Amazon EC2: Get Instance Properties By Instance ID
Description
Use the step to fetch properties of any specific EC2 instance.
Configurations
| Field name | Description |
|---|---|
| Step Name | Specify a unique name for the step. |
| CONNECTION tab: | Connection fields |
| Region | Specify the region where the instance is hosted or choose a region from the Region Explorer window. |
| Button: Get | Click Get button to open the Region Explorer window. Choose a Region. |
| Access Key | Specify an Access Key to authenticate EC2 instance on Amazon AWS cloud. This field is mandatory. |
| Secret Key | Specify a Secret Key to authenticate Amazon AWS cloud. This field is mandatory. |
| Button: Test Connection | Click Test Connection button to verify whether the connection is available or not. Region, Access key and Secret Key are mandatory to authenticate Amazon AWS cloud. For the purpose of verification fields coming from previous steps are not allowed since field values can only be accessed when workflow is in running state. Static (hardcoded) values and environment variables are allowed. It will not work for previous step fields. |
| INPUT tab: | Input fields |
| Instance ID | Select the ID of the instance you want to perform an operation. The field type is String. This field is mandatory. |
| OUTPUT fields | Output field |
| XML | Specify the result of the step as XML output through this field. The default value is XML. |