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Use SetInstanceProtection with a CLI

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Use SetInstanceProtection with a CLI - Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

The following code examples show how to use SetInstanceProtection.

CLI
AWS CLI

Example 1: To enable the instance protection setting for an instance

This example enables instance protection for the specified instance.

aws autoscaling set-instance-protection \
    --instance-ids i-061c63c5eb45f0416 \
    --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg --protected-from-scale-in

This command produces no output.

Example 2: To disable the instance protection setting for an instance

This example disables instance protection for the specified instance.

aws autoscaling set-instance-protection \
    --instance-ids i-061c63c5eb45f0416 \
    --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg \
    --no-protected-from-scale-in

This command produces no output.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example enables instance protection for the specified instance.

Set-ASInstanceProtection -AutoScalingGroupName my-asg -InstanceId i-12345678 -ProtectedFromScaleIn $true

Example 2: This example disables instance protection for the specified instance.

Set-ASInstanceProtection -AutoScalingGroupName my-asg -InstanceId i-12345678 -ProtectedFromScaleIn $false
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AWS CLI

Example 1: To enable the instance protection setting for an instance

This example enables instance protection for the specified instance.

aws autoscaling set-instance-protection \
    --instance-ids i-061c63c5eb45f0416 \
    --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg --protected-from-scale-in

This command produces no output.

Example 2: To disable the instance protection setting for an instance

This example disables instance protection for the specified instance.

aws autoscaling set-instance-protection \
    --instance-ids i-061c63c5eb45f0416 \
    --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg \
    --no-protected-from-scale-in

This command produces no output.

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using this service with an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.

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