Stops a specified instance. When you stop a standard instance, the data disappears
and must be reinstalled when you restart the instance. You can stop an Amazon
EBS-backed instance without losing data. For more information, see Starting,
Stopping, and Rebooting Instances.
Required Permissions: To use this action, an IAM user must have a Manage permissions level for the stack, or an attached policy that explicitly grants permissions. For more information on user permissions, see Managing User Permissions.
Declaration Syntax| C# |
StopInstanceResponse StopInstance( StopInstanceRequest request )
Parameters- request (StopInstanceRequest)
- Container for the necessary parameters to execute the StopInstance service method.
Return ValueThe response from the StopInstance service method, as returned by OpsWorks.
Exceptions| Exception | Condition |
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| ResourceNotFoundException |
Indicates that a resource was not found.
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| ValidationException |
Indicates that a request was invalid.
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