find_cisco_ami.yml

---
- name: Find latest Cisco C8K AMI on AWS
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    ec2_region: us-east-2
  tasks:
    - name: find all available Cisco C8K AMIs
      amazon.aws.ec2_ami_info:
        region: "{{ ec2_region }}"
        owners: "679593333241"
        filters:
          name: "Cisco-C8K*"
          architecture: "x86_64"
          state: "available"
      register: cisco_amis

    - name: show all available Cisco C8K AMIs
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "{{ item.name }} | {{ item.image_id }} | {{ item.creation_date }}"
      loop: "{{ cisco_amis.images | sort(attribute='creation_date') }}"
      loop_control:
        label: "{{ item.image_id }}"

    - name: show the latest (what the workshop will use)
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: >-
          LATEST: {{ (cisco_amis.images | sort(attribute='creation_date') | last).name }}
          ({{ (cisco_amis.images | sort(attribute='creation_date') | last).image_id }})
      when: cisco_amis.images | length > 0

    - name: warn if no AMIs found
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "WARNING: No Cisco C8K AMIs found in {{ ec2_region }}. Check your AWS subscription to the Cisco C8K Marketplace listing."
      when: cisco_amis.images | length == 0