Boto2
Boto2 is a common library used in the AWS world, and thus is compatible with OUTSCALE APIs. This page presents how to start with the library with basic examples, and you may find further examples within this technical guide.
Linux and Windows Configuration
If you already have python installed on your platform, Boto2 is a python library available through the pip utility:
$ pip install boto
Boto2 is compatible with python2 and python3, though it is recommended to use python2.
Examples
Initialization
To initialize your connector on OUTSCALE endpoint, use the following commands:
from boto.ec2.regioninfo import EC2RegionInfo
from boto.vpc import VPCConnection
your_ak, your_sk = "XXXXXAAAXXXXXX", "ZZZZZZBBBBBBZZZZZZBBBBBBBZZZZZZZ"
outscale_endpoint = EC2RegionInfo(endpoint="fcu.eu-west-2.outscale.com") # you can change the region
outscale_fcu = VPCConnection( aws_access_key_id = your_ak, aws_secret_access_key = your_sk, region = outscale_endpoint)
To get your access key ID and your secret key to allow a connection to the APIs, see Getting Information About Your Access Keys.
Scripts
Now that your connector is ready, you can check if it works and list all available regions, using the following command:
>>> outscale_fcu.get_all_regions()
This command should return:
[RegionInfo:eu-west-2, RegionInfo:us-east-2, RegionInfo:us-west-1]
VPC
Now, you can create a simple VPC and a subnet, using the following commands:
>>> new_vpc = outscale_fcu.create_vpc(cidr_block = "10.0.0.0/16")
>>> new_subnet = outscale_fcu.create_subnet(vpc_id = new_vpc.id, cidr_block = "10.0.10.0/24", availability_zone = "eu-west-2a")
The VPC and the subnet are created. You can now create security groups, instances and routing inside your VPC.
Block Device Mapping
When creating an instance you can add specific volumes depending on the type of your instance. For more information, see Working with Volumes and Defining Block Device Mappings.
Here is an example to create a instance with an io1 volume attached to the instance. The io1 volume is expected to provide 10k IOPS.
from boto.ec2.blockdevicemapping import BlockDeviceType, BlockDeviceMapping
# Prepare block device mapping
mapping = BlockDeviceMapping()
mapping['/dev/xvdb'] = BlockDeviceType(volume_type='io1', iops=10000, size=400, delete_on_termination=True)
instance = ows.run_instances(image_id='ami-xxxxxx', key_name='my_keypair', block_device_map=mapping, instance_type='i2.xlarge')
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