AWS-DeleteEbsVolumeSnapshots - Amazon Systems Manager Automation runbook reference
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AWS-DeleteEbsVolumeSnapshots

Description

Delete a snapshot of an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume.

Note

The Amazon Lambda function that runs during this operation has a maximum run time (timeout) of 60 seconds. If you have a large number of Amazon EBS volume snapshots to delete, the operation might fail with an error message.

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Document type

Automation

Owner

Amazon

Platforms

Linux, macOS, Windows

Parameters

  • AutomationAssumeRole

    Type: String

    Description: (Optional) The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that allows Systems Manager Automation to perform the actions on your behalf. If no role is specified, Systems Manager Automation uses the permissions of the user that starts this runbook.

  • LambdaAssumeRole

    Type: String

    Description: (Optional) The ARN of the role that allows Lambda created by Automation to perform the actions on your behalf. If not specified a transient role will be created to run the Lambda function.

  • RetentionCount

    Type: String

    Default: 10

    Description: (Optional) Number of snapshots to keep for the volume. Either RetentionCount or RetentionDays should be mentioned, not both.

  • RetentionDays

    Type: String

    Description: (Optional) Number of days to keep snapshots for the volume. Either RetentionCount or RetentionDays should be mentioned, not both

  • VolumeId

    Type: String

    Description: (Required) The volume identifier to delete snapshots for.