AWS CLI EC2 Cheat Sheet/Describe EBS volumes

List attached and unattached EBS volumes.

Section: EBS Volumes and Snapshots

Describe EBS volumes

bash
bash
aws ec2 describe-volumes
Explanation

Useful for capacity and orphaned volume checks.

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Create an EBS volume
Create a new volume in a specific AZ.
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Attach a volume
Attach an existing EBS volume to an instance.
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Create a snapshot
Snapshot an EBS volume.
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Describe snapshots
List snapshots visible to the account.
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Delete a snapshot
Remove a no-longer-needed snapshot.
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Describe instances
List EC2 instances and their attributes.
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