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Command Reference

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Synopsis

Calls the Amazon WorkSpaces RebuildWorkspaces API operation.

Syntax

IdFromRequestObject (Default)
Reset-WKSWorkspace
-Request <RebuildRequest[]>
-Force <SwitchParameter>
SimpleId
Reset-WKSWorkspace
-WorkspaceId <String[]>
-Force <SwitchParameter>

Description

Rebuilds the specified WorkSpaces. You can specify the Workspaces using either the -WorkspaceId or -Request parameters. Rebuilding a WorkSpace is a potentially destructive action that can result in the loss of data. Rebuilding a WorkSpace causes the following to occur:
  • The system is restored to the image of the bundle that the WorkSpace is created from. Any applications that have been installed, or system settings that have been made since the WorkSpace was created will be lost.
  • The data drive (D drive) is re-created from the last automatic snapshot taken of the data drive. The current contents of the data drive are overwritten. Automatic snapshots of the data drive are taken every 12 hours, so the snapshot can be as much as 12 hours old.
To be able to rebuild a WorkSpace, the WorkSpace must have a State of AVAILABLE or ERROR. This operation is asynchronous and returns before the WorkSpaces have been completely rebuilt.

Parameters

-Force <SwitchParameter>
This parameter overrides confirmation prompts to force the cmdlet to continue its operation. This parameter should always be used with caution.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?False
-Request <RebuildRequest[]>
An array of structures that specify the WorkSpaces to rebuild.
Required?True
Position?1
Accept pipeline input?True (ByValue, )
AliasesRebuildWorkspaceRequests, RebuildWorkspaceRequest
-WorkspaceId <String[]>
The IDs of one or more WorkSpaces to rebuild.
Required?True
Position?1
Accept pipeline input?True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Common Credential and Region Parameters

-AccessKey <String>
The AWS access key for the user account. This can be a temporary access key if the corresponding session token is supplied to the -SessionToken parameter.
Required? False
Position? Named
Accept pipeline input? False
-Credential <AWSCredentials>
An AWSCredentials object instance containing access and secret key information, and optionally a token for session-based credentials.
Required? False
Position? Named
Accept pipeline input? False
-ProfileLocation <String>

Used to specify the name and location of the ini-format credential file (shared with the AWS CLI and other AWS SDKs)

If this optional parameter is omitted this cmdlet will search the encrypted credential file used by the AWS SDK for .NET and AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio first. If the profile is not found then the cmdlet will search in the ini-format credential file at the default location: (user's home directory)\.aws\credentials. Note that the encrypted credential file is not supported on all platforms. It will be skipped when searching for profiles on Windows Nano Server, Mac, and Linux platforms.

If this parameter is specified then this cmdlet will only search the ini-format credential file at the location given.

As the current folder can vary in a shell or during script execution it is advised that you use specify a fully qualified path instead of a relative path.

Required? False
Position? Named
Accept pipeline input? False
-ProfileName <String>
The user-defined name of an AWS credentials or SAML-based role profile containing credential information. The profile is expected to be found in the secure credential file shared with the AWS SDK for .NET and AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio. You can also specify the name of a profile stored in the .ini-format credential file used with the AWS CLI and other AWS SDKs.
Required? False
Position? Named
Accept pipeline input? False
-NetworkCredential <PSCredential>
Used with SAML-based authentication when ProfileName references a SAML role profile. Contains the network credentials to be supplied during authentication with the configured identity provider's endpoint. This parameter is not required if the user's default network identity can or should be used during authentication.
Required? False
Position? Named
Accept pipeline input? False
-SecretKey <String>
The AWS secret key for the user account. This can be a temporary secret key if the corresponding session token is supplied to the -SessionToken parameter.
Required? False
Position? Named
Accept pipeline input? False
-SessionToken <String>
The session token if the access and secret keys are temporary session-based credentials.
Required? False
Position? Named
Accept pipeline input? False
-Region <String>
The system name of the AWS region in which the operation should be invoked. For example, us-east-1, eu-west-1 etc.
Required? False
Position? Named
Accept pipeline input? False
-EndpointUrl <String>

The endpoint to make the call against.

Note: This parameter is primarily for internal AWS use and is not required/should not be specified for normal usage. The cmdlets normally determine which endpoint to call based on the region specified to the -Region parameter or set as default in the shell (via Set-DefaultAWSRegion). Only specify this parameter if you must direct the call to a specific custom endpoint.

Required? False
Position? Named
Accept pipeline input? False

Inputs

Amazon.WorkSpaces.Model.RebuildRequest[]
You can pipe a RebuildRequest[] object to this cmdlet for the Request parameter.
System.String[]
You can pipe a String[] object to this cmdlet for the WorkspaceId parameter.

Outputs

Amazon.WorkSpaces.Model.FailedWorkspaceChangeRequest
This cmdlet returns a collection of FailedWorkspaceChangeRequest objects. The service call response (type Amazon.WorkSpaces.Model.RebuildWorkspacesResponse) can also be referenced from properties attached to the cmdlet entry in the $AWSHistory stack.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\>Reset-WKSWorkspace -WorkspaceId "ws-1a2b3c4d"
Rebuilds the specified WorkSpace.

Example 2

PS C:\>Reset-WKSWorkspace -WorkspaceId "ws-1a2b3c4d",ws-5a6b7c8d"
Rebuild the specified WorkSpaces.

Example 3

PS C:\>Get-WKSWorkspaces | Reset-WKSWorkspace
Retrieves the collection of all your WorkSpaces and pipes the IDs to the -WorkSpaceId parameter of Reset-WKSWorkspace, causing the WorkSpaces to be rebuilt.
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AWS Tools for PowerShell: 2.x.y.z