Run the below command to view the instance-id from within an EC2 Instance. wget -q -O – http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id
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Category: EC2
How to enable detailed monitoring on an EC2 Instance from AWS CLI
Run the below command to enabled detailed monitoring on a running EC2 Instance aws ec2 monitor-instances –instance-ids INSTANCEID Disable detailed
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How to enable enhanced networking on an EC2 Instance from AWS CLI
Step1: Stop the EC2 Instance: aws ec2 stop-instances –instance-ids INSTANCEID Step2: Set sriov-net-support to ‘simple’. aws ec2 modify-instance-attribute –instance-id INSTANCEID
Continue readingHow to modify “Delete on Termination” attribute of an EC2 Instance from AWS CLI
By default the ‘DeleteOnTermination’ attribute of an EBS backed EC2 Instance is ‘True’. Root volume can be preserved on termination
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How to cancel a spot instance request from AWS CLI
Use the below command to cancel a spot instance request where REQUESTID is the request id of the spot instance.
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How to list all running EC2 spot instances
You can use one of the below commands to list all running spot instances. aws ec2 describe-instances –filters “Name=instance-lifecycle,Values=spot” aws
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How to change EC2 Instance type from AWS CLI
Step1: Stop the Instance aws ec2 stop-instances –instance-ids INSTANCEID Step2: Change Instance type. I’ve used r5.xlarge in the below example.
Continue readingHow to Stop, Start, Reboot, Terminate EC2 Instances from AWS CLI
Command to stop an EC2 Instance: aws ec2 stop-instances –instance-ids INSTANCEID Command to start an EC2 Instance: aws ec2 start-instances
Continue readingHow to create an AMI of an EC2 Instance from AWS CLI
Use the below command to create AMI of an EC2 Instance. Replace instanceid and name values accordingly. aws ec2 create-image
Continue readingHow to change EC2 Instance to an ENA supported Instance type
Step1: Verify if the ENA driver is installed on the EC2 Instance by running the modinfo command as below: modinfo
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