ansible_role_aws_ssm_agent

Ansible role to install and configure AWS Systems Manager Agent on both Windows and Linux

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see defaults/main.yml):

AWS allows monitoring windows metrics and logs via cloudwatch plugin - disabled by default

cloudwatch_monitoring: false
cloudwatch_namespace: 'Windows/Default'
cloudwatch_log_group: 'Default-Log-Group'

application_event_log_level: 3
system_event_log_level: 3
security_event_log_level: 1

Prevent download and upgrade of the package if not changed

force_upgrade: no

Allows to use custom cloudwatch template e.g. the following can be put same level as the playbook

aws_ssm_config_template_path: 'templates/CloudwatchWindowsPlugin.json'

Activation for Multi-Accout or On-Prem setup

aws_ssm_activation_code: 1234567890
aws_ssm_activation_id: 1234567890
ws_ssm_ec2_region: ap-southeast-2

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - { role: riponbanik.aws-ssm-agent }

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created in 2018 by Ripon Banik