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Use DescribeLoadBalancerAttributes with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use DescribeLoadBalancerAttributes with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use DescribeLoadBalancerAttributes.

CLI
AWS CLI

To describe the attributes of a load balancer

This example describes the attributes of the specified load balancer.

Command:

aws elb describe-load-balancer-attributes --load-balancer-name my-load-balancer

Output:

{ "LoadBalancerAttributes": { "ConnectionDraining": { "Enabled": false, "Timeout": 300 }, "CrossZoneLoadBalancing": { "Enabled": true }, "ConnectionSettings": { "IdleTimeout": 30 }, "AccessLog": { "Enabled": false } } }
PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example describes the attributes for the specified load balancer.

Get-ELBLoadBalancerAttribute -LoadBalancerName my-load-balancer

Output:

AccessLog : Amazon.ElasticLoadBalancing.Model.AccessLog AdditionalAttributes : {} ConnectionDraining : Amazon.ElasticLoadBalancing.Model.ConnectionDraining ConnectionSettings : Amazon.ElasticLoadBalancing.Model.ConnectionSettings CrossZoneLoadBalancing : Amazon.ElasticLoadBalancing.Model.CrossZoneLoadBalancing
AWS CLI

To describe the attributes of a load balancer

This example describes the attributes of the specified load balancer.

Command:

aws elb describe-load-balancer-attributes --load-balancer-name my-load-balancer

Output:

{ "LoadBalancerAttributes": { "ConnectionDraining": { "Enabled": false, "Timeout": 300 }, "CrossZoneLoadBalancing": { "Enabled": true }, "ConnectionSettings": { "IdleTimeout": 30 }, "AccessLog": { "Enabled": false } } }
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