ec2-describe-reserved-instances-offerings
Syntax
ec2-describe-reserved-instances-offerings [
--offering
offering_id
...] [--instance-type
instance_type
...] [--availability-zone
zone
...] [--description
description
...]
Description
Describes Reserved Instance offerings that are available for purchase. With Amazon EC2 Reserved Instances, you purchase the right to launch Amazon EC2 instances for a period of time (without getting insufficient capacity errors) and pay a lower usage rate for the actual time used. For more information about Reserved Instances, see
Options
Option | Description | Required |
---|---|---|
|
Displays Reserved Instances with the specified offering IDs. Example: |
No |
|
Displays Reserved Instances of the specified instance type. Example: |
No |
|
Displays Reserved Instances within the specified Availability Zone. Example: |
No |
|
Displays Reserved Instances with the specified product description. Example: |
No |
Output
Amazon EC2 returns a table that contains the following information:
-
OFFERING identifier
-
ID of the offer
-
The Availability Zone in which the Reserved Instance can be used
-
The instance type
-
The duration of the Reserved Instance
-
The purchase price of the Reserved Instance
-
The usage price of the Reserved Instance, per hour
-
The Reserved Instance description
Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr
.
Example
This example describes available Reserved Instance offerings.
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ec2-describe-reserved-instances-offerings
OFFERING 4b2293b4-5813-4cc8-9ce3-1957fc1dcfc8 m1.small us-east-1a 1y 0.00 0.00 Linux/UNIX