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# redshift – create, delete, or modify an Amazon Redshift instance

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- Creates, deletes, or modifies amazon Redshift cluster instances.

## Requirements

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

- boto

- boto3

- python >= 2.6

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
allow_version_upgrade - | Default: "yes" | flag to determinate if upgrade of version is possible aliases: version_upgrade
automated_snapshot_retention_period - |  | period when the snapshot take place aliases: retention_period
availability_zone - |  | availability zone in which to launch cluster aliases: zone, aws_zone
aws_access_key string |  | 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 string |  | 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
cluster_parameter_group_name - |  | name of the cluster parameter group aliases: param_group_name
cluster_security_groups - |  | in which security group the cluster belongs aliases: security_groups
cluster_subnet_group_name - |  | which subnet to place the cluster aliases: subnet
cluster_type - | Choices: multi-node single-node ← | The type of cluster.
cluster_version - | Choices: 1.0 | which version the cluster should have aliases: version
command - / required | Choices: create facts delete modify | Specifies the action to take.
db_name - |  | Name of the database.
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean added in 2.8 | Choices: no ← yes | Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.
ec2_url string |  | 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.
elastic_ip - |  | if the cluster has an elastic IP or not
encrypted - | Default: "no" | if the cluster is encrypted or not
final_cluster_snapshot_identifier - added in 2.4 |  | identifier of the final snapshot to be created before deleting the cluster. If this parameter is provided, final_cluster_snapshot_identifier must be false. Used only when command=delete. aliases: final_snapshot_id
identifier - / required |  | Redshift cluster identifier.
new_cluster_identifier - |  | Only used when command=modify. aliases: new_identifier
node_type - | Choices: ds1.xlarge ds1.8xlarge ds2.xlarge ds2.8xlarge dc1.large dc1.8xlarge dc2.large dc2.8xlarge dw1.xlarge dw1.8xlarge dw2.large dw2.8xlarge | The node type of the cluster. Must be specified when command=create.
number_of_nodes - |  | Number of nodes. Only used when cluster_type=multi-node.
password - |  | Master database password. Used only when command=create.
port - |  | which port the cluster is listening
preferred_maintenance_window - |  | maintenance window aliases: maintance_window, maint_window
profile string |  | Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
publicly_accessible - | Default: "no" | if the cluster is accessible publicly or not
region string |  | 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 string |  | 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
skip_final_cluster_snapshot - added in 2.4 | Default: "no" | skip a final snapshot before deleting the cluster. Used only when command=delete. aliases: skip_final_snapshot
username - |  | Master database username. Used only when command=create.
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
vpc_security_group_ids - |  | VPC security group aliases: vpc_security_groups
wait boolean | Choices: no ← yes | When command=create, modify or restore then wait for the database to enter the 'available' state. When command=delete wait for the database to be terminated.
wait_timeout - | Default: 300 | how long before wait gives up, in seconds

## 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

    # Basic cluster provisioning example
    - redshift: >
        command=create
        node_type=ds1.xlarge
        identifier=new_cluster
        username=cluster_admin
        password=1nsecure

    # Cluster delete example
    - redshift:
        command: delete
        identifier: new_cluster
        skip_final_cluster_snapshot: true
        wait: true

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
cluster complex | success | dictionary containing all the cluster information
| availability_zone string | success | Amazon availability zone where the cluster is located. "None" until cluster is available. Sample: us-east-1b
| create_time float | success | Time of the cluster creation as timestamp. Sample: 1430158536.308
| db_name string | success | Name of the database. Sample: new_db_name
| enhanced_vpc_routing boolean | success | status of the enhanced vpc routing feature.
| identifier string | success | Id of the cluster. Sample: new_redshift_cluster
| maintenance_window string | success | Time frame when maintenance/upgrade are done. Sample: sun:09:30-sun:10:00
| port integer | success | Port of the cluster. "None" until cluster is available. Sample: 5439
| private_ip_address string | success | Private IP address of the main node. Sample: 10.10.10.10
| public_ip_address string | success | Public IP address of the main node. "None" when enhanced_vpc_routing is enabled. Sample: 0.0.0.0
| status string | success | Status of the cluster. Sample: available
| url string | success | FQDN of the main cluster node. "None" until cluster is available. Sample: new-redshift_cluster.jfkdjfdkj.us-east-1.redshift.amazonaws.com

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Jens Carl (@j-carl), Hothead Games Inc.

- Rafael Driutti (@rafaeldriutti)

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