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AWS OpsWorks Instance BlockDeviceMapping

BlockDeviceMappings is a property of the AWS::OpsWorks::Instance resource that defines the block devices that are mapped to an AWS OpsWorks instance.

Syntax

JSON

{
  "DeviceName" : String,
  "Ebs" : EbsBlockDevice,
  "NoDevice" : String,
  "VirtualName" : String
}

YAML

DeviceName: String
Ebs:
EbsBlockDevice
NoDevice: String
VirtualName: String

Properties

DeviceName

The name of the device that is exposed to the instance, such as /dev/dsh or xvdh. For the root device, you can use the explicit device name or you can set this parameter to ROOT_DEVICE. If you set the parameter to ROOT_DEVICE, AWS OpsWorks provides the correct device name.

Required: No

Type: String

Ebs

Configuration information about the Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume.

Required: Conditional You can specify either the VirtualName or Ebs, but not both.

Type: AWS OpsWorks Instance BlockDeviceMapping EbsBlockDevice

NoDevice

Suppresses the device that is specified in the block device mapping of the AWS OpsWorks instance Amazon Machine Image (AMI).

Required: No

Type: String

VirtualName

The name of the virtual device. The name must be in the form ephemeralX, where X is a number equal to or greater than zero (0), for example, ephemeral0.

Required: Conditional You can specify either the VirtualName or Ebs, but not both.

Type: String

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