Description
The Associate Elastic IP action can be used to assign an Elastic IP to a running EC2 instance.
Settings
Please see Common Action Settings for a description of settings common to all action types.
Instance Identification Method
Indicate the method in which the instance is to be identified. Valid options are:
Instance ID - Identify the instance by it's unique instance ID value.
Instance Name - Identify the instance by it's "Name" tag.
Instance ID
Indicate the instance id of your EC2 instance. This value usually looks like "i-84a3dc7b". This instance must reside in the region specified. Required only if Instance Identification Method is set to "Instance ID".
Instance Name
Indicate the value of the "Name" tag of the EC2 instance. This instance must reside in the region specified. Required only if Instance Identification Method is set to "Instance Name".
Elastic IP
Specify the Elastic IP address be assigned to the instance.
Amazon Commands Used
The following Amazon AWS commands are used. The access key should have permission to execute all of them.
AssociateAddress
DescribeAddresses
DescribeInstances