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1. Challenge

   Create `/home/ansible/updateAMI.yml`, and Add an Ansible Play that Updates the Software on `node1` Then Updates `/home/ansible/image.txt`, as Described in the Instructions

   In our solution, we'll complete the required steps and add a task for collecting facts from EC2 metadata, which will help us collect the instance ID of node1.

   Edit the playbook such that it resembles the following:

   - hosts: node1
     become: yes
     tasks:
       - name: Update packages
         yum:
           name: "*"
           state: latest
       - name: Update image.txt
         lineinfile:
           path: /home/ansible/image.txt
           line: "Image updated {{ ansible_date_time.date }}"
       - name: Gather facts
         ec2_metadata_facts:
   

2. Challenge

   Edit the `/home/ansible/updateAMI.yml` and Add an Ansible Play that Collects the instance_id of `node1`, stops `node1`, Creates the AMI as Described in the Instructions, and Stores the AMI ID in the File `/home/ansible/ami.txt`

   We will be using the facts we collected in the first play to satisfy the objectives for this task.

   Edit the playbook such that it resembles the following:

   - hosts: localhost
     tasks:
       - name: Stop node1
         local_action: ec2
         args:
           region: us-east-1
           state: stopped
           instance_id: "{{ hostvars['node1'].ansible_ec2_instance_id }}"
           wait: yes
       - name: Create AMI
         local_action: ec2_ami
         args:
           state: present
           instance_id: "{{ hostvars['node1'].ansible_ec2_instance_id }}"
           name: UpdatedImage
         register: ami_output
       - name: Write AMI info to file
         lineinfile:
           create: yes
           path: /home/ansible/ami.txt
           line: "{{ ami_output.image_id }}"
   

3. Challenge

   Run `/home/ansible/updateAMI.yml` to Perform the Required Tasks and Then Log into the AWS Console to Verify Your Work

   • Change some environment variables:
     • source keys.sh
   • Run the playbook:
     • ansible-playbook /home/ansible/updateAMI.yml
   • Log into the AWS Console and confirm the new EC2 instance:
     • Search for "EC2" in the AWS console search and select the EC2 dashboard.
   • Confirm the AMI was updated:
     • Select AMIs from the menu on the left.