Use ModifyInstanceAttribute with a CLI

Example 1: To modify the instance type

The following modify-instance-attribute example modifies the instance type of the specified instance. The instance must be in the stopped state.

aws ec2 modify-instance-attribute \
    --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --instance-type "{\"Value\": \"m1.small\"}"

This command produces no output.

Example 2: To enable enhanced networking on an instance

The following modify-instance-attribute example enables enhanced networking for the specified instance. The instance must be in the stopped state.

aws ec2 modify-instance-attribute \
    --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --sriov-net-support simple

This command produces no output.

Example 3: To modify the sourceDestCheck attribute

The following modify-instance-attribute example sets the sourceDestCheck attribute of the specified instance to true. The instance must be in a VPC.

aws ec2 modify-instance-attribute --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 --source-dest-check "{\"Value\": true}"

This command produces no output.

Example 4: To modify the deleteOnTermination attribute of the root volume

The following modify-instance-attribute example sets the deleteOnTermination attribute for the root volume of the specified Amazon EBS-backed instance to false. By default, this attribute is true for the root volume.

Command:

aws ec2 modify-instance-attribute \
  --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 \
  --block-device-mappings "[{\"DeviceName\": \"/dev/sda1\",\"Ebs\":{\"DeleteOnTermination\":false}}]"

This command produces no output.

Example 5: To modify the user data attached to an instance

The following modify-instance-attribute example adds the contents of the file UserData.txt as the UserData for the specified instance.

Contents of original file UserData.txt:

#!/bin/bash
yum update -y
service httpd start
chkconfig httpd on

The contents of the file must be base64 encoded. The first command converts the text file to base64 and saves it as a new file.

Linux/macOS version of the command:

base64 UserData.txt > UserData.base64.txt

This command produces no output.

Windows version of the command:

certutil -encode UserData.txt tmp.b64 && findstr /v /c:- tmp.b64 > UserData.base64.txt

Output:

Input Length = 67
Output Length = 152
CertUtil: -encode command completed successfully.

Now you can reference that file in the CLI command that follows:

aws ec2 modify-instance-attribute \
    --instance-id=i-09b5a14dbca622e76 \
    --attribute userData --value file://UserData.base64.txt

This command produces no output.

For more information, see User Data and the AWS CLI in the EC2 User Guide.

Example 1: This example modifies the instance type of the specified instance.

Edit-EC2InstanceAttribute -InstanceId i-12345678 -InstanceType m3.medium

Example 2: This example enables enhanced networking for the specified instance, by specifying "simple" as the value of the single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) network support parameter, -SriovNetSupport..

Edit-EC2InstanceAttribute -InstanceId i-12345678 -SriovNetSupport "simple"

Example 3: This example modifies the security groups for the specified instance. The instance must be in a VPC. You must specify the ID of each security group, not the name.

Edit-EC2InstanceAttribute -InstanceId i-12345678 -Group @( "sg-12345678", "sg-45678901" )

Example 4: This example enables EBS I/O optimization for the specified instance. This feature isn't available with all instance types. Additional usage charges apply when using an EBS-optimized instance.

Edit-EC2InstanceAttribute -InstanceId i-12345678 -EbsOptimized $true

Example 5: This example enables source/destination checking for the specified instance. For a NAT instance to perform NAT, the value must be 'false'.

Edit-EC2InstanceAttribute -InstanceId i-12345678 -SourceDestCheck $true

Example 6: This example disables termination for the specified instance.

Edit-EC2InstanceAttribute -InstanceId i-12345678 -DisableApiTermination $true

Example 7: This example changes the specified instance so that it terminates when shutdown is initiated from the instance.

Edit-EC2InstanceAttribute -InstanceId i-12345678 -InstanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior terminate