Puppet Task: ec2_aws_describe_spot_instance_requests
- Defined in:
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tasks/ec2_aws_describe_spot_instance_requests.json,
tasks/ec2_aws_describe_spot_instance_requests.rb
Overview
Describes the specified Spot Instance requests. You can use DescribeSpotInstanceRequests to find a running Spot Instance by examining the response. If the status of the Spot Instance is fulfilled, the instance ID appears in the response and contains the identifier of the instance. Alternatively, you can use DescribeInstances with a filter to look for instances where the instance lifecycle is spot. We recommend that you set MaxResults to a value between 5 and 1000 to limit the number of results returned. This paginates the output, which makes the list more manageable and returns the results faster. If the list of results exceeds your MaxResults value, then that number of results is returned along with a NextToken value that can be passed to a subsequent DescribeSpotInstanceRequests request to retrieve the remaining results. Spot Instance requests are deleted four hours after they are canceled and their instances are terminated.