Amazon EC2 instance management

Note: 

Manages virtual servers in the cloud that were created by the Amazon EC2 web service.

Action settings

Do one of the following to open the Action configuration window:

  • Double-click the action.
  • Click on the action and then click Configure.

See Action configuration window for more information.

Field Description

Instance ID

Specify the ID of an instance to be managed.

State

Select one of the following options.

  • Start
  • Stop
  • Reboot
  • Terminate

AWS Access Key ID

The Amazon Web Service (AWS) Access Key ID.

AWS Secret Access Key

The Amazon Web Service (AWS) Secret Access Key associated with the provided access key ID.

Public DNS

Specify a workflow variable to store the public DNS for the managed instance.

State change successful

Specify a Boolean variable that will store whether or not the state change was successful. Returns "Yes" if the instance was changed successfully.

For more information about how to use Lookups in configuration fields, see Lookups in action configuration fields.