AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Updates the instance protection settings of the specified instances. This operation cannot be called on instances in a warm pool.

For more information about preventing instances that are part of an Auto Scaling group from terminating on scale in, see Using instance scale-in protection in the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide.

If you exceed your maximum limit of instance IDs, which is 50 per Auto Scaling group, the call fails.

Note:

This is an asynchronous operation using the standard naming convention for .NET 4.5 or higher. For .NET 3.5 the operation is implemented as a pair of methods using the standard naming convention of BeginSetInstanceProtection and EndSetInstanceProtection.

Namespace: Amazon.AutoScaling
Assembly: AWSSDK.AutoScaling.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public virtual Task<SetInstanceProtectionResponse> SetInstanceProtectionAsync(
         SetInstanceProtectionRequest request,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.AutoScaling.Model.SetInstanceProtectionRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the SetInstanceProtection service method.

cancellationToken
Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken

A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of cancellation.

Return Value


The response from the SetInstanceProtection service method, as returned by AutoScaling.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
LimitExceededException You have already reached a limit for your Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling resources (for example, Auto Scaling groups, launch configurations, or lifecycle hooks). For more information, see DescribeAccountLimits in the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling API Reference.
ResourceContentionException You already have a pending update to an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling resource (for example, an Auto Scaling group, instance, or load balancer).

Version Information

.NET Core App:
Supported in: 3.1

.NET Standard:
Supported in: 2.0

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5

See Also