AWS SDK Version 2 for .NET
API Reference

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.NET Framework 3.5
 
 
Container for the parameters to the StartTask operation. Starts a new task from the specified task definition on the specified container instance or instances. To use the default Amazon ECS scheduler to place your task, use RunTask instead.

The list of container instances to start tasks on is limited to 10.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Amazon.Runtime.AmazonWebServiceRequest
    Amazon.ECS.AmazonECSRequest
      Amazon.ECS.Model.StartTaskRequest

Namespace: Amazon.ECS.Model
Assembly: AWSSDK.dll
Version: (assembly version)

Syntax

C# 
public class StartTaskRequest : AmazonECSRequest
         IRequestEvents

The StartTaskRequest type exposes the following members

Constructors

NameDescription
Public Method StartTaskRequest()

Properties

NameTypeDescription
Public Property Cluster System.String Gets and sets the property Cluster.

The short name or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the cluster on which to start your task. If you do not specify a cluster, the default cluster is assumed..

Public Property ContainerInstances System.Collections.Generic.List<System.String> Gets and sets the property ContainerInstances.

The container instance IDs or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) entries for the container instances on which you would like to place your task.

The list of container instances to start tasks on is limited to 10.

Public Property Overrides Amazon.ECS.Model.TaskOverride Gets and sets the property Overrides.

A list of container overrides in JSON format that specify the name of a container in the specified task definition and the overrides it should receive. You can override the default command for a container (that is specified in the task definition or Docker image) with a command override. You can also override existing environment variables (that are specified in the task definition or Docker image) on a container or add new environment variables to it with an environment override.

A total of 8192 characters are allowed for overrides. This limit includes the JSON formatting characters of the override structure.

Public Property StartedBy System.String Gets and sets the property StartedBy.

An optional tag specified when a task is started. For example if you automatically trigger a task to run a batch process job, you could apply a unique identifier for that job to your task with the startedBy parameter. You can then identify which tasks belong to that job by filtering the results of a ListTasks call with the startedBy value.

If a task is started by an Amazon ECS service, then the startedBy parameter contains the deployment ID of the service that starts it.

Public Property TaskDefinition System.String Gets and sets the property TaskDefinition.

The family and revision (family:revision) or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task definition to start. If a revision is not specified, the latest ACTIVE revision is used.

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

.NET for Windows Store apps:
Supported in: Windows 8