CTX-AWS

Cortex Subtasks which interact with Amazon Web Services (AWS) without using the AWS Graphical User Interface.

The module allows users to perform the following functionality:

• EC2 Virtual Machines
  • Create New VM
  • Start VM
  • Restart VM
  • Deallocate VM
  • Terminate VM
  • Get VM
• IAM
  • Get User Information
• Usage
  • Get Daily/Monthly Billing Information
• Alarm
  • Create CPU Alarm for Instance

Table of Contents

1. Dependencies
   • Cortex Version
   • OCIs
   • Files
   • Other
2. Support and Warranty
3. Installation
4. How to use
5. How you can contribute
6. Versioning
7. Licensing

Dependencies

Cortex Version

This version of the CTX-AWS module was developed in Cortex v6.3.0. Some functionality may not be available in other verions of Cortex.

OCIs

The CTX-AWS module requires the following Cortex OCIs:

• PowerShell

Files

The CTX-AWS module requires the following files:

• CTX-AWS Studio Package

Other Requisites

The CTX-AWS module has the following additional requirements which are explained in detail in the Deployment Plan:

• To use the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell or the AWS Tools for PowerShell Core, you must have an AWS account.
• PowerShell v5 to be installed on the application server
• AWSPowerShell module installed

Support and Warranty

This module is supplied as a template that you can amend and extend to fit your requirements, as such it is not supported as part of the Cortex Product suite under the Cortex product support agreement.

Installation

Details of how the module should be imported into Cortex can be found in the Deployment Plan.

How to use

A detailed User Guide has been provided with instructions on how to use the flows/subtasks, available here. Configuration of subtask inputs and outputs are detailed in notes on the subtask workspace.

How you can contribute

Unfortunately, we cannot offer pull requests at this time or accept any improvements.

Versioning

The CTX-AWS module has the following versions, starting with the most recent:

Version	Release	Functionality	Notes
v1.1	25/09/2018	Get Users	Created
v1.1	25/09/2018	Get Cost	Created
v1.0	12/05/2017	Create CPU Alarm For Instance	Created
v1.0	12/05/2017	Change Instance	Created
v1.0	12/05/2017	Terminate Instance	Created
v1.0	12/05/2017	Restart Instance	Created
v1.0	12/05/2017	Stop Instance	Created
v1.0	12/05/2017	Start Instance	Created
v1.0	12/05/2017	Get Instance	Created
v1.0	12/05/2017	Create Instance	Created

Licensing

All functionality within this module is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

Copyright 2018 Cortex Limited

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.