Cloud
AWS — Snapshot EC2
AWS — Snapshot EC2
Creates EBS snapshots of all volumes attached to the target EC2 instances. Used as a safety net before patching or other changes – if something goes wrong, you can restore from these snapshots.
Prerequisites
- AWS credential configured
- Running EC2 instances to snapshot
Survey prompts
| Prompt | Variable | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Server Name or Pattern | _hosts |
text | Yes |
| AWS Region | aws_region |
multiplechoice | Yes |
Job templates
| Template | Playbook | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud ǀ AWS ǀ Snapshot EC2 | cloud/snapshot_ec2.yml |
Creates EBS snapshots of all volumes on the target instances |
