1). Install the AWS CLI for PowerShell
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/userguide/pstools-getting-set-up-windows.html
Click Start > type PowerShell > right click run as Administrator
Run commands:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | Install-Module -Name AWS.Tools.Installer Install-Module -Name AWSPowerShell Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned Set-AWSCredential ` -AccessKey 1234567890 ` -SecretKey 1234567890 ` -StoreAs UserX |
2). Using the CLI
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/welcome-examples.html
3). Create the PowerShell Script
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 | #region Set Parameters Param( # Run with the -profile_name flag to set the credentials to use [string]$profile_name = 'UserX', # Run with the -region flag select the data center [string]$region = 'us-east-1', # Run with the -output_file flag to set the output file name [string]$output_file = 'c:\Users\UserX\Desktop\ec2-reservations.csv' ) #endregion # query the API for a list of the reservations and save to CSV # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Get-EC2ReservedInstance.html Get-EC2ReservedInstance ` -ProfileName $profile_name ` -Region $region ` -Filter @{Name="state";Values="active"} | ` Select-Object ReservedInstancesId,InstanceType,ProductDescription,InstanceCount,FixedPrice,Start,End,OfferingType | ` Export-Csv -Path $output_file |
4). Describe the Reserved Instance Contracts
1 | .\get-reservations.ps1 -profile_name UserX -region us-east-1 -output_file C:\Users\UserX\Desktop\res-east1.csv |