actionEC2

start_instances

Starts one or more EC2 instances

Activity as code

Below are the details and signature of the activity Python module.

Typeaction
Modulechaosaws.ec2.actions
Namestart_instances
Returnlist

Usage

JSON

{
  "name": "start-instances",
  "type": "action",
  "provider": {
    "type": "python",
    "module": "chaosaws.ec2.actions",
    "func": "start_instances"
  }
}

YAML

name: start-instances
provider:
  func: start_instances
  module: chaosaws.ec2.actions
  type: python
type: action

Arguments

NameTypeDefaultRequiredTitleDescription
instance_idslistnullNoInstance IDsList of instance identifiers, or filters below
filterslistnullNoInstance FiltersList of key/value pairs to select instances
azstringnullNoAvailability ZoneAvailability zone to target. If the other fields are left empty, all instances in this AZ will be started

WARNING: If only an Availability Zone is provided, all instances in the provided AZ will be started.

Additional filters may be used to narrow the scope: https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/ec2.html#EC2.Client.describe_instances

Signature

def start_instances(
        instance_ids: List[str] = None,
        az: str = None,
        filters: List[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
        configuration: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = None,
        secrets: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = None) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
    pass