IBM::ElastiCache::Cluster

This resource type represents a cache cluster, which is a collection of cache nodes.

The blueprint uses the core properties and extended properties, if any, from this resource type. Review and configure the applicable heat resources that apply to your configuration information.

In the blueprint designer, you can configure the properties that the following table includes. Properties are listed as either core or extended. Each type of property is located in separate sections of the heat resource that you can view in the blueprint designer. You set the core properties in the properties section and set the extended properties in the metadata section of the blueprint.

Table 1. Properties
Name Type Required Core or extended Description
availability_zone String False Core The EC2 availability zone in which the cache cluster is created.
cache_node_type String False Core The compute and memory capacity of nodes in the cache cluster.
cluster_creation_timeout Integer False Core Number of seconds to wait for cluster to be created.
engine String False Core The name of the cache engine, such as redis or memcached.
engine_version String False Core The version of the cache engine.
name String False Core The name of the cache cluster.
num_cache_nodes Integer False Core The number of cache nodes. The default value is 1.
parameter_group String False Core The name of the cache parameter group that is associated with this cache cluster.
port Integer False Core The port number on which cache nodes accept connections.
replication_group_id String False Core The replication group to which this cache cluster belongs. If this parameter is specified, the cache cluster is added to the specified replication group as a read replica. Otherwise, the cache cluster is a standalone primary that is not part of any replication group.
subnet_group String False Core The cache subnet group that is associated with a cache cluster. Specify this property if you are launching into a VPC.
vpc_security_group_ids List False Core A list of VPC security group IDs.
Table 2. Attributes
Name Description
first_node_endpoint_address The endpoint address of the first node in the cluster
first_node_endpoint_port The port of the first address in the cluster