Files

Self Managed Node Group Module

Configuration in this directory creates a Self Managed Node Group (AutoScaling Group) along with an IAM role, security group, and launch template

Usage

module "self_managed_node_group" {
  source = "terraform-aws-modules/eks/aws//modules/self-managed-node-group"

  name                = "separate-self-mng"
  cluster_name        = "my-cluster"
  cluster_version     = "1.31"
  cluster_endpoint    = "https://012345678903AB2BAE5D1E0BFE0E2B50.gr7.us-east-1.eks.amazonaws.com"
  cluster_auth_base64 = "LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUM1ekNDQWMrZ0F3SUJBZ0lCQURBTkJna3Foa2lHOXcwQkFRc0ZBREFWTVJNd0VRWURWUVFERXdwcmRXSmwKbXFqQ1VqNGdGR2w3ZW5PeWthWnZ2RjROOTVOUEZCM2o0cGhVZUsrWGFtN2ZSQnZya0d6OGxKZmZEZWF2b2plTwpQK2xOZFlqdHZncmxCUEpYdHZIZmFzTzYxVzdIZmdWQ2EvamdRM2w3RmkvL1dpQmxFOG9oWUZkdWpjc0s1SXM2CnNkbk5KTTNYUWN2TysrSitkV09NT2ZlNzlsSWdncmdQLzgvRU9CYkw3eUY1aU1hS3lsb1RHL1V3TlhPUWt3ZUcKblBNcjdiUmdkQ1NCZTlXYXowOGdGRmlxV2FOditsTDhsODBTdFZLcWVNVlUxbjQyejVwOVpQRTd4T2l6L0xTNQpYV2lXWkVkT3pMN0xBWGVCS2gzdkhnczFxMkI2d1BKZnZnS1NzWllQRGFpZTloT1NNOUJkNFNPY3JrZTRYSVBOCkVvcXVhMlYrUDRlTWJEQzhMUkVWRDdCdVZDdWdMTldWOTBoL3VJUy9WU2VOcEdUOGVScE5DakszSjc2aFlsWm8KWjNGRG5QWUY0MWpWTHhiOXF0U1ROdEp6amYwWXBEYnFWci9xZzNmQWlxbVorMzd3YWM1eHlqMDZ4cmlaRUgzZgpUM002d2lCUEVHYVlGeWN5TmNYTk5aYW9DWDJVL0N1d2JsUHAKLS0tLS1FTkQgQ0VSVElGSUNBVEUtLS0tLQ=="

  subnet_ids = ["subnet-abcde012", "subnet-bcde012a", "subnet-fghi345a"]

  // The following variables are necessary if you decide to use the module outside of the parent EKS module context.
  // Without it, the security groups of the nodes are empty and thus won't join the cluster.
  vpc_security_group_ids = [
    module.eks.cluster_primary_security_group_id,
    module.eks.cluster_security_group_id,
  ]

  min_size     = 1
  max_size     = 10
  desired_size = 1

  launch_template_name   = "separate-self-mng"
  instance_type          = "m5.large"

  tags = {
    Environment = "dev"
    Terraform   = "true"
  }
}

Requirements

Name Version
terraform >= 1.3.2
aws >= 5.95, < 6.0.0

Providers

Name Version
aws >= 5.95, < 6.0.0

Modules

Name Source Version
user_data ../_user_data n/a

Resources

Name Type
aws_autoscaling_group.this resource
aws_autoscaling_schedule.this resource
aws_eks_access_entry.this resource
aws_iam_instance_profile.this resource
aws_iam_role.this resource
aws_iam_role_policy.this resource
aws_iam_role_policy_attachment.additional resource
aws_iam_role_policy_attachment.this resource
aws_launch_template.this resource
aws_placement_group.this resource
aws_caller_identity.current data source
aws_ec2_instance_type.this data source
aws_ec2_instance_type_offerings.this data source
aws_iam_policy_document.assume_role_policy data source
aws_iam_policy_document.role data source
aws_partition.current data source
aws_ssm_parameter.ami data source
aws_subnets.placement_group data source

Inputs

Name Description Type Default Required
additional_cluster_dns_ips Additional DNS IP addresses to use for the cluster. Only used when ami_type = BOTTLEROCKET_* list(string) [] no
ami_id The AMI from which to launch the instance string "" no
ami_type Type of Amazon Machine Image (AMI) associated with the node group. See the AWS documentation for valid values string "AL2_x86_64" no
autoscaling_group_tags A map of additional tags to add to the autoscaling group created. Tags are applied to the autoscaling group only and are NOT propagated to instances map(string) {} no
availability_zones A list of one or more availability zones for the group. Used for EC2-Classic and default subnets when not specified with subnet_ids argument. Conflicts with subnet_ids list(string) null no
block_device_mappings Specify volumes to attach to the instance besides the volumes specified by the AMI any {} no
bootstrap_extra_args Additional arguments passed to the bootstrap script. When ami_type = BOTTLEROCKET_*; these are additional settings that are provided to the Bottlerocket user data string "" no
capacity_rebalance Indicates whether capacity rebalance is enabled bool null no
capacity_reservation_specification Targeting for EC2 capacity reservations any {} no
cloudinit_post_nodeadm Array of cloud-init document parts that are created after the nodeadm document part
list(object({
content = string
content_type = optional(string)
filename = optional(string)
merge_type = optional(string)
}))
[] no
cloudinit_pre_nodeadm Array of cloud-init document parts that are created before the nodeadm document part
list(object({
content = string
content_type = optional(string)
filename = optional(string)
merge_type = optional(string)
}))
[] no
cluster_auth_base64 Base64 encoded CA of associated EKS cluster string "" no
cluster_endpoint Endpoint of associated EKS cluster string "" no
cluster_ip_family The IP family used to assign Kubernetes pod and service addresses. Valid values are ipv4 (default) and ipv6 string "ipv4" no
cluster_name Name of associated EKS cluster string "" no
cluster_primary_security_group_id The ID of the EKS cluster primary security group to associate with the instance(s). This is the security group that is automatically created by the EKS service string null no
cluster_service_cidr The CIDR block (IPv4 or IPv6) used by the cluster to assign Kubernetes service IP addresses. This is derived from the cluster itself string "" no
cluster_version Kubernetes cluster version - used to lookup default AMI ID if one is not provided string null no
context Reserved string null no
cpu_options The CPU options for the instance map(string) {} no
create Determines whether to create self managed node group or not bool true no
create_access_entry Determines whether an access entry is created for the IAM role used by the node group bool true no
create_autoscaling_group Determines whether to create autoscaling group or not bool true no
create_iam_instance_profile Determines whether an IAM instance profile is created or to use an existing IAM instance profile bool true no
create_iam_role_policy Determines whether an IAM role policy is created or not bool true no
create_launch_template Determines whether to create launch template or not bool true no
create_placement_group Determines whether a placement group is created & used by the node group bool false no
create_schedule Determines whether to create autoscaling group schedule or not bool true no
credit_specification Customize the credit specification of the instance map(string) {} no
default_cooldown The amount of time, in seconds, after a scaling activity completes before another scaling activity can start number null no
default_instance_warmup Amount of time, in seconds, until a newly launched instance can contribute to the Amazon CloudWatch metrics. This delay lets an instance finish initializing before Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling aggregates instance metrics, resulting in more reliable usage data number null no
delete_timeout Delete timeout to wait for destroying autoscaling group string null no
desired_size The number of Amazon EC2 instances that should be running in the autoscaling group number 1 no
desired_size_type The unit of measurement for the value specified for desired_size. Supported for attribute-based instance type selection only. Valid values: units, vcpu, memory-mib string null no
disable_api_termination If true, enables EC2 instance termination protection bool null no
ebs_optimized If true, the launched EC2 instance will be EBS-optimized bool null no
efa_indices The indices of the network interfaces that should be EFA-enabled. Only valid when enable_efa_support = true list(number)
[
0
]
no
elastic_gpu_specifications The elastic GPU to attach to the instance any {} no
elastic_inference_accelerator Configuration block containing an Elastic Inference Accelerator to attach to the instance map(string) {} no
enable_efa_only Determines whether to enable EFA (false, default) or EFA and EFA-only (true) network interfaces. Note: requires vpc-cni version v1.18.4 or later bool false no
enable_efa_support Determines whether to enable Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) support bool false no
enable_monitoring Enables/disables detailed monitoring bool true no
enabled_metrics A list of metrics to collect. The allowed values are GroupDesiredCapacity, GroupInServiceCapacity, GroupPendingCapacity, GroupMinSize, GroupMaxSize, GroupInServiceInstances, GroupPendingInstances, GroupStandbyInstances, GroupStandbyCapacity, GroupTerminatingCapacity, GroupTerminatingInstances, GroupTotalCapacity, GroupTotalInstances list(string) [] no
enclave_options Enable Nitro Enclaves on launched instances map(string) {} no
force_delete Allows deleting the Auto Scaling Group without waiting for all instances in the pool to terminate. You can force an Auto Scaling Group to delete even if it's in the process of scaling a resource. Normally, Terraform drains all the instances before deleting the group. This bypasses that behavior and potentially leaves resources dangling bool null no
force_delete_warm_pool Allows deleting the Auto Scaling Group without waiting for all instances in the warm pool to terminate bool null no
health_check_grace_period Time (in seconds) after instance comes into service before checking health number null no
health_check_type EC2 or ELB. Controls how health checking is done string null no
hibernation_options The hibernation options for the instance map(string) {} no
iam_instance_profile_arn Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an existing IAM instance profile that provides permissions for the node group. Required if create_iam_instance_profile = false string null no
iam_role_additional_policies Additional policies to be added to the IAM role map(string) {} no
iam_role_arn ARN of the IAM role used by the instance profile. Required when create_access_entry = true and create_iam_instance_profile = false string null no
iam_role_attach_cni_policy Whether to attach the AmazonEKS_CNI_Policy/AmazonEKS_CNI_IPv6_Policy IAM policy to the IAM IAM role. WARNING: If set false the permissions must be assigned to the aws-node DaemonSet pods via another method or nodes will not be able to join the cluster bool true no
iam_role_description Description of the role string null no
iam_role_name Name to use on IAM role created string null no
iam_role_path IAM role path string null no
iam_role_permissions_boundary ARN of the policy that is used to set the permissions boundary for the IAM role string null no
iam_role_policy_statements A list of IAM policy statements - used for adding specific IAM permissions as needed any [] no
iam_role_tags A map of additional tags to add to the IAM role created map(string) {} no
iam_role_use_name_prefix Determines whether cluster IAM role name (iam_role_name) is used as a prefix bool true no
ignore_failed_scaling_activities Whether to ignore failed Auto Scaling scaling activities while waiting for capacity. bool null no
initial_lifecycle_hooks One or more Lifecycle Hooks to attach to the Auto Scaling Group before instances are launched. The syntax is exactly the same as the separate aws_autoscaling_lifecycle_hook resource, without the autoscaling_group_name attribute. Please note that this will only work when creating a new Auto Scaling Group. For all other use-cases, please use aws_autoscaling_lifecycle_hook resource list(map(string)) [] no
instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior Shutdown behavior for the instance. Can be stop or terminate. (Default: stop) string null no
instance_maintenance_policy If this block is configured, add a instance maintenance policy to the specified Auto Scaling group any {} no
instance_market_options The market (purchasing) option for the instance any {} no
instance_refresh If this block is configured, start an Instance Refresh when this Auto Scaling Group is updated any
{
"preferences": {
"min_healthy_percentage": 66
},
"strategy": "Rolling"
}
no
instance_requirements The attribute requirements for the type of instance. If present then instance_type cannot be present any {} no
instance_type The type of the instance to launch string "" no
kernel_id The kernel ID string null no
key_name The key name that should be used for the instance string null no
launch_template_default_version Default Version of the launch template string null no
launch_template_description Description of the launch template string null no
launch_template_id The ID of an existing launch template to use. Required when create_launch_template = false string "" no
launch_template_name Name of launch template to be created string null no
launch_template_tags A map of additional tags to add to the tag_specifications of launch template created map(string) {} no
launch_template_use_name_prefix Determines whether to use launch_template_name as is or create a unique name beginning with the launch_template_name as the prefix bool true no
launch_template_version Launch template version. Can be version number, $Latest, or $Default string null no
license_specifications A map of license specifications to associate with any {} no
maintenance_options The maintenance options for the instance any {} no
max_instance_lifetime The maximum amount of time, in seconds, that an instance can be in service, values must be either equal to 0 or between 604800 and 31536000 seconds number null no
max_size The maximum size of the autoscaling group number 3 no
metadata_options Customize the metadata options for the instance map(string)
{
"http_endpoint": "enabled",
"http_put_response_hop_limit": 2,
"http_tokens": "required"
}
no
metrics_granularity The granularity to associate with the metrics to collect. The only valid value is 1Minute string null no
min_elb_capacity Setting this causes Terraform to wait for this number of instances to show up healthy in the ELB only on creation. Updates will not wait on ELB instance number changes number null no
min_size The minimum size of the autoscaling group number 0 no
mixed_instances_policy Configuration block containing settings to define launch targets for Auto Scaling groups any null no
name Name of the Self managed Node Group string "" no
network_interfaces Customize network interfaces to be attached at instance boot time list(any) [] no
placement The placement of the instance map(string) {} no
placement_group The name of the placement group into which you'll launch your instances, if any string null no
placement_group_az Availability zone where placement group is created (ex. eu-west-1c) string null no
platform [DEPRECATED - must use ami_type instead. Will be removed in v21.0] string null no
post_bootstrap_user_data User data that is appended to the user data script after of the EKS bootstrap script. Not used when ami_type = BOTTLEROCKET_* string "" no
pre_bootstrap_user_data User data that is injected into the user data script ahead of the EKS bootstrap script. Not used when ami_type = BOTTLEROCKET_* string "" no
private_dns_name_options The options for the instance hostname. The default values are inherited from the subnet map(string) {} no
protect_from_scale_in Allows setting instance protection. The autoscaling group will not select instances with this setting for termination during scale in events. bool false no
ram_disk_id The ID of the ram disk string null no
schedules Map of autoscaling group schedule to create map(any) {} no
service_linked_role_arn The ARN of the service-linked role that the ASG will use to call other AWS services string null no
subnet_ids A list of subnet IDs to launch resources in. Subnets automatically determine which availability zones the group will reside. Conflicts with availability_zones list(string) null no
suspended_processes A list of processes to suspend for the Auto Scaling Group. The allowed values are Launch, Terminate, HealthCheck, ReplaceUnhealthy, AZRebalance, AlarmNotification, ScheduledActions, AddToLoadBalancer. Note that if you suspend either the Launch or Terminate process types, it can prevent your Auto Scaling Group from functioning properly list(string) [] no
tag_specifications The tags to apply to the resources during launch list(string)
[
"instance",
"volume",
"network-interface"
]
no
tags A map of tags to add to all resources map(string) {} no
target_group_arns A set of aws_alb_target_group ARNs, for use with Application or Network Load Balancing list(string) [] no
termination_policies A list of policies to decide how the instances in the Auto Scaling Group should be terminated. The allowed values are OldestInstance, NewestInstance, OldestLaunchConfiguration, ClosestToNextInstanceHour, OldestLaunchTemplate, AllocationStrategy, Default list(string) [] no
update_launch_template_default_version Whether to update Default Version each update. Conflicts with launch_template_default_version bool true no
use_mixed_instances_policy Determines whether to use a mixed instances policy in the autoscaling group or not bool false no
use_name_prefix Determines whether to use name as is or create a unique name beginning with the name as the prefix bool true no
user_data_template_path Path to a local, custom user data template file to use when rendering user data string "" no
vpc_security_group_ids A list of security group IDs to associate list(string) [] no
wait_for_capacity_timeout A maximum duration that Terraform should wait for ASG instances to be healthy before timing out. (See also Waiting for Capacity below.) Setting this to '0' causes Terraform to skip all Capacity Waiting behavior. string null no
wait_for_elb_capacity Setting this will cause Terraform to wait for exactly this number of healthy instances in all attached load balancers on both create and update operations. Takes precedence over min_elb_capacity behavior. number null no
warm_pool If this block is configured, add a Warm Pool to the specified Auto Scaling group any {} no

Outputs

Name Description
access_entry_arn Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Access Entry
autoscaling_group_arn The ARN for this autoscaling group
autoscaling_group_availability_zones The availability zones of the autoscaling group
autoscaling_group_default_cooldown Time between a scaling activity and the succeeding scaling activity
autoscaling_group_desired_capacity The number of Amazon EC2 instances that should be running in the group
autoscaling_group_health_check_grace_period Time after instance comes into service before checking health
autoscaling_group_health_check_type EC2 or ELB. Controls how health checking is done
autoscaling_group_id The autoscaling group id
autoscaling_group_max_size The maximum size of the autoscaling group
autoscaling_group_min_size The minimum size of the autoscaling group
autoscaling_group_name The autoscaling group name
autoscaling_group_schedule_arns ARNs of autoscaling group schedules
autoscaling_group_vpc_zone_identifier The VPC zone identifier
iam_instance_profile_arn ARN assigned by AWS to the instance profile
iam_instance_profile_id Instance profile's ID
iam_instance_profile_unique Stable and unique string identifying the IAM instance profile
iam_role_arn The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the IAM role
iam_role_name The name of the IAM role
iam_role_unique_id Stable and unique string identifying the IAM role
image_id ID of the image
launch_template_arn The ARN of the launch template
launch_template_id The ID of the launch template
launch_template_latest_version The latest version of the launch template
launch_template_name The name of the launch template
platform [DEPRECATED - Will be removed in v21.0] Identifies the OS platform as bottlerocket, linux (AL2), al2023, or windows
user_data Base64 encoded user data