euca-describe-instances

Syntax

euca-describe-instances instance_id

Options

Option	Description	Required
`instance_id`	Instance ID to describe	No

Common Options

Option	Description
`--region region`	Region to direct requests to. Only valid for EC2 endpoints.
`-U,--url url`	URL of the cloud to connect to. Expects an EC2 endpoint /services/Eucalyptus.
`-a,--access-key access_key_id`	User's access key ID
`-s,--secret-key secret_key`	User's secret key
`--config configuration_path`	Read credentials and cloud settings from the specified config file. Default: `$HOME/.eucarc or /etc/euca2ools/eucarc`.
`--debug`	Prints what the command sends to the server and what it receives from the server. Use when you're trying to debug Euca2ools.
`--debugger`	Enable interactive debugger on error
`-h,--help`	Display the manual page for the command.
`--version`	Display the version of this tool

Output

Output type identifier ("RESERVATION")
Reservation ID
Account ID
Security group name
Output type identifier ("INSTANCE")
Instance ID
EMI ID that the instance is based on
Instance state
Product codes attached to the instance
Instance type
Instance launch time
Availability Zone
Kernel ID
RAM disk ID
Public IP address
Private IP address
Type of root device (ebs or instance-store)
Placement group the cluster instance is in
Output type identifier ("BLOCKDEVICE") for each EBS volume the instance is using
Block device name
Volume ID
Timestamp

Examples

The following example shows the request and output for a simple command.

euca-describe-instances
RESERVATION    r-1AE63E97    133764149866    admingroup
INSTANCE    i-1BD543F0    emi-EBD5387D    192.168.10.187    10.1.0.107    running    adminkey    0        m1.small    2012-02-15T17:24:52Z    PARTI00    eki-6DF93987    eri-4CEF36C4