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Use AttachVolume with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use AttachVolume with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use AttachVolume.

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CLI
AWS CLI

To attach a volume to an instance

This example command attaches a volume (vol-1234567890abcdef0) to an instance (i-01474ef662b89480) as /dev/sdf.

Command:

aws ec2 attach-volume --volume-id vol-1234567890abcdef0 --instance-id i-01474ef662b89480 --device /dev/sdf

Output:

{
    "AttachTime": "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.000Z",
    "InstanceId": "i-01474ef662b89480",
    "VolumeId": "vol-1234567890abcdef0",
    "State": "attaching",
    "Device": "/dev/sdf"
}

  • For API details, see AttachVolume in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example attaches the specified volume to the specified instance and exposes it with the specified device name.

Add-EC2Volume -VolumeId vol-12345678 -InstanceId i-1a2b3c4d -Device /dev/sdh

Output:

AttachTime          : 12/22/2015 1:53:58 AM
DeleteOnTermination : False
Device              : /dev/sdh
InstanceId          : i-1a2b3c4d
State               : attaching
VolumeId            : vol-12345678

  • For API details, see AttachVolume in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4).

Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example attaches the specified volume to the specified instance and exposes it with the specified device name.

Add-EC2Volume -VolumeId vol-12345678 -InstanceId i-1a2b3c4d -Device /dev/sdh

Output:

AttachTime          : 12/22/2015 1:53:58 AM
DeleteOnTermination : False
Device              : /dev/sdh
InstanceId          : i-1a2b3c4d
State               : attaching
VolumeId            : vol-12345678

  • For API details, see AttachVolume in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5).