Use PutInventory with a CLI

To assign customer metadata to an instance

This example assigns rack location information to an instance. There is no output if the command succeeds.

Command (Linux):

aws ssm put-inventory --instance-id "i-016648b75dd622dab" --items '[{"TypeName": "Custom:RackInfo","SchemaVersion": "1.0","CaptureTime": "2019-01-22T10:01:01Z","Content":[{"RackLocation": "Bay B/Row C/Rack D/Shelf E"}]}]'

Command (Windows):

aws ssm put-inventory --instance-id "i-016648b75dd622dab" --items "TypeName=Custom:RackInfo,SchemaVersion=1.0,CaptureTime=2019-01-22T10:01:01Z,Content=[{RackLocation='Bay B/Row C/Rack D/Shelf F'}]"

Example 1: This example assigns rack location information to an instance. There is no output if the command succeeds.

$data = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[System.String,System.String]"
$data.Add("RackLocation", "Bay B/Row C/Rack D/Shelf F")

$items = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.List[System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[System.String, System.String]]"
$items.Add($data)

$customInventoryItem = New-Object Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InventoryItem
$customInventoryItem.CaptureTime = "2016-08-22T10:01:01Z"
$customInventoryItem.Content = $items
$customInventoryItem.TypeName = "Custom:TestRackInfo2"
$customInventoryItem.SchemaVersion = "1.0"

$inventoryItems = @($customInventoryItem)

Write-SSMInventory -InstanceId "i-0cb2b964d3e14fd9f" -Item $inventoryItems