AutoScaling / Client / set_instance_health

set_instance_health#

AutoScaling.Client.set_instance_health(**kwargs)#

Sets the health status of the specified instance.

For more information, see Set up a custom health check for your Auto Scaling group in the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.set_instance_health(
    InstanceId='string',
    HealthStatus='string',
    ShouldRespectGracePeriod=True|False
)
Parameters:

  • InstanceId (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The ID of the instance.

  • HealthStatus (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The health status of the instance. Set to Healthy to have the instance remain in service. Set to Unhealthy to have the instance be out of service. Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling terminates and replaces the unhealthy instance.

  • ShouldRespectGracePeriod (boolean) –

    If the Auto Scaling group of the specified instance has a HealthCheckGracePeriod specified for the group, by default, this call respects the grace period. Set this to False, to have the call not respect the grace period associated with the group.

    For more information about the health check grace period, see Set the health check grace period for an Auto Scaling group in the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide.

Returns:

None

Exceptions

Examples

This example sets the health status of the specified instance to Unhealthy.

response = client.set_instance_health(
    HealthStatus='Unhealthy',
    InstanceId='i-93633f9b',
)

print(response)

Expected Output:

{
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}