.fog

:default:
  :aws_access_key_id: xxxxxx
  :aws_secret_access_key: xxxxxxxxxxx

# if there isn't a space above between the key, you get "no implicit conversion of Symbol into Integer (TypeError)"

default.yml

HOSTS:
  shawlib1.vm:
    roles:
      - master
      - database
      - dashboard
      - agent
    vmname: centos-6-x86-64-west
    platform: centos-6-x86-64
    amisize: c3.large
    hypervisor: ec2
    snapshot: foss
CONFIG:
  nfs_server: none
  consoleport: 443

ec2.yaml

AMI:
  centos-6-x86-64-west:
    :image:
      :pe: ami-42fb6e72
    :region: us-west-2

  rhel-6-x86-64-west:
    :image:
      :pe: ami-acf3669c
    :region: us-west-2

  el-6-x86_64-west:
    :image:
      :pe: ami-aa8b039a
      :foss: ami-aa8b039a
    :region: us-west-2

output.console

rake beaker                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ⏎ [5d3h22m] ✹ ✭
/Users/bswift/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/bin/ruby -S rspec spec/acceptance --color
Hypervisor for shawlib1.vm is ec2
Beaker::Hypervisor, found some ec2 boxes to create
aws-sdk: Iterate across all hosts in configuration and launch them
aws-sdk: Checking image ami-42fb6e72 exists and getting its root device
[AWS EC2 200 0.292987 0 retries] describe_images(:image_ids=>["ami-42fb6e72"])
/Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/aws-sdk-1.42.0/lib/aws/core/resource.rb:238:in `rescue in block in define_attribute_getter': unable to find the image (AWS::Core::Resource::NotFound)
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/aws-sdk-1.42.0/lib/aws/core/resource.rb:234:in `block in define_attribute_getter'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/aws-sdk-1.42.0/lib/aws/ec2/image.rb:168:in `block_device_mappings'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-1.19.1/lib/beaker/hypervisor/aws_sdk.rb:199:in `block in launch_all_nodes'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-1.19.1/lib/beaker/hypervisor/aws_sdk.rb:174:in `each'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-1.19.1/lib/beaker/hypervisor/aws_sdk.rb:174:in `launch_all_nodes'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-1.19.1/lib/beaker/hypervisor/aws_sdk.rb:47:in `provision'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-1.19.1/lib/beaker/hypervisor.rb:62:in `create'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-1.19.1/lib/beaker/network_manager.rb:48:in `block in provision'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-1.19.1/lib/beaker/network_manager.rb:47:in `each_key'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-1.19.1/lib/beaker/network_manager.rb:47:in `provision'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-rspec-2.2.6/lib/beaker-rspec/beaker_shim.rb:29:in `provision'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-rspec-2.2.6/lib/beaker-rspec/spec_helper.rb:40:in `block in <top (required)>'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core.rb:154:in `configure'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/beaker-rspec-2.2.6/lib/beaker-rspec/spec_helper.rb:5:in `<top (required)>'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb:1:in `require'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/spec/acceptance/init_spec.rb:1:in `require'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/spec/acceptance/init_spec.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:in `load'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:in `block in load_spec_files'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:in `each'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1065:in `load_spec_files'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:18:in `run'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:103:in `run'
	from /Projects/live_modules/puppet-shawlib/.bundle/ruby/2.1.0/gems/rspec-core-2.99.2/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:17:in `block in autorun'
/Users/bswift/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/bin/ruby -S rspec spec/acceptance --color failed

using puppetlabs_spec_helper I'm running this with:

rake beaker