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AWS::OpsWorks::Instance BlockDeviceMapping

Describes a block device mapping. This data type maps directly to the Amazon EC2 BlockDeviceMapping data type.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{
  "DeviceName" : String,
  "Ebs" : EbsBlockDevice,
  "NoDevice" : String,
  "VirtualName" : String
}

YAML

  DeviceName: String
  Ebs: 
    EbsBlockDevice
  NoDevice: String
  VirtualName: String

Properties

DeviceName

The device name that is exposed to the instance, such as /dev/sdh. For the root device, you can use the explicit device name or you can set this parameter to ROOT_DEVICE and AWS OpsWorks Stacks will provide the correct device name.

Required: No

Type: String

Update requires: No interruption

Ebs

An EBSBlockDevice that defines how to configure an Amazon EBS volume when the instance is launched. You can specify either the VirtualName or Ebs, but not both.

Required: Conditional

Type: EbsBlockDevice

Update requires: No interruption

NoDevice

Suppresses the specified device included in the AMI's block device mapping.

Required: No

Type: String

Update requires: No interruption

VirtualName

The virtual device name. For more information, see BlockDeviceMapping. You can specify either the VirtualName or Ebs, but not both.

Required: Conditional

Type: String

Update requires: No interruption