LifecycleHook

The name of the Auto Scaling group for the lifecycle hook.

Defines the action the Auto Scaling group should take when the lifecycle hook timeout elapses or if an unexpected failure occurs. The valid values are CONTINUE and ABANDON. The default value is CONTINUE.

The maximum time, in seconds, that an instance can remain in a Pending:Wait or Terminating:Wait state. The default is 172800 seconds (48 hours).

The maximum time, in seconds, that can elapse before the lifecycle hook times out. The default is 3600 seconds (1 hour). When the lifecycle hook times out, Auto Scaling performs the default action. You can prevent the lifecycle hook from timing out by calling RecordLifecycleActionHeartbeat.

The name of the lifecycle hook.

The state of the EC2 instance to which you want to attach the lifecycle hook. For a list of lifecycle hook types, see DescribeLifecycleHookTypes.

Additional information that you want to include any time Auto Scaling sends a message to the notification target.

The ARN of the notification target that Auto Scaling uses to notify you when an instance is in the transition state for the lifecycle hook. This ARN target can be either an SQS queue or an SNS topic. The notification message sent to the target includes the following:

• Lifecycle action token
• User account ID
• Name of the Auto Scaling group
• Lifecycle hook name
• EC2 instance ID
• Lifecycle transition
• Notification metadata

The ARN of the IAM role that allows the Auto Scaling group to publish to the specified notification target.