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Configuration

To configure an Amazon ECS Task task:

1. Navigate to the Tasks configuration tab for the job (this will be the default job if creating a new plan).
2. Click the name of an existing Amazon ECS Task task, or click Add Task and then Amazon ECS Task to create a new task.

3. Complete the following settings:

   1. Common to all tasks
      

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   2. Actions supported by this task:

       

      Run Task
      Cluster Name or ARN	(Optional) Specify the short name or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the cluster that you want to run your task on.   If you do not specify a cluster, the default cluster is assumed.
      Task Definition	Specify the family and revision (family:revision) or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task definition that you want to run in your service.
      Count	(Optional) Specify the number of instances of the specified task that you would like to place on your cluster.
      Overrides	(Optional) Specify one or more container overrides in JSON format to send when running a task.
      Start Task
      Cluster Name or ARN	see Run above
      Task Definition	see Run above
      Container Instances	Specify a JSON array of container instance UUIDs or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) entries for the container instances on which you would like to place your task.	Generated Variables
      Overrides	(Optional) Specify one or more container overrides in JSON format to send when running a task.
      Stop Task
      Cluster Name or ARN	see Run above
      Task UUID or ARN	Specify the task UUIDs or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) entry of the task you would like to stop.

Variables

Run Task

Creating common variables for 1 tasks:
... custom.aws.ecs.task.resources: 20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0
Creating resource variables for task '20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0':
... custom.aws.ecs.task.resources.20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0.ClusterArn: arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:309600995652:cluster/taws-it-270-29
... custom.aws.ecs.task.resources.20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0.ContainerInstanceArn: arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:309600995652:container-instance/04e43cc4-2a6c-450e-bcee-35d076e010b4
... custom.aws.ecs.task.resources.20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0.DesiredStatus: RUNNING
... custom.aws.ecs.task.resources.20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0.LastStatus: RUNNING
... custom.aws.ecs.task.resources.20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0.TaskArn: arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:309600995652:task/20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0
... custom.aws.ecs.task.resources.20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0.TaskDefinitionArn: arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:309600995652:task-definition/taws-it-270-sleep:100
Creating common variables for first resource affected by task:
Creating resource variables for task '20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0':
... custom.aws.ecs.task.first.ClusterArn: arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:309600995652:cluster/taws-it-270-29
... custom.aws.ecs.task.first.ContainerInstanceArn: arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:309600995652:container-instance/04e43cc4-2a6c-450e-bcee-35d076e010b4
... custom.aws.ecs.task.first.DesiredStatus: RUNNING
... custom.aws.ecs.task.first.LastStatus: RUNNING
... custom.aws.ecs.task.first.TaskArn: arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:309600995652:task/20b85717-337a-4b64-839f-630517b0c7c0
... custom.aws.ecs.task.first.TaskDefinitionArn: arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:309600995652:task-definition/taws-it-270-sleep:100

Start

Task

See Run above.

Stop Task

see

See Run above.

Container InstancesSpecify a JSON array of container instance UUIDs or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) entries for the container instances on which you would like to place your task.Overrides

(Optional) Specify one or more container overrides in JSON format to send when running a task.

Generated Variablessee Run above

Stop

see Run above

Variables

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