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latestOpenAPI 3.0.02026-08-0645003.8 MBInstance Standby
Instance Standby enables you to put an instance in Standby state , update or troubleshoot the instance, and then return the instance to service. Instances that are on standby are still part of the Elastigroup, but they don't get application traffic. Whenever instance is standby state - It will be de-registered from all the ELBs / ALBs in the Elastigroup It won't be affected from Scale down activities in the Elastigroup The instance health won't be checked, and it won't be replaced When the instance exits the Standby state - The instance will be register back to all the ELBs / ALBs that are defined in the Elastigroup It will be considered and affected from all the Elastigroup activities (helth checks, scaling, etc.)
Path parameters
The instance ID you want to put in standby state
Query parameters
ID of the account associated with your token
Response
Instance Standby Responce
Example response
{
"request": {
"id": "ff3e1e5b-91b8-42fa-8267-b988efc7f662",
"url": "/aws/ec2/instance/i-123456/standby/enter",
"method": "POST",
"timestamp": "2015-06-29T13:01:55.060Z"
},
"response": {
"status": {
"code": 200,
"message": "OK"
}
}
}