/// <summary>
/// Starts an EC2 instance
/// </summary>
/// <param name="instanceId"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static EC2Instance StartInstance(string instanceId)
{
var instance = new EC2Instance() { InstanceId = instanceId };
var request = new StartInstancesRequest();
request.InstanceId = new List<string>();
request.InstanceId.Add(instanceId);
try
{
var response = EC2.Provider.StartInstances(request);
var stateChanges = response.StartInstancesResult.StartingInstances;
var runningInstance = (from i in stateChanges
where i.InstanceId == instanceId
select i).FirstOrDefault();
if (runningInstance != null)
{
instance.CurrentStateName = runningInstance.CurrentState.Name;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Error calling AWS.StartInstances: {0}", ex.Message));
}
return instance;
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the current state of an EC2 instance
/// </summary>
/// <param name="instanceId"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static EC2Instance GetInstance(string instanceId)
{
var instance = new EC2Instance() { InstanceId = instanceId };
var request = new DescribeInstancesRequest();
request.InstanceId = new List<string>();
request.InstanceId.Add(instanceId);
try
{
var response = Provider.DescribeInstances(request);
var reservation = response.DescribeInstancesResult.Reservation[0];
var runningInstance = (from i in reservation.RunningInstance
where i.InstanceId == instanceId
select i).FirstOrDefault();
if (runningInstance != null)
{
instance.CurrentStateName = runningInstance.InstanceState.Name;
if (instance.IsRunning())
{
instance.PublicDnsName = runningInstance.PublicDnsName;
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Error calling AWS.DescribeInstances: {0}", ex.Message));
}
return instance;
}
