Use AttachVolume with an AWS SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use AttachVolume.

CLI

AWS CLI

To attach a volume to an instance

This example command attaches a volume (vol-1234567890abcdef0) to an instance (i-01474ef662b89480) as /dev/sdf.

Command:

<userinput>aws ec2 attach-volume --volume-id <replaceable>vol-1234567890abcdef0</replaceable> --instance-id <replaceable>i-01474ef662b89480</replaceable> --device <replaceable>/dev/sdf</replaceable></userinput>

Output:

{
    "AttachTime": "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.000Z",
    "InstanceId": "i-01474ef662b89480",
    "VolumeId": "vol-1234567890abcdef0",
    "State": "attaching",
    "Device": "/dev/sdf"
}

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

PowerShell

Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example attaches the specified volume to the specified instance and exposes it with the specified device name.

Add-EC2Volume -VolumeId vol-12345678 -InstanceId i-1a2b3c4d -Device /dev/sdh

Output:

AttachTime          : 12/22/2015 1:53:58 AM
DeleteOnTermination : False
Device              : /dev/sdh
InstanceId          : i-1a2b3c4d
State               : attaching
VolumeId            : vol-12345678

• For API details, see AttachVolume in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Create Amazon EC2 resources using an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.