AWS EC2 Instance Start Version 2

The start_instance function can be executed against any valid instance in any state. When executed against an already started instance, the Previous Status and Current Status will both be "running".

Parameters

Sample Configuration

Results

Changelog

AWS EC2 Instance Start V1 (2011-03-04)

• Initial version. See README for details.

AWS EC2 Instance Start V2 (2011-03-04)

• Changed 'Previous State' result to 'Previous Status' to be more consistent

with the AWS EC2 console.

• Changed 'Current State' result to 'Current Status' to be more consistent with

the AWS EC2 console.

• Added comments for execute method in init.rb.

AWS EC2 Instance Start V2.1 (2017-08-24)

• Update the EC2 gem to AWS SDK 2.2.34.

• Change Info Values to be more consistent with the other AWS handlers.

• Internal tweaks to make execution similar to other AWS handlers.

• Remove Request Id from results because it is no longer supplied by the AWS EC2

API

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AWS EC2 Authorize Security Group Ingress

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AWS EC2 Create Internet Gateway

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AWS EC2 Create Key Pair

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AWS EC2 Create Network Interface

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AWS EC2 Create Route Table

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AWS EC2 Create Route

Creates a route in the route table within a VPC.

AWS EC2 Create Security Group

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AWS EC2 Create Subnet

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AWS EC2 Create Tag

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AWS EC2 Create VPC

Creates a VPC

AWS EC2 Delete Internet Gateway

Deletes a VPC

AWS EC2 Delete Key Pair

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AWS EC2 Delete Route Table

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AWS EC2 Delete Route

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AWS EC2 Delete Security Group

Deletes a security group.

AWS EC2 Delete Subnet

Deletes a specified subnet.

AWS EC2 Delete Tag

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AWS EC2 Delete VPC

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AWS EC2 Describe Availability Zone

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AWS EC2 Describe Availability Zones

Returns a set of availability zones and details for each of those zones.

AWS EC2 Describe Images

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AWS EC2 Detach Internet Gateway

Detaches an Internet gateway from a VPC, disabling connectivity between the Internet and the VPC.

AWS EC2 Disassociate Route Table

Disassociates a subnet from a route table.

AWS EC2 Image List

Retrieves list of machine images attached to the AWS credentials supplied

AWS EC2 Image Retrieve

Retrieves the properties of the image supplied

AWS EC2 Instance List

Retrieves list of machine instances attached to the AWS credentials supplied

AWS EC2 Instance Retrieve Status

Retrieves the status of a particular EC2 instance.

AWS EC2 Instance Retrieve

Retrieves the properties of the machine instance supplied

AWS EC2 Instance Stop

This handler sends a stop request to an AWS EC2 machine instance

AWS EC2 Modify Instance Attribute

Modifies the specified attribute of the specified instance. You can specify only one attribute at a time.

AWS EC2 Revoke Security Group Ingress

Removes one or more ingress rules from a security group.

AWS EC2 Run Instances

Launches the specified number of instances using an AMI for which you have permissions.