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AWS FIS examples using AWS CLI

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the AWS Command Line Interface with AWS FIS.

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The following code example shows how to use create-experiment-template.

AWS CLI

To create an experiment template

The following create-experiment-template example creates an experiment template in your AWS FIS account.

aws fis create-experiment-template \
    --cli-input-json file://myfile.json

Contents of myfile.json:

{
    "description": "experimentTemplate",
    "stopConditions": [
        {
            "source": "aws:cloudwatch:alarm",
            "value": "arn:aws:cloudwatch:us-west-2:123456789012:alarm:alarmName"
        }
    ],
    "targets": {
        "Instances-Target-1": {
            "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance",
            "resourceArns": [
                "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12a3b4c56d78e9012"
            ],
            "selectionMode": "ALL"
        }
    },
    "actions": {
        "reboot": {
            "actionId": "aws:ec2:reboot-instances",
            "description": "reboot",
            "parameters": {},
            "targets": {
                "Instances": "Instances-Target-1"
            }
        }
    },
    "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/myRole"
}

Output:

{
    "experimentTemplate": {
        "id": "ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop",
        "description": "experimentTemplate",
        "targets": {
            "Instances-Target-1": {
                "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance",
                "resourceArns": [
                    "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12a3b4c56d78e9012"
                ],
                "selectionMode": "ALL"
            }
        },
        "actions": {
            "reboot": {
                "actionId": "aws:ec2:reboot-instances",
                "description": "reboot",
                "parameters": {},
                "targets": {
                    "Instances": "Instances-Target-1"
                }
            }
        },
        "stopConditions": [
            {
                "source": "aws:cloudwatch:alarm",
                "value": "arn:aws:cloudwatch:us-west-2:123456789012:alarm:alarmName"
            }
        ],
        "creationTime": 1616434850.659,
        "lastUpdateTime": 1616434850.659,
        "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/myRole",
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see Create an experiment template in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

The following code example shows how to use delete-experiment-template.

AWS CLI

To delete an experiment template

The following delete-experiment-template example deletes the specified experiment template.

aws fis delete-experiment-template \
    --id ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop

Output:

{
    "experimentTemplate": {
        "id": "ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop",
        "description": "myExperimentTemplate",
        "targets": {
            "Instances-Target-1": {
                "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance",
                "resourceArns": [
                    "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12a3b4c56d78e9012"
                ],
                "selectionMode": "ALL"
            }
        },
        "actions": {
            "testaction": {
                "actionId": "aws:ec2:stop-instances",
                "parameters": {},
                "targets": {
                    "Instances": "Instances-Target-1"
                }
            }
        },
        "stopConditions": [
            {
                "source": "none"
            }
        ],
        "creationTime": 1616017191.124,
        "lastUpdateTime": 1616017859.607,
        "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/FISRole"
    }
}

For more information, see Delete an experiment template in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

The following code example shows how to use get-action.

AWS CLI

To get action details

The following get-action example gets the details of the specified action.

aws fis get-action \
    --id aws:ec2:stop-instances

Output:

{
    "action": {
        "id": "aws:ec2:stop-instances",
        "description": "Stop the specified EC2 instances.",
        "parameters": {
            "startInstancesAfterDuration": {
                "description": "The time to wait before restarting the instances (ISO 8601 duration).",
                "required": false
            }
        },
        "targets": {
            "Instances": {
                "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance"
            }
        },
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see Actions in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

  • For API details, see GetAction in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-experiment-template.

AWS CLI

To get experiment template details

The following get-experiment-template example gets the details of the specified experiment template.

aws fis get-experiment-template \
    --id ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop

Output:

{
    "experimentTemplate": {
        "id": "ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop",
        "description": "myExperimentTemplate",
        "targets": {
            "Instances-Target-1": {
                "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance",
                "resourceArns": [
                    "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12a3b4c56d78e9012"
                ],
                "selectionMode": "ALL"
            }
        },
        "actions": {
            "testaction": {
                "actionId": "aws:ec2:stop-instances",
                "parameters": {},
                "targets": {
                    "Instances": "Instances-Target-1"
                }
            }
        },
        "stopConditions": [
            {
                "source": "none"
            }
        ],
        "creationTime": 1616017191.124,
        "lastUpdateTime": 1616017331.51,
        "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/FISRole",
        "tags": {
        "key: "value"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Experiment templates in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

The following code example shows how to use get-experiment.

AWS CLI

To get experiment details

The following get-experiment example gets the details of the specified experiment.

aws fis get-experiment \
    --id ABC12DeFGhI3jKLMNOP

Output:

{
    "experiment": {
        "id": "ABC12DeFGhI3jKLMNOP",
        "experimentTemplateId": "ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop",
        "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/myRole",
        "state": {
            "status": "completed",
            "reason": "Experiment completed."
        },
        "targets": {
            "Instances-Target-1": {
                "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance",
                "resourceArns": [
                    "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12a3b4c56d78e9012"
                ],
                "selectionMode": "ALL"
            }
        },
        "actions": {
            "reboot": {
                "actionId": "aws:ec2:reboot-instances",
                "parameters": {},
                "targets": {
                    "Instances": "Instances-Target-1"
                },
                "state": {
                    "status": "completed",
                    "reason": "Action was completed."
                }
            }
        },
        "stopConditions": [
            {
                "source": "none"
            }
        ],
        "creationTime": 1616432509.662,
        "startTime": 1616432509.962,
        "endTime": 1616432522.307,
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see Experiments for AWS FIS in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

  • For API details, see GetExperiment in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-actions.

AWS CLI

To list actions

The following list-actions example lists the available actions.

aws fis list-actions

Output:

{
    "actions": [
        {
            "id": "aws:ec2:reboot-instances",
            "description": "Reboot the specified EC2 instances.",
            "targets": {
                "Instances": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
            "id": "aws:ec2:stop-instances",
            "description": "Stop the specified EC2 instances.",
            "targets": {
                "Instances": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
            "id": "aws:ec2:terminate-instances",
            "description": "Terminate the specified EC2 instances.",
            "targets": {
                "Instances": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
            "id": "aws:ecs:drain-container-instances",
            "description": "Drain percentage of underlying EC2 instances on an ECS cluster.",
            "targets": {
                "Clusters": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:ecs:cluster"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
            "id": "aws:eks:terminate-nodegroup-instances",
            "description": "Terminates a percentage of the underlying EC2 instances in an EKS cluster.",
            "targets": {
                "Nodegroups": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:eks:nodegroup"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
            "id": "aws:fis:inject-api-internal-error",
            "description": "Cause an AWS service to return internal error responses for specific callers and operations.",
            "targets": {
                "Roles": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:iam:role"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
            "id": "aws:fis:inject-api-throttle-error",
            "description": "Cause an AWS service to return throttled responses for specific callers and operations.",
            "targets": {
                "Roles": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:iam:role"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
        "id": "aws:fis:inject-api-unavailable-error",
            "description": "Cause an AWS service to return unavailable error responses for specific callers and operations.",
            "targets": {
                "Roles": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:iam:role"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
            "id": "aws:fis:wait",
            "description": "Wait for the specified duration. Stop condition monitoring will continue during this time.",
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
            "id": "aws:rds:failover-db-cluster",
            "description": "Failover a DB Cluster to one of the replicas.",
            "targets": {
                "Clusters": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:rds:cluster"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
            "id": "aws:rds:reboot-db-instances",
            "description": "Reboot the specified DB instances.",
            "targets": {
                "DBInstances": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:rds:db"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        },
        {
            "id": "aws:ssm:send-command",
            "description": "Run the specified SSM document.",
            "targets": {
                "Instances": {
                    "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance"
                }
            },
            "tags": {}
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Actions in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

  • For API details, see ListActions in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-experiment-templates.

AWS CLI

To list experiment templates

The following list-experiment-templates example lists the experiment templates in your AWS account.

aws fis list-experiment-templates

Output:

{
    "experimentTemplates": [
        {
            "id": "ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop",
            "description": "myExperimentTemplate",
            "creationTime": 1616017191.124,
            "lastUpdateTime": 1616017191.124,
            "tags": {
                "key": "value"
            }
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Experiment templates in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

The following code example shows how to use list-experiments.

AWS CLI

To list experiments

The following list-experiments example lists the experiments in your AWS account.

aws fis list-experiments

Output:

{
    "experiments": [
        {
            "id": "ABCdeF1GHiJkLM23NO",
            "experimentTemplateId": "ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop",
            "state": {
                "status": "running",
                "reason": "Experiment is running."
            },
            "creationTime": 1616017341.197,
            "tags": {
            "key": "value"
            }
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Experiments in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

The following code example shows how to use list-tags-for-resource.

AWS CLI

To list tags for a resource

The following list-tags-for-resource example lists the tags for the specified resource.

aws fis list-tags-for-resource \
    --resource-arn arn:aws:fis:us-west-2:123456789012:experiment/ABC12DeFGhI3jKLMNOP

Output:

{
    "tags": {
        "key1": "value1",
        "key2": "value2"
    }
}

For more information, see Tag your AWS FIS resources in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

The following code example shows how to use start-experiment.

AWS CLI

To start an experiment

The following start-experiment example starts the specified experiment.

aws fis start-experiment \
    --experiment-template-id ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop

Output:

{
    "experiment": {
        "id": "ABC12DeFGhI3jKLMNOP",
        "experimentTemplateId": "ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop",
        "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/myRole",
        "state": {
            "status": "initiating",
            "reason": "Experiment is initiating."
        },
        "targets": {
            "Instances-Target-1": {
                "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance",
                "resourceArns": [
                    "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12a3b4c56d78e9012"
                ],
                "selectionMode": "ALL"
            }
        },
        "actions": {
            "reboot": {
                "actionId": "aws:ec2:reboot-instances",
                "parameters": {},
                "targets": {
                    "Instances": "Instances-Target-1"
                },
                "state": {
                    "status": "pending",
                    "reason": "Initial state"
                }
            }
        },
        "stopConditions": [
            {
                "source": "none"
            }
        ],
        "creationTime": 1616432464.025,
        "startTime": 1616432464.374,
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see Experiments for AWS FIS in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

The following code example shows how to use stop-experiment.

AWS CLI

To stop an experiment

The following stop-experiment example stops the specified experiment from running.

aws fis stop-experiment \
    --id ABC12DeFGhI3jKLMNOP

Output:

{
    "experiment": {
        "id": "ABC12DeFGhI3jKLMNOP",
        "experimentTemplateId": "ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop",
        "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/myRole",
        "state": {
            "status": "stopping",
            "reason": "Stopping Experiment."
        },
        "targets": {
            "Instances-Target-1": {
                "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance",
                "resourceArns": [
                    "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12a3b4c56d78e9012"
                ],
                "selectionMode": "ALL"
            }
        },
        "actions": {
            "reboot": {
                "actionId": "aws:ec2:reboot-instances",
                "parameters": {},
                "targets": {
                    "Instances": "Instances-Target-1"
                },
                "startAfter": [
                    "wait"
                ],
                "state": {
                    "status": "pending",
                    "reason": "Initial state."
                }
            },
            "wait": {
                "actionId": "aws:fis:wait",
                "parameters": {
                    "duration": "PT5M"
                },
                "state": {
                    "status": "running",
                    "reason": ""
                }
            }
        },
        "stopConditions": [
            {
                "source": "none"
            }
        ],
        "creationTime": 1616432680.927,
        "startTime": 1616432681.177,
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see Experiments for AWS FIS in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

The following code example shows how to use tag-resource.

AWS CLI

To tag a resource

The following tag-resource example tags the specified resource.

aws fis tag-resource \
    --resource-arn arn:aws:fis:us-west-2:123456789012:experiment/ABC12DeFGhI3jKLMNOP \
    --tags key1=value1,key2=value2

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Tag your AWS FIS resources in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

  • For API details, see TagResource in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use untag-resource.

AWS CLI

To untag a resource

The following untag-resource example removes the tags from the specified resource.

aws fis untag-resource \
    --resource-arn arn:aws:fis:us-west-2:123456789012:experiment/ABC12DeFGhI3jKLMNOP

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Tag your AWS FIS resources in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.

  • For API details, see UntagResource in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-experiment-template.

AWS CLI

To update an experiment template

The following update-experiment-template example updates the description of the specified experiment template.

aws fis update-experiment-template \
    --id ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop \
    ---description myExperimentTemplate

Output:

{
    "experimentTemplate": {
        "id": "ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop",
        "description": "myExperimentTemplate",
        "targets": {
            "Instances-Target-1": {
                "resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance",
                "resourceArns": [
                    "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12a3b4c56d78e9012"
                ],
                "selectionMode": "ALL"
            }
        },
        "actions": {
            "testaction": {
                "actionId": "aws:ec2:stop-instances",
                "parameters": {},
                "targets": {
                    "Instances": "Instances-Target-1"
                }
            }
        },
        "stopConditions": [
            {
                "source": "none"
            }
        ],
        "creationTime": 1616017191.124,
        "lastUpdateTime": 1616017859.607,
        "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/FISRole",
        "tags": {
            "key": "value"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Update an experiment template in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.