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An array of search criteria that targets managed nodes using a key-value pair that you specify.

One or more targets must be specified for maintenance window Run Command-type tasks. Depending on the task, targets are optional for other maintenance window task types (Automation, Lambda, and Step Functions). For more information about running tasks that don't specify targets, see Registering maintenance window tasks without targets in the Amazon Web Services Systems Manager User Guide.

Supported formats include the following.

For all Systems Manager capabilities:

• Key=tag-key,Values=tag-value-1,tag-value-2

For Automation and Change Manager:

• Key=tag:tag-key,Values=tag-value

• Key=ResourceGroup,Values=resource-group-name

• Key=ParameterValues,Values=value-1,value-2,value-3

• To target all instances in the Amazon Web Services Region:

  • Key=AWS::EC2::Instance,Values=*

  • Key=InstanceIds,Values=*

For Run Command and Maintenance Windows:

• Key=InstanceIds,Values=instance-id-1,instance-id-2,instance-id-3

• Key=tag:tag-key,Values=tag-value-1,tag-value-2

• Key=resource-groups:Name,Values=resource-group-name

• Additionally, Maintenance Windows support targeting resource types:

  • Key=resource-groups:ResourceTypeFilters,Values=resource-type-1,resource-type-2

For State Manager:

• Key=InstanceIds,Values=instance-id-1,instance-id-2,instance-id-3

• Key=tag:tag-key,Values=tag-value-1,tag-value-2

• To target all instances in the Amazon Web Services Region:

  • Key=InstanceIds,Values=*

For more information about how to send commands that target managed nodes using Key,Value parameters, see Targeting multiple managed nodes in the Amazon Web Services Systems Manager User Guide.

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