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The This article instructs on using the EC2/RDS scheduler, which starts and stops EC2/RDS instances based on the cloudaware:scheduler tag value. Schedule The schedule tag value may consist of several fields separated by a spacespaces, with each field in the format key=value.

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IAM Policy

To provide grant Cloudaware with necessary permissions, apply the following Instance Scheduler policy in your AWS console:

Code Block
{
 "Version": "2012-10-17",
 "Statement": [
  {
   "Sid": "CaInstanceScheduler",
   "Effect": "Allow",
   "Action": [
    "ec2:DescribeInstances",
    "ec2:StartInstances",
    "ec2:StopInstances",
    "rds:DescribeDBInstances",
    "rds:ListTagsForResource",
    "rds:StartDBInstance",
    "rds:StopDBInstance"
   ],
   "Resource": [
    "*"
   ]
  }
 ]
}

You can also download the policy in your Cloudaware account. For that, go to Admin → AWS Accounts → ADD AMAZON ACCOUNT → Using Access & Secret Keys → select Instance Scheduler in 'CLOUDAWARE IAM POLICIES'.

Tag

...

Keys

The list of tag keys that are used to set up instance start/stop, apply the following keys in tags on instances that should be scheduled:

Key

Description

tz (required)

Timezone to be used by the scheduler.

Can be POSIX style abbreviation or “Area/Location”

Use Area/Location style from IANA Time Zone Database

.

Example 1. Timezone POSIX style:

Code Block
tz=EST
Example 2. Timezone Area/Location style

:

Code Block
tz=America/New_York

default (required)


Default instance work hours. Can be either numeric or range with a hyphen separated by

the

slashes /.

It also can be the word off which mean that

Use off to specify that the instance should be stopped all that day or on

 which mean

 to specify that the instance should be running. The work hours should be specified in 24-hour format.

mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun (optional)


Instance work hours for the current day.

Format

The format is the same as the key default.

Example 1. Work hours:

Code Block
default=9-16 sat=off sun=off
Instance

The instance will

be running

run from 9:00 to 16:59 all days, except Saturday and Sunday.

Example 2. Work hours:

Code Block
default=off wed=9/14-17
Instance

The instance will

be running

run only on Wednesday from 9:00 to 9:59 and from 14:00 to 17:59.

policy (optional)


Scheduler mode. Can be start_at_time or stop_at_time

 which mean

, meaning that the scheduler will check and change the instance status only at the time defined with keys default and mon .. sun.

Learn more about tagging resources in Cloudaware here.

Tag Examples

Code Block
tz=UTC default=9-17 sat=9-11/15-17 sun=off tz=America/New_York

Description:

...

  • UTC;

instance work hours

  • from Monday to Friday: 9:00-17:59;

  • Saturday: 9:00-11:59 and 15:00-17:59;

  • Sunday: completely off;

schedule timezone

  • New York (EST);

Use the 'default=off' to specify exceptions in work hours for an instance. The instance will be off all time, except for specific periods, for example:

Code Block
default=off wed=0-5 tz=America/New_York

Description:

instance work hours

  • Wednesday: 00:00-5:59;

schedule timezone

  • New York (EST);

To configure an instance to operate only from 8 AM to 6 PM on weekdays and remain off during nights and weekends, use the following schedule:

Code Block
mon=8-18 tue=8-18 wed=8-18 thu=8-18 fri=8-18 sat=off sun=off default=off

...

Description:

...

schedule timezone

...

tz=America/New_York

Description:

instance work hours

  • from Monday to Friday: 8:00-18:59;

  • Saturday-Sunday: off

schedule timezone

  • New York (EST);

For instances that operate across midnight, configure a sophisticated scheduling pattern. For example, if an instance runs from Monday through Friday, operating from midnight to 2 AM and again from 10 PM to midnight, the configuration may be:

Code Block
mon=0-2/22-24 tue=0-2/22-24 wed=0-2/22-24 thu=0-2/22-24 fri=0-2/22-24 sat=off sun=off default=off tz=America/New_York

Description:

instance work hours

Wednesday

  • from Monday to Friday: 0:00-2:00 and 22-0:00;

  • Saturday-

5:59;

  • Sunday: off

schedule timezone

  • New York (EST);

This approach allows for precise control over resource utilization and cost management.