Use RegisterTaskWithMaintenanceWindow with an AWS SDK or CLI

Example 1: To register an Automation task with a maintenance window

The following register-task-with-maintenance-window example registers an Automation task with a maintenance window that is targeted at an instance.

aws ssm register-task-with-maintenance-window \
    --window-id "mw-082dcd7649EXAMPLE" \
    --targets Key=InstanceIds,Values=i-1234520122EXAMPLE \
    --task-arn AWS-RestartEC2Instance \
    --service-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111222333444:role/SSM --task-type AUTOMATION \
    --task-invocation-parameters "{\"Automation\":{\"DocumentVersion\":\"\$LATEST\",\"Parameters\":{\"InstanceId\":[\"{{RESOURCE_ID}}\"]}}}" \
    --priority 0 \
    --max-concurrency 1 \
    --max-errors 1 \
    --name "AutomationExample" \
    --description "Restarting EC2 Instance for maintenance"

Output:

{
    "WindowTaskId":"11144444-5555-6666-7777-88888888"
}

For more information, see Register a Task with the Maintenance Window (AWS CLI) in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Example 2: To register a Lambda task with a Maintenance Window

The following register-task-with-maintenance-window example registers a Lambda task with a Maintenance Window that is targeted at an instance.

aws ssm register-task-with-maintenance-window \
    --window-id "mw-082dcd7649dee04e4" \
    --targets Key=InstanceIds,Values=i-12344d305eEXAMPLE \
    --task-arn arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:111222333444:function:SSMTestLAMBDA \
    --service-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111222333444:role/SSM \
    --task-type LAMBDA \
    --task-invocation-parameters '{"Lambda":{"Payload":"{\"InstanceId\":\"{{RESOURCE_ID}}\",\"targetType\":\"{{TARGET_TYPE}}\"}","Qualifier":"$LATEST"}}' \
    --priority 0 \
    --max-concurrency 10 \
    --max-errors 5 \
    --name "Lambda_Example" \
    --description "My Lambda Example"

Output:

{
    "WindowTaskId":"22244444-5555-6666-7777-88888888"
}

For more information, see Register a Task with the Maintenance Window (AWS CLI) in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Example 3: To register a Run Command task with a maintenance window

The following register-task-with-maintenance-window example registers a Run Command task with a maintenance window that is targeted at an instance.

aws ssm register-task-with-maintenance-window \
    --window-id "mw-082dcd7649dee04e4" \
    --targets "Key=InstanceIds,Values=i-12344d305eEXAMPLE" \
    --service-role-arn "arn:aws:iam::111222333444:role/SSM" \
    --task-type "RUN_COMMAND" \
    --name "SSMInstallPowerShellModule" \
    --task-arn "AWS-InstallPowerShellModule" \
    --task-invocation-parameters "{\"RunCommand\":{\"Comment\":\"\",\"OutputS3BucketName\":\"runcommandlogs\",\"Parameters\":{\"commands\":[\"Get-Module -ListAvailable\"],\"executionTimeout\":[\"3600\"],\"source\":[\"https:\/\/gallery.technet.microsoft.com\/EZOut-33ae0fb7\/file\/110351\/1\/EZOut.zip\"],\"workingDirectory\":[\"\\\\\"]},\"TimeoutSeconds\":600}}" \
    --max-concurrency 1 \
    --max-errors 1 \
    --priority 10

Output:

{
    "WindowTaskId":"33344444-5555-6666-7777-88888888"
}

For more information, see Register a Task with the Maintenance Window (AWS CLI) in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Example 4: To register a Step Functions task with a maintenance window

The following register-task-with-maintenance-window example registers a Step Functions task with a maintenance window that is targeted at an instance.

aws ssm register-task-with-maintenance-window \
    --window-id "mw-1234d787d6EXAMPLE" \
    --targets Key=WindowTargetIds,Values=12347414-69c3-49f8-95b8-ed2dcEXAMPLE \
    --task-arn arn:aws:states:us-east-1:111222333444:stateMachine:SSMTestStateMachine \
    --service-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111222333444:role/MaintenanceWindows \
    --task-type STEP_FUNCTIONS \
    --task-invocation-parameters '{"StepFunctions":{"Input":"{\"InstanceId\":\"{{RESOURCE_ID}}\"}"}}' \
    --priority 0 \
    --max-concurrency 10 \
    --max-errors 5 \
    --name "Step_Functions_Example" \
    --description "My Step Functions Example"

Output:

{
    "WindowTaskId":"44444444-5555-6666-7777-88888888"
}

For more information, see Register a Task with the Maintenance Window (AWS CLI) in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Example 5: To register a task using a maintenance windows target ID

The following register-task-with-maintenance-window example registers a task using a maintenance window target ID. The maintenance window target ID was in the output of the aws ssm register-target-with-maintenance-window command. You can also retrieve it from the output of the aws ssm describe-maintenance-window-targets command.

aws ssm register-task-with-maintenance-window \
    --targets "Key=WindowTargetIds,Values=350d44e6-28cc-44e2-951f-4b2c9EXAMPLE" \
    --task-arn "AWS-RunShellScript" \
    --service-role-arn "arn:aws:iam::111222333444:role/MaintenanceWindowsRole" \
    --window-id "mw-ab12cd34eEXAMPLE" \
    --task-type "RUN_COMMAND" \
    --task-parameters  "{\"commands\":{\"Values\":[\"df\"]}}" \
    --max-concurrency 1 \
    --max-errors 1 \
    --priority 10

Output:

{
    "WindowTaskId":"33344444-5555-6666-7777-88888888"
}

For more information, see Register a Task with the Maintenance Window (AWS CLI) in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Example 1: This example registers a task with a maintenance window using an instance ID. The output is the Task ID.

$parameters = @{}
$parameterValues = New-Object Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.MaintenanceWindowTaskParameterValueExpression
$parameterValues.Values = @("Install")
$parameters.Add("Operation", $parameterValues)

Register-SSMTaskWithMaintenanceWindow -WindowId "mw-03a342e62c96d31b0" -ServiceRoleArn "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/MaintenanceWindowsRole" -MaxConcurrency 1 -MaxError 1 -TaskArn "AWS-RunShellScript" -Target @{ Key="InstanceIds";Values="i-0000293ffd8c57862" } -TaskType "RUN_COMMAND" -Priority 10 -TaskParameter $parameters

Output:

f34a2c47-ddfd-4c85-a88d-72366b69af1b

Example 2: This example registers a task with a maintenance window using a target ID. The output is the Task ID.

$parameters = @{}
$parameterValues = New-Object Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.MaintenanceWindowTaskParameterValueExpression
$parameterValues.Values = @("Install")
$parameters.Add("Operation", $parameterValues)

register-ssmtaskwithmaintenancewindow -WindowId "mw-03a342e62c96d31b0" -ServiceRoleArn "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/MaintenanceWindowsRole" -MaxConcurrency 1 -MaxError 1 -TaskArn "AWS-RunShellScript" -Target @{ Key="WindowTargetIds";Values="350d44e6-28cc-44e2-951f-4b2c985838f6" } -TaskType "RUN_COMMAND" -Priority 10 -TaskParameter $parameters

Output:

f34a2c47-ddfd-4c85-a88d-72366b69af1b

Example 3: This example creates a parameter object for the run command document AWS-RunPowerShellScript and creates a task with given maintenance window using target ID. The return output is the task ID.

$parameters = [Collections.Generic.Dictionary[String,Collections.Generic.List[String]]]::new()
$parameters.Add("commands",@("ipconfig","dir env:\computername"))
$parameters.Add("executionTimeout",@(3600))

$props = @{
    WindowId = "mw-0123e4cce56ff78ae"
    ServiceRoleArn = "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/MaintenanceWindowsRole"
    MaxConcurrency = 1
    MaxError = 1
    TaskType = "RUN_COMMAND"
    TaskArn = "AWS-RunPowerShellScript"
    Target = @{Key="WindowTargetIds";Values="fe1234ea-56d7-890b-12f3-456b789bee0f"}
    Priority = 1
    RunCommand_Parameter = $parameters
    Name = "set-via-cmdlet"
}

Register-SSMTaskWithMaintenanceWindow @props

Output:

f1e2ef34-5678-12e3-456a-12334c5c6cbe

Example 4: This example registers an AWS Systems Manager Automation task by using a document named Create-Snapshots.

$automationParameters = @{}
$automationParameters.Add( "instanceId", @("{{ TARGET_ID }}") )
$automationParameters.Add( "AutomationAssumeRole", @("{arn:aws:iam::111111111111:role/AutomationRole}") )
$automationParameters.Add( "SnapshotTimeout", @("PT20M") )
Register-SSMTaskWithMaintenanceWindow -WindowId mw-123EXAMPLE456`
    -ServiceRoleArn "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/MW-Role"`
    -MaxConcurrency 1 -MaxError 1 -TaskArn "CreateVolumeSnapshots"`
    -Target @{ Key="WindowTargetIds";Values="4b5acdf4-946c-4355-bd68-4329a43a5fd1" }`
    -TaskType "AUTOMATION"`
    -Priority 4`
    -Automation_DocumentVersion '$DEFAULT' -Automation_Parameter $automationParameters -Name "Create-Snapshots"