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.RootDeviceName: /dev/xvda
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.RootDeviceType: ebs
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.SriovNetSupport: simple
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.State: available
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.StateReason: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.VirtualizationType: hvm
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.tags: basicDate;basicTimeMilliseconds;basicTime;basicDateTimeMilliseconds;buildResultKey;instanceId;basicDateTime
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.tags.basicDate: 20160412
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.tags.basicTimeMilliseconds: 231840.876Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.tags.basicTime: 231840Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.tags.basicDateTimeMilliseconds: 20160412T231840.876Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.tags.buildResultKey: TAWS-IT2103-EC22-14
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.tags.instanceId: i-ccb9ab23
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-8cbdaee6.tags.basicDateTime: 20160412T231840Z
...
Creating common variables for first resource affected by task:
Creating resource variables for image 'ami-8cbdaee6':
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Architecture: x86_64
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.CreationDate: 2016-04-12T23:18:41.000Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Description: Image created by TAWS-IT2103-EC22-14 from i-ccb9ab23 at 20160412T231840Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Hypervisor: xen
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.ImageId: ami-8cbdaee6
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.ImageLocation: 309600995652/taws-it-2103-i-ccb9ab23-20160412T231840Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.ImageOwnerAlias: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.ImageType: machine
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.KernelId: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Name: taws-it-2103-i-ccb9ab23-20160412T231840Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.OwnerId: 309600995652
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Platform: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Public: false
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.RamdiskId: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.RootDeviceName: /dev/xvda
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.RootDeviceType: ebs
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.SriovNetSupport: simple
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.State: available
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.StateReason: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.VirtualizationType: hvm
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags: basicDate;basicTimeMilliseconds;basicTime;basicDateTimeMilliseconds;buildResultKey;instanceId;basicDateTime
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.basicDate: 20160412
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.basicTimeMilliseconds: 231840.876Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.basicTime: 231840Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.basicDateTimeMilliseconds: 20160412T231840.876Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.buildResultKey: TAWS-IT2103-EC22-14
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.instanceId: i-ccb9ab23
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.basicDateTime: 20160412T231840Z

Delete Image(s)

N/A

Grow Image Backup Set

Creating common variables for 2 resources affected by task:
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources: ami-a5bfaccf;ami-e5bead8f
Creating resource variables for image 'ami-a5bfaccf':
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.Architecture: x86_64
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.CreationDate: 2016-04-12T23:21:30.000Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.Description: Created by Bamboo EC2 Image Task from i-cdb9ab22
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.Hypervisor: xen
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.ImageId: ami-a5bfaccf
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.ImageLocation: 309600995652/i-cdb9ab22.20160412T232130Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.ImageOwnerAlias: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.ImageType: machine
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.KernelId: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.Name: i-cdb9ab22.20160412T232130Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.OwnerId: 309600995652
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.Platform: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.Public: false
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.RamdiskId: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.RootDeviceName: /dev/xvda
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.RootDeviceType: ebs
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.SriovNetSupport: simple
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.State: available
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.StateReason: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.VirtualizationType: hvm
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.tags: Name;Backup Policy
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.tags.Name: taws-it-245-1.20160412T232130Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-a5bfaccf.tags.Backup Policy: taws-it-245
...
Creating common variables for first resource affected by task:
Creating resource variables for image 'ami-a5bfaccf':
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Architecture: x86_64
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.CreationDate: 2016-04-12T23:21:30.000Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Description: Created by Bamboo EC2 Image Task from i-cdb9ab22
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Hypervisor: xen
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.ImageId: ami-a5bfaccf
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.ImageLocation: 309600995652/i-cdb9ab22.20160412T232130Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.ImageOwnerAlias: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.ImageType: machine
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.KernelId: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Name: i-cdb9ab22.20160412T232130Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.OwnerId: 309600995652
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Platform: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.Public: false
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.RamdiskId: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.RootDeviceName: /dev/xvda
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.RootDeviceType: ebs
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.SriovNetSupport: simple
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.State: available
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.StateReason: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.VirtualizationType: hvm
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags: Name;Backup Policy
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.Name: taws-it-245-1.20160412T232130Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.Backup Policy: taws-it-245

Prune Image Backup Set

N/A

Grow & Prune Image Backup Set

See Grow above.

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