NAME

Rex::Box::Amazon - Rex/Boxes Amazon Module

DESCRIPTION

This is a Rex/Boxes module to use Amazon EC2.

EXAMPLES

To use this module inside your Rexfile you can use the following commands.

use Rex::Commands::Boxes;
set box => "Amazon", {
   access_key => "your-access-key",
   private_access_key => "your-private-access-key",
   region => "ec2.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com",
   zone => "eu-west-1a",
   authkey => "default",
};
  
task "prepare_box", sub {
   box {
      my ($box) = @_;
         
      $box->name("mybox");
      $box->ami("ami-c1aaabb5");
      $box->type("m1.large"); 
          
      $box->security_group("default");
          
      $box->auth(
         user => "root",
         password => "box",
      );
          
      $box->setup("setup_task");
   };
};

If you want to use a YAML file you can use the following template.

type: Amazon
amazon:
   access_key: your-access-key
   private_access_key: your-private-access-key
   region: ec2.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
   zone: eu-west-1a
   auth_key: default
vms:
   vmone:
      ami: ami-c1aaabb5
      type: m1.large
      security_group: default
      setup: setup_task

And then you can use it the following way in your Rexfile.

use Rex::Commands::Box init_file => "file.yml";
   
task "prepare_vms", sub {
   boxes "init";
};

METHODS

See also the Methods of Rex::Box::Base. This module inherits all methods of it.

new(name => $vmname)

Constructor if used in OO mode.

my $box = Rex::Box::VBox->new(name => "vmname");

ami($ami_id)

Set the AMI ID for the box.

type($type)

Set the type of the Instance. For example "m1.large".

security_group($sec_group)

Set the Amazon security group for this Instance.

forward_port(%option)

Not available for Amazon Boxes.

share_folder(%option)

Not available for Amazon Boxes.

info

Returns a hashRef of vm information.