start_experiment

FIS.Client.start_experiment(**kwargs)

Starts running an experiment from the specified experiment template.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.start_experiment(
    clientToken='string',
    experimentTemplateId='string',
    tags={
        'string': 'string'
    }
)

Parameters

• clientToken (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  Unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request.

  This field is autopopulated if not provided.

• experimentTemplateId (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The ID of the experiment template.

• tags (dict) --

  The tags to apply to the experiment.

  • (string) --
    • (string) --

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'experiment': {
        'id': 'string',
        'experimentTemplateId': 'string',
        'roleArn': 'string',
        'state': {
            'status': 'pending'|'initiating'|'running'|'completed'|'stopping'|'stopped'|'failed',
            'reason': 'string'
        },
        'targets': {
            'string': {
                'resourceType': 'string',
                'resourceArns': [
                    'string',
                ],
                'resourceTags': {
                    'string': 'string'
                },
                'filters': [
                    {
                        'path': 'string',
                        'values': [
                            'string',
                        ]
                    },
                ],
                'selectionMode': 'string',
                'parameters': {
                    'string': 'string'
                }
            }
        },
        'actions': {
            'string': {
                'actionId': 'string',
                'description': 'string',
                'parameters': {
                    'string': 'string'
                },
                'targets': {
                    'string': 'string'
                },
                'startAfter': [
                    'string',
                ],
                'state': {
                    'status': 'pending'|'initiating'|'running'|'completed'|'cancelled'|'stopping'|'stopped'|'failed',
                    'reason': 'string'
                },
                'startTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
                'endTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
            }
        },
        'stopConditions': [
            {
                'source': 'string',
                'value': 'string'
            },
        ],
        'creationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'startTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'endTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'tags': {
            'string': 'string'
        },
        'logConfiguration': {
            'cloudWatchLogsConfiguration': {
                'logGroupArn': 'string'
            },
            's3Configuration': {
                'bucketName': 'string',
                'prefix': 'string'
            },
            'logSchemaVersion': 123
        }
    }
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • experiment (dict) --

    Information about the experiment.

    • id (string) --

      The ID of the experiment.

    • experimentTemplateId (string) --

      The ID of the experiment template.

    • roleArn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an IAM role that grants the FIS service permission to perform service actions on your behalf.

    • state (dict) --

      The state of the experiment.

      • status (string) --

        The state of the experiment.

      • reason (string) --

        The reason for the state.

    • targets (dict) --

      The targets for the experiment.

      • (string) --

        • (dict) --

          Describes a target for an experiment.

          • resourceType (string) --

            The resource type.

          • resourceArns (list) --

            The Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the resources.

            • (string) --

          • resourceTags (dict) --

            The tags for the target resources.

            • (string) --
              • (string) --

          • filters (list) --

            The filters to apply to identify target resources using specific attributes.

            • (dict) --

              Describes a filter used for the target resources in an experiment.

              • path (string) --

                The attribute path for the filter.

              • values (list) --

                The attribute values for the filter.

                • (string) --

          • selectionMode (string) --

            Scopes the identified resources to a specific count or percentage.

          • parameters (dict) --

            The resource type parameters.

            • (string) --
              • (string) --

    • actions (dict) --

      The actions for the experiment.

      • (string) --

        • (dict) --

          Describes the action for an experiment.

          • actionId (string) --

            The ID of the action.

          • description (string) --

            The description for the action.

          • parameters (dict) --

            The parameters for the action.

            • (string) --
              • (string) --

          • targets (dict) --

            The targets for the action.

            • (string) --
              • (string) --

          • startAfter (list) --

            The name of the action that must be completed before this action starts.

            • (string) --

          • state (dict) --

            The state of the action.

            • status (string) --

              The state of the action.

            • reason (string) --

              The reason for the state.

          • startTime (datetime) --

            The time that the action started.

          • endTime (datetime) --

            The time that the action ended.

    • stopConditions (list) --

      The stop conditions for the experiment.

      • (dict) --

        Describes the stop condition for an experiment.

        • source (string) --

          The source for the stop condition.

        • value (string) --

          The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the CloudWatch alarm, if applicable.

    • creationTime (datetime) --

      The time that the experiment was created.

    • startTime (datetime) --

      The time that the experiment started.

    • endTime (datetime) --

      The time that the experiment ended.

    • tags (dict) --

      The tags for the experiment.

      • (string) --
        • (string) --

    • logConfiguration (dict) --

      The configuration for experiment logging.

      • cloudWatchLogsConfiguration (dict) --

        The configuration for experiment logging to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.

        • logGroupArn (string) --

          The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the destination Amazon CloudWatch Logs log group.

      • s3Configuration (dict) --

        The configuration for experiment logging to Amazon S3.

        • bucketName (string) --

          The name of the destination bucket.

        • prefix (string) --

          The bucket prefix.

      • logSchemaVersion (integer) --

        The schema version.

Exceptions

• FIS.Client.exceptions.ValidationException
• FIS.Client.exceptions.ConflictException
• FIS.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException
• FIS.Client.exceptions.ServiceQuotaExceededException