Modified version of the aws-snapshot-tool (allows to tag instances which volumes will be backed up instead of volumes)

makesnapshots.py

#!/usr/bin/python
#
# (c) 2012/2014 E.M. van Nuil / Oblivion b.v.
#
# makesnapshots.py version 3.3
#
# Changelog
# version 1:   Initial version
# version 1.1: Added description and region
# version 1.2: Added extra error handeling and logging
# version 1.3: Added SNS email functionality for succes and error reporting
# version 1.3.1: Fixed the SNS and IAM problem
# version 1.4: Moved all settings to config file
# version 1.5: Select volumes for snapshotting depending on Tag and not from config file
# version 1.5.1: Added proxyHost and proxyPort to config and connect
# version 1.6: Public release
# version 2.0: Added daily, weekly and montly retention
# version 3.0: Rewrote deleting functions, changed description
# version 3.1: Fix a bug with the deletelist and added a pause in the volume loop
# version 3.2: Tags of the volume are placed on the new snapshot
# version 3.3: Merged IAM role addidtion from Github

from boto.ec2.connection import EC2Connection
from boto.ec2.regioninfo import RegionInfo
import boto.sns
from datetime import datetime
import time
import sys
import logging
from config import config


if (len(sys.argv) < 2):
    print('Please add a positional argument: day, week or month.')
    quit()
else:
    if sys.argv[1] == 'day':
        period = 'day'
        date_suffix = datetime.today().strftime('%a')
    elif sys.argv[1] == 'week':
        period = 'week'
        date_suffix = datetime.today().strftime('%U')
    elif sys.argv[1] == 'month':
        period = 'month'
        date_suffix = datetime.today().strftime('%b')
    else:
        print('Please use the parameter day, week or month')
        quit()

# Message to return result via SNS
message = ""
errmsg = ""

# Counters
total_creates = 0
total_deletes = 0
count_errors = 0

# List with snapshots to delete
deletelist = []

# Setup logging
logging.basicConfig(filename=config['log_file'], level=logging.INFO)
start_message = 'Started taking %(period)s snapshots at %(date)s' % {
    'period': period,
    'date': datetime.today().strftime('%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S')
}
message += start_message + "\n\n"
logging.info(start_message)

# Get settings from config.py
aws_access_key = config['aws_access_key']
aws_secret_key = config['aws_secret_key']
ec2_region_name = config['ec2_region_name']
ec2_region_endpoint = config['ec2_region_endpoint']
sns_arn = config.get('arn')
proxyHost = config.get('proxyHost')
proxyPort = config.get('proxyPort')

region = RegionInfo(name=ec2_region_name, endpoint=ec2_region_endpoint)

# Number of snapshots to keep
keep_week = config['keep_week']
keep_day = config['keep_day']
keep_month = config['keep_month']
count_success = 0
count_total = 0

# Connect to AWS using the credentials provided above or in Environment vars or using IAM role.
print 'Connecting to AWS'
if proxyHost:
    # proxy:
    # using roles
    if aws_access_key:
        conn = EC2Connection(aws_access_key, aws_secret_key, region=region, proxy=proxyHost, proxy_port=proxyPort)
    else:
        conn = EC2Connection(region=region, proxy=proxyHost, proxy_port=proxyPort)
else:
    # non proxy:
    # using roles
    if aws_access_key:
        conn = EC2Connection(aws_access_key, aws_secret_key, region=region)
    else:
        conn = EC2Connection(region=region)

# Connect to SNS
if sns_arn:
    print 'Connecting to SNS'
    if proxyHost:
        # proxy:
        # using roles:
        if aws_access_key:
            sns = boto.sns.connect_to_region(ec2_region_name, aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key, aws_secret_access_key=aws_secret_key, proxy=proxyHost, proxy_port=proxyPort)
        else:
            sns = boto.sns.connect_to_region(ec2_region_name, proxy=proxyHost, proxy_port=proxyPort)
    else:
        # non proxy:
        # using roles
        if aws_access_key:
            sns = boto.sns.connect_to_region(ec2_region_name, aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key, aws_secret_access_key=aws_secret_key)
        else:
            sns = boto.sns.connect_to_region(ec2_region_name)
    if sns is None:
        raise Exception('Can not connect to SNS, probably wrong region name: %s' % ec2_region_name)

def get_resource_tags(resource_id):
    resource_tags = {}
    if resource_id:
        tags = conn.get_all_tags({ 'resource-id': resource_id })
        for tag in tags:
            # Tags starting with 'aws:' are reserved for internal use
            if not tag.name.startswith('aws:'):
                resource_tags[tag.name] = tag.value
    return resource_tags

def set_resource_tags(resource, tags):
    for tag_key, tag_value in tags.iteritems():
        if tag_key not in resource.tags or resource.tags[tag_key] != tag_value:
            print 'Tagging %(resource_id)s with [%(tag_key)s: %(tag_value)s]' % {
                'resource_id': resource.id,
                'tag_key': tag_key,
                'tag_value': tag_value
            }
            resource.add_tag(tag_key, tag_value)

if config['use_instance_tag']:
    # Get all the volumes from tagged instances
    print 'Finding instances that match the requested tag ({ "tag:%(tag_name)s": "%(tag_value)s" })' % config
    reservations = conn.get_all_instances(filters={ 'tag:' + config['tag_name']: config['tag_value'] })
    instances = []
    vols = []
    for r in reservations:
        instances.extend(r.instances)
    for inst in instances:
        print 'Finding volumes that match the instance %s' % inst.id
        inst_vols = conn.get_all_volumes(filters={ 'attachment.instance-id': inst.id })
        vols.extend(inst_vols)
else:
    # Get all the volumes that match the tag criteria
    print 'Finding volumes that match the requested tag ({ "tag:%(tag_name)s": "%(tag_value)s" })' % config
    vols = conn.get_all_volumes(filters={ 'tag:' + config['tag_name']: config['tag_value'] })

for vol in vols:
    try:
        count_total += 1
        logging.info(vol)
        tags_volume = get_resource_tags(vol.id)
        description = '%(period)s_snapshot %(vol_id)s_%(period)s_%(date_suffix)s by snapshot script at %(date)s' % {
            'period': period,
            'vol_id': vol.id,
            'date_suffix': date_suffix,
            'date': datetime.today().strftime('%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S')
        }
        try:
            current_snap = vol.create_snapshot(description)
            set_resource_tags(current_snap, tags_volume)
            suc_message = 'Snapshot created with description: %s and tags: %s' % (description, str(tags_volume))
            print '     ' + suc_message
            logging.info(suc_message)
            total_creates += 1
        except Exception, e:
            print "Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0]
            logging.error(e)
            pass

        snapshots = vol.snapshots()
        deletelist = []
        for snap in snapshots:
            sndesc = snap.description
            if (sndesc.startswith('week_snapshot') and period == 'week'):
                deletelist.append(snap)
            elif (sndesc.startswith('day_snapshot') and period == 'day'):
                deletelist.append(snap)
            elif (sndesc.startswith('month_snapshot') and period == 'month'):
                deletelist.append(snap)
            else:
                logging.info('     Skipping, not added to deletelist: ' + sndesc)

        for snap in deletelist:
            logging.info(snap)
            logging.info(snap.start_time)

        def date_compare(snap1, snap2):
            if snap1.start_time < snap2.start_time:
                return -1
            elif snap1.start_time == snap2.start_time:
                return 0
            return 1

        deletelist.sort(date_compare)
        if period == 'day':
            keep = keep_day
        elif period == 'week':
            keep = keep_week
        elif period == 'month':
            keep = keep_month
        delta = len(deletelist) - keep
        for i in range(delta):
            del_message = '     Deleting snapshot ' + deletelist[i].description
            logging.info(del_message)
            deletelist[i].delete()
            total_deletes += 1
        time.sleep(3)
    except:
        print "Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0]
        logging.error('Error in processing volume with id: ' + vol.id)
        errmsg += 'Error in processing volume with id: ' + vol.id
        count_errors += 1
    else:
        count_success += 1

result = '\nFinished making snapshots at %(date)s with %(count_success)s snapshots of %(count_total)s possible.\n\n' % {
    'date': datetime.today().strftime('%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S'),
    'count_success': count_success,
    'count_total': count_total
}

message += result
message += "\nTotal snapshots created: " + str(total_creates)
message += "\nTotal snapshots errors: " + str(count_errors)
message += "\nTotal snapshots deleted: " + str(total_deletes) + "\n"

print '\n' + message + '\n'
print result

# SNS reporting
if sns_arn:
    if errmsg:
        sns.publish(sns_arn, 'Error in processing volumes: ' + errmsg, 'Error with AWS Snapshot')
    sns.publish(sns_arn, message, 'Finished AWS snapshotting')

logging.info(result)