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EUCA2OOLS(1) User Commands EUCA2OOLS(1)

NAME

euca2ools - Shows information about instances.

DESCRIPTION

Shows information about instances.
euca-describe-instances [-a, --access-key <access_key> ][-s, --secret-key
<secret_key> ][--config <config_path> ][--debug][--debugger][-h, --help][--region <region_name> ][-U, --url <url> ][--version][--eucaauth] [--filter name=value] [ instance ]
OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
-a,--access-key
User's Access Key ID.
-s,--secret-key
User's Secret Key.
--config
Read credentials and cloud settings from the specified config file (defaults to $HOME/.eucarc or /etc/euca2ools/eucarc).
--debug
Turn on debugging output.
--debugger
Enable interactive debugger on error
-h,--help
Display this help message.
--region
region to direct requests to
-U,--url
URL of the Cloud to connect to.
--version
Display the version of this tool.
--euca-auth
Use NC authentication mode
AVAILABLE FILTERS
architecture
Instance architecture. Valid values are i386 | x86_64
availability-zone
Instance's Availability Zone
block-device-mapping.attach-timeAttach time for an Amazon EBS volume mapped
to the instance
block-device-mapping.delete-on-terminationWhether the Amazon EBS volume is deleted on
instance termination.
block-device-mapping.device-nameDevice name (e.g., /dev/sdh) for an Amazon EBS
volume
mapped to the
image.
block-device-mapping.status
Status for an Amazon EBS volume mapped to the instance. Valid Values: attaching | attached | detaching | detached
block-device-mapping.volume-idID for an Amazon EBS volume mapped to the
instance.
client-token
Idempotency token you provided when you launched the instance.
dns-name
Public DNS name of the instance.
group-id
A security group the instance is in.
hypervisor
Hypervisor type of the instance. Valid values are ovm | xen.
image-id
ID of the imageID used to launch the instance
instance-id
ID of the instance
instance-lifecycle
Whether this is a Spot Instance.
instance-state-code
Code identifying the state of the instance
instance-state-name
State of the instance.
instance-type
Type of the instance.
ip-address
Public IP address of the instance.
kernel-id
Kernel ID.
key-name
Name of the key pair used when the instance was launched.
launch-index
When launching multiple instances at once, this is the index for the instance in the launch group
launch-time
Time instance was launched
monitoring-state
Whether monitoring is enabled for the instance.
owner-id
AWS account ID of the image owner.
placement-group-name
Name of the placement group the instance is in
platform
Use windows if you have Windows based AMIs; otherwise leave blank.
private-dns-name
Private DNS name of the instance.
private-ip-address
Private ip address of the instance.
product-code
Product code associated with the AMI.
ramdisk-id
The ramdisk ID.
reason
Reason for the instance's current state.
requestor-id
ID of the entity that launched the instance on your behalf.
reservation-id
ID of the instance's reservation.
root-device-name
Root device name of the AMI (e.g., /dev/sda1).
root-device-type
Root device type the AMI uses. Valid Values: ebs | instance-store.
spot-instance-request-id
ID of the Spot Instance request.
state-reason-code
Reason code for the state change.
state-reason-message
Message for the state change.
subnet-id
ID of the subnet the instance is in (VPC).
tag-key
Key of a tag assigned to the resource.
tag-value
Value of a tag assigned to the resource.
tag:key
Filters the results based on a specific tag/value combination.
virtualization-type
Virtualization type of the instance. Valid values: paravirtual | hvm
vpc-id
ID of the VPC the instance is in.
June 2012 euca2ools 2.0.2