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DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: ec2_snapshot
short_description: creates a snapshot from an existing volume
description:
- creates an EC2 snapshot from an existing EBS volume
version_added: "1.5"
options:
ec2_secret_key:
description:
- AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used.
required: false
default: None
aliases: ['aws_secret_key', 'secret_key' ]
ec2_access_key:
description:
- AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used.
required: false
default: None
aliases: ['aws_access_key', 'access_key' ]
ec2_url:
description:
- Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Must be specified if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used
required: false
default: null
aliases: []
region:
description:
- The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used.