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CreatePlacementGroup
Description
Creates a placement group that you launch cluster instances into. You must give the group a name unique within the scope of your account. For more information about placement groups and cluster instances, go to Using Cluster Instances in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.
Request Parameters
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
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A name for the placement group. Type: string Default: None |
Yes |
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The placement group strategy. Type: string Valid Values: |
Yes |
Response Elements
The elements in the following table are wrapped in a
CreatePlacementGroupResponse structure.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
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The ID of the request. Type: xsd:string |
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Returns true if the request succeeds. Otherwise, returns an error. Type: xsd:boolean |
Examples
Example Request
This example creates a placement group named XYZ-cluster.
https://ec2.amazonaws.com/?Action=CreatePlacementGroup &GroupName=XYZ-cluster &Strategy=cluster &AUTHPARAMS
Example Response
<CreatePlacementGroupResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2012-04-01/"> <requestId>d4904fd9-82c2-4ea5-adfe-a9cc3EXAMPLE</requestId> <return>true</return> </CreatePlacementGroupResponse>
