adding ec2 volume to instance with powershell

Question

I got following script to add a new volume to instanceID. However I am unsure how to get the volume ID after volume creation. Also the DeviceID what should it be?

```
Param (
    [string][Parameter(Mandatory) = $True] $InstanceId
    [string][Parameter(Mandatory = $True)] $driveletter,
    [int][Parameter(Mandatory = $True)] $size,
    [string][Parameter(Mandatory) = $True)] $az,
    [string][Parameter(Mandatory = $True)] $Region,
    [string][Parameter(Mandatory) = $True] $volumetype

New-ec2volume -AvailabilityZone $az -VolumeType $volumetype -size $size -Region $Region

Add-EC2Volume -InstanceId $InstanceId

)
```

Matt-B · Answer

Hi There

To get the VolumeId use

```
$volume = New-ec2volume -AvailabilityZone $az -VolumeType $volumetype -size $size -Region $Region

Add-EC2Volume -InstanceId $InstanceId -VolumeID = $volume.Id
```
For determining the  DeviceId for a Windows EC2 instance, see this article: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/device_naming.html

For Linux instances, see
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/device_naming.html

drago · Answer

Thank you. Is there a write-progrss indicator i can add or new-ec2volume. I noticed I had to do a start-sleep 5 before I can add the ec2volume otherwise i cannot see the volumeid

Mayank · Answer

Check the below link for the script on how to create and attach EBS volume to EC2 instance

[Create and attach EBS volume to already running EC2 instance with powershell](https://www.magicpowershell.com/2022/07/create-attach-ebs-volume-to-EC2-Instance-powershell.html)

adding ec2 volume to instance with powershell

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