attach_disk

attach_disk(**kwargs)

Attaches a block storage disk to a running or stopped Lightsail instance and exposes it to the instance with the specified disk name.

The attach disk operation supports tag-based access control via resource tags applied to the resource identified by disk name . For more information, see the Amazon Lightsail Developer Guide.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.attach_disk(
    diskName='string',
    instanceName='string',
    diskPath='string',
    autoMounting=True|False
)

Parameters

• diskName (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The unique Lightsail disk name (e.g., my-disk ).

• instanceName (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The name of the Lightsail instance where you want to utilize the storage disk.

• diskPath (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The disk path to expose to the instance (e.g., /dev/xvdf ).

• autoMounting (boolean) --

  A Boolean value used to determine the automatic mounting of a storage volume to a virtual computer. The default value is False .

  Warning

  This value only applies to Lightsail for Research resources.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'operations': [
        {
            'id': 'string',
            'resourceName': 'string',
            'resourceType': 'ContainerService'|'Instance'|'StaticIp'|'KeyPair'|'InstanceSnapshot'|'Domain'|'PeeredVpc'|'LoadBalancer'|'LoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'Disk'|'DiskSnapshot'|'RelationalDatabase'|'RelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'ExportSnapshotRecord'|'CloudFormationStackRecord'|'Alarm'|'ContactMethod'|'Distribution'|'Certificate'|'Bucket',
            'createdAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'location': {
                'availabilityZone': 'string',
                'regionName': 'us-east-1'|'us-east-2'|'us-west-1'|'us-west-2'|'eu-west-1'|'eu-west-2'|'eu-west-3'|'eu-central-1'|'ca-central-1'|'ap-south-1'|'ap-southeast-1'|'ap-southeast-2'|'ap-northeast-1'|'ap-northeast-2'|'eu-north-1'
            },
            'isTerminal': True|False,
            'operationDetails': 'string',
            'operationType': 'DeleteKnownHostKeys'|'DeleteInstance'|'CreateInstance'|'StopInstance'|'StartInstance'|'RebootInstance'|'OpenInstancePublicPorts'|'PutInstancePublicPorts'|'CloseInstancePublicPorts'|'AllocateStaticIp'|'ReleaseStaticIp'|'AttachStaticIp'|'DetachStaticIp'|'UpdateDomainEntry'|'DeleteDomainEntry'|'CreateDomain'|'DeleteDomain'|'CreateInstanceSnapshot'|'DeleteInstanceSnapshot'|'CreateInstancesFromSnapshot'|'CreateLoadBalancer'|'DeleteLoadBalancer'|'AttachInstancesToLoadBalancer'|'DetachInstancesFromLoadBalancer'|'UpdateLoadBalancerAttribute'|'CreateLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'DeleteLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'AttachLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'CreateDisk'|'DeleteDisk'|'AttachDisk'|'DetachDisk'|'CreateDiskSnapshot'|'DeleteDiskSnapshot'|'CreateDiskFromSnapshot'|'CreateRelationalDatabase'|'UpdateRelationalDatabase'|'DeleteRelationalDatabase'|'CreateRelationalDatabaseFromSnapshot'|'CreateRelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'DeleteRelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'UpdateRelationalDatabaseParameters'|'StartRelationalDatabase'|'RebootRelationalDatabase'|'StopRelationalDatabase'|'EnableAddOn'|'DisableAddOn'|'PutAlarm'|'GetAlarms'|'DeleteAlarm'|'TestAlarm'|'CreateContactMethod'|'GetContactMethods'|'SendContactMethodVerification'|'DeleteContactMethod'|'CreateDistribution'|'UpdateDistribution'|'DeleteDistribution'|'ResetDistributionCache'|'AttachCertificateToDistribution'|'DetachCertificateFromDistribution'|'UpdateDistributionBundle'|'SetIpAddressType'|'CreateCertificate'|'DeleteCertificate'|'CreateContainerService'|'UpdateContainerService'|'DeleteContainerService'|'CreateContainerServiceDeployment'|'CreateContainerServiceRegistryLogin'|'RegisterContainerImage'|'DeleteContainerImage'|'CreateBucket'|'DeleteBucket'|'CreateBucketAccessKey'|'DeleteBucketAccessKey'|'UpdateBucketBundle'|'UpdateBucket'|'SetResourceAccessForBucket'|'UpdateInstanceMetadataOptions'|'StartGUISession'|'StopGUISession',
            'status': 'NotStarted'|'Started'|'Failed'|'Completed'|'Succeeded',
            'statusChangedAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'errorCode': 'string',
            'errorDetails': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • operations (list) --

    An array of objects that describe the result of the action, such as the status of the request, the timestamp of the request, and the resources affected by the request.

    • (dict) --

      Describes the API operation.

      • id (string) --

        The ID of the operation.

      • resourceName (string) --

        The resource name.

      • resourceType (string) --

        The resource type.

      • createdAt (datetime) --

        The timestamp when the operation was initialized (e.g., 1479816991.349 ).

      • location (dict) --

        The Amazon Web Services Region and Availability Zone.

        • availabilityZone (string) --

          The Availability Zone. Follows the format us-east-2a (case-sensitive).

        • regionName (string) --

          The Amazon Web Services Region name.

      • isTerminal (boolean) --

        A Boolean value indicating whether the operation is terminal.

      • operationDetails (string) --

        Details about the operation (e.g., Debian-1GB-Ohio-1 ).

      • operationType (string) --

        The type of operation.

      • status (string) --

        The status of the operation.

      • statusChangedAt (datetime) --

        The timestamp when the status was changed (e.g., 1479816991.349 ).

      • errorCode (string) --

        The error code.

      • errorDetails (string) --

        The error details.

Exceptions

• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.ServiceException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.InvalidInputException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.NotFoundException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.OperationFailureException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.AccountSetupInProgressException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.UnauthenticatedException