Use AttachNetworkInterface with a CLI - Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
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Use AttachNetworkInterface with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use AttachNetworkInterface.

CLI
Amazon CLI

Example 1: To attach a network interface to an instance

The following attach-network-interface example attaches the specified network interface to the specified instance.

aws ec2 attach-network-interface \
    --network-interface-id eni-0dc56a8d4640ad10a \
    --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --device-index 1

Output:

{
    "AttachmentId": "eni-attach-01a8fc87363f07cf9"
}

For more information, see Elastic network interfaces in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Example 2: To attach a network interface to an instance with multiple network cards

The following attach-network-interface example attaches the specified network interface to the specified instance and network card.

aws ec2 attach-network-interface \
    --network-interface-id eni-07483b1897541ad83 \
    --instance-id i-01234567890abcdef \
    --network-card-index 1 \
    --device-index 1

Output:

{
    "AttachmentId": "eni-attach-0fbd7ee87a88cd06c"
}

For more information, see Elastic network interfaces in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example attaches the specified network interface to the specified instance.

Add-EC2NetworkInterface -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -InstanceId i-1a2b3c4d -DeviceIndex 1

Output:

eni-attach-1a2b3c4d
Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example attaches the specified network interface to the specified instance.

Add-EC2NetworkInterface -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -InstanceId i-1a2b3c4d -DeviceIndex 1

Output:

eni-attach-1a2b3c4d

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