Configuration

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:

Create Image(s)
Instance ID	(Optional) Specify one or more instance IDs (semicolon separated).
Filters	(Optional) Specify resource filters in JSON format. Insert fragments from the inline Examples dialog to get started. Refer to the --filters specification for describe-instances for details on available filters. Refer to Listing and Filtering Using the CLI and API for details on filter value syntax.
Don't fail for empty filter result	Check to prevent the task failing if no matching resources are found.
No reboot	If unchecked (default) Amazon EC2 attempts to shut down the instance cleanly before image creation and then reboots the instance. If checked, Amazon EC2 doesn't shut down the instance before creating the image. When this option is used, file system integrity on the created image can't be guaranteed.
Backup Set	Specify the name of the backup set, which determines retention correlation.
Delete Image(s)
Instance ID	see Create above
Filters	see Create above
Don't fail for empty filter result	see Create above
Backup Set	see Create above
Backup Retention	Specify the number of backups that should be retained.
Backup Image(s)	custom action to combine Create and Delete, effectively capping the number of retained backups
Instance ID	see Create above
Filters	see Create above
Don't fail for empty filter result	see Create above
No reboot	see Create above
Backup Set	see Create above
Backup Retention	see Delete above

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)

Creating image 'ami-afdc01c4' of 'i-a316b842':
... tagging resource 'ami-afdc01c4' with key 'Name' and value 'taws-it-2.0.0.20150716T080402Z' ...
... tagging resource 'ami-afdc01c4' with key 'Backup Policy' and value 'taws-it-200' ...
... images still transitioning (pending: 1) ...
... images transitioned (available: 1).
Task affects 1 resources:
... Id: ami-afdc01c4 | Status: available
Creating common variables for 1 resources affected by task:
... custom.aws.ec2.image.resources: ami-afdc01c4
Creating resource variables for image 'ami-afdc01c4':
... custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-afdc01c4.ImageId: ami-afdc01c4
... custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-afdc01c4.State: available
... custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-afdc01c4.tags: Name;Backup Policy
... custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-afdc01c4.tags.Name: taws-it-2.0.0.20150716T080402Z
... custom.aws.ec2.image.resources.ami-afdc01c4.tags.Backup Policy: taws-it-200
Creating common variables for first resource affected by task:
Creating resource variables for image 'ami-afdc01c4':
... custom.aws.ec2.image.first.ImageId: ami-afdc01c4
... custom.aws.ec2.image.first.State: available
... custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags: Name;Backup Policy
... custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.Name: taws-it-2.0.0.20150716T080402Z
... custom.aws.ec2.image.first.tags.Backup Policy: taws-it-200

Delete Image(s)

N/A

Backup Image(s)

See Create above.

How-to Articles

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How do I automatically start and stop my Amazon EC2 instances? — Learn about this recent AWS solution in How do I automatically start and stop my Amazon EC2 instances?:
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers infrastructure on demand so that customers can control their resource capacity and pay only for what they consume. One simple method to reduce Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) costs is to stop Amazon EC2 instances that are not in use, and then start those instances again when their capacity is needed.
The EC2 Scheduler is a simple AWS-provided solution that enables customers to easily configure custom start and stop schedules for their Amazon EC2 instances. The solution is easy to deploy and can help reduce operational costs for both development and production environments. For customers who leave all of their Amazon EC2 instances running 24 hours a day, this solution can result in up to 70% cost savings for those instances that are only necessary during regular business hours.
This webpage provides best practices for implementing automated actions on resources, as well as an overview of the EC2 Scheduler design and functionality.
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Configuration

Create Image(s)

Delete Image(s)

Backup Image(s)

Variables

Create Image(s)

Delete Image(s)

Backup Image(s)

How-to Articles

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)