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aws ec2 monitor-instances

Enables detailed monitoring for a running instance. AWS CLI reference

1 example 2 options Its page in the AWS CLI reference

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Examples

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To enable detailed monitoring for an instance

The following monitor-instances example enables detailed monitoring for the specified instance.

aws ec2 monitor-instances --instance-ids i-1234567890abcdef0Identify
--instance-idsThe IDs of the instances.
Its output
{
    "InstanceMonitorings": [
        {
            "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0",
            "Monitoring": {
                "State": "pending"
            }
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Manage detailed monitoring for your EC2 instances in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Options

2 in the AWS CLI reference
--dry-runChecks whether you have the required permissions for the operation, without actually making the request, and provides an error response.
--instance-idsThe IDs of the instances.