EC2 instance stop + start

Overview

For the purpose of stable EC2 instance operation, there are cases where stopping and then restarting an EC2 instance is required.

This template creates one job workflow that automates this entire process.

Job Workflows Created

Using this template will create the following job workflow.

EC2 Stop and Start Workflow

Stops the EC2 instance at a specified time and then starts it.

Order Job Configuration
1 Trigger Job (Timer Trigger)
2 EC2: Stop Instance
3 EC2: Start Instance

User-Configured Items

  • Group: The group in which to create the job workflow
  • AWS Account: The target AWS account
  • Region: The target region
  • EC2 Instance: The EC2 instance to stop and start (specify by ID or tag)
  • Execution Schedule: The execution time of the workflow
  • Post-process: Post-processing on success or failure for each job (optional)

AI Auto-Configured Items

The following settings are automatically configured by AI. They can be modified from the edit screen after the job workflow is created.

Common to All Jobs

Setting Auto-Configured Value
Workflow Name / Job Name Auto-generated based on target resource and schedule
Timezone User's timezone setting
Skip Dates None (empty)
Status Check (trace_status) Enabled (true)

EC2: Start Instance Job Specific

Setting Auto-Configured Value
Status Checks (status_checks_enable) Enabled (true)

AI auto-configured items (such as job names and workflow names) can be modified from the edit screen after the job workflow is created.

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