console_outputs

Creates, updates, deletes, gets or lists a console_outputs resource.

Overview

Name	console_outputs
Type	Resource
Id	aws.ec2.console_outputs

Fields

The following fields are returned by SELECT queries:

get_console_output

Name	Datatype	Description
instance_id	string	The ID of the instance.
output	string	The console output, base64-encoded. If you are using a command line tool, the tool decodes the output for you.
timestamp	string	The time at which the output was last updated.

Methods

The following methods are available for this resource:

Name	Accessible by	Required Params	Optional Params	Description
get_console_output	select	InstanceId, region	Latest, DryRun	Gets the console output for the specified instance. For Linux instances, the instance console output displays the exact console output that would normally be displayed on a physical monitor attached to a computer. For Windows instances, the instance console output includes the last three system event log errors. For more information, see Instance console output in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Parameters

Parameters can be passed in the WHERE clause of a query. Check the Methods section to see which parameters are required or optional for each operation.

Name	Datatype	Description
InstanceId	string	The ID of the instance.
region	string	AWS region (default: us-east-1)
DryRun	boolean	Checks whether you have the required permissions for the operation, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
Latest	boolean	When enabled, retrieves the latest console output for the instance. Default: disabled (false)

SELECT examples

get_console_output

Gets the console output for the specified instance. For Linux instances, the instance console output displays the exact console output that would normally be displayed on a physical monitor attached to a computer. For Windows instances, the instance console output includes the last three system event log errors. For more information, see Instance console output in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

SELECT
instance_id,
output,
timestamp
FROM aws.ec2.console_outputs
WHERE InstanceId = '{{ InstanceId }}' -- required
AND region = '{{ region }}' -- required
AND Latest = '{{ Latest }}'
AND DryRun = '{{ DryRun }}'
;