AttachDisk

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Attaches a data disk or a system disk to an ECS instance.

Operation description

When you call this operation, take note of the following items:

  • The instance and the disk must be in the same zone.

  • The disk must be in the Available (Available) state.

  • When you attach a data disk:

    • The target ECS instance must be in the Running (Running) or Stopped (Stopped) state.

    • If the disk was purchased separately, its billing method must be pay-as-you-go.

    • If a system disk detached from an ECS instance is attached as a data disk, its billing method is not limited.

    • Once an elastic ephemeral disk is detached, it can only be reattached to its original instance.

  • When you attach a system disk:

    • The destination ECS instance must be the source instance from which the system disk was detached.

    • The destination ECS instance must be in the Stopped (Stopped) state.

    • You must configure the logon credentials for the instance.

    • Elastic ephemeral disks cannot be attached as system disks.

    • For more information about attaching a system disk, see Detach or attach a system disk.

  • When you query the information of an ECS instance, if the response contains {"OperationLocks": {"LockReason" : "security"}}, all operations on the instance are prohibited.

  • Disks with the multi-attach attribute enabled can only be attached to instances that support the NVMe protocol. For more information, see standard SSD support NVMe and Use the multi-attach feature.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

ecs:AttachDisk

update

*Disk

acs:ecs:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:disk/{#diskId}

*Instance

acs:ecs:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:instance/{#instanceId}

  • ecs:LoginAsNonRoot
  • ecs:PasswordCustomized
None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

InstanceId

string

Yes

The ID of the ECS instance to which you want to attach the disk.

i-bp1dq5lozx5f4pmd****

DiskId

string

Yes

The ID of the disk that you want to attach. The disk (DiskId) and the instance (InstanceId) must be in the same zone.

Note

You can attach data disks and system disks. For the related constraints, see the operation description section above.

d-bp1j4l5axzdy6ftk****

Device

string

No

The device name of the disk.

Note

This parameter is being deprecated. To improve compatibility, we recommend that you use other parameters to identify the disk.

testDeviceName

DeleteWithInstance

boolean

No

Specifies whether to release the disk when the instance is released. Valid values:

  • true: The disk is released.

  • false: The disk is not released. The disk is retained and converted to a pay-as-you-go data disk.

Default value: false.

When you configure this parameter, take note of the following items:

  • If you set DeleteWithInstance to false and the ECS instance is locked for security reasons (that is, "LockReason" : "security" is marked in OperationLocks), this property of the disk is ignored and the disk is released when the ECS instance is released.

  • If the destination disk that you want to attach is an elastic ephemeral disk, you must set the DeleteWithInstance parameter to true.

  • This parameter cannot be configured for disks with the multi-attach feature enabled.

false

Bootable

boolean

No

Specifies whether to attach the disk as a system disk. Valid values:

  • true: Yes.

  • false: No.

Default value: false.

Note

If you set this parameter to Bootable=true, the destination ECS instance must not have a system disk attached.

false

Password

string

No

The logon password of the instance, which is configured when you attach a system disk. This parameter takes effect only for the administrator and root usernames and does not take effect for other usernames. The password must be 8 to 30 characters in length and must contain at least three of the following character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters. The special characters can be:

()`~!@#$%^&*-_+=|{}[]:;'<>,.?/

For Windows instances, the password cannot start with a forward slash (/).

Note

If you specify the Password parameter, send the request over HTTPS to prevent password leaks.

EcsV587!

KeyPairName

string

No

The name of the SSH key pair to bind to a Linux ECS instance when you attach a system disk.

  • Windows Server: SSH key pairs are not supported. Even if you specify this parameter, only the Password configuration is applied.

  • Linux: Password-based logon is disabled by default.

KeyPairTestName

Force

boolean

No

Specifies whether to forcibly attach the disk. Valid values:

  • true: Yes.

  • false: No.

Default value: false.

Note

Currently, only regional Enterprise SSDs (ESSDs) (cloud_regional_disk_auto) support setting this parameter to true.

false

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

RequestId

string

The request ID.

473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DE3C83E

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DE3C83E"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 InvalidDevice.Malformed The specified device is not valid.
400 IncorrectInstanceStatus The current status of the resource does not support this operation. The resource is in a state that does not support the current operation.
400 InvalidParameter The input parameter is mandatory for processing this request is empty. A required parameter is not specified.
400 InvalidRegionId.MalFormed The specified RegionId is not valid.
400 InvalidOperation.InstanceTypeNotSupport The instance type of the specified instance does not support hot attach disk. The instance to which the disk is attached does not support the hot swapping of disks.
400 DiskCategory.OperationNotSupported The disk category of the specified disk does not support the current operation. Please check the operations supported by the disk category and try again.
400 InvalidDisk.DiskNotBootable The specified disk is not a bootable disk. It cannot be attached as a system disk.
400 InvalidInstance.NotOriginInstance The specified disk can not attached to other instance as system disk.
400 InvalidParameterForce.DiskCategoryNotSupported The specified disk category does not support force attach operation. The specified disk category does not support force attach operation.
400 InvalidParameterForce.PrepaidDiskNotSupported The prepaid disk does not support force attach operation. The prepaid disk does not support force attach operation.
400 InvalidParameterForce.MultiAttachDiskNotSupported The multi attach disk does not support force attach operation. The multi attach disk does not support force attach operation.
400 InvalidParameterForce.RegionNotSupported The specified region does not support force attach operation. The specified region does not support force attach operation.
400 OperationConflict.DisksAttachingParallellyExceed The number of disks attaching parallelly exceeds the limit. The number of disks attaching parallelly exceeds the limit.
400 InvalidInstanceType.NotSupported The specified instanceType is not supported by the image architecture. The specified image schema does not support this instance type.
400 InvalidOperation.EncryptedDiskUnsupported The specified encrypted disk is not supported for this operation.
400 InvalidOperation.ForceAttachConflict The device still has mount residue on the source instance. Please ensure no residual mount points exist in the source instance and try again.
500 InternalError The request processing has failed due to an internal error and you may retry later or contact support with the request ID.
403 InstanceDiskLimitExceeded The number of disks attached to the instance has exceeded the limit.
403 InvalidDevice.InUse The specified device has been occupied.
403 DiskNotPortable The specified disk is not a portable disk.
403 InstanceLockedForSecurity The instance is locked due to security. The operation is not supported while the instance is locked for security reasons.
403 ResourcesNotInSameZone The specified instance and disk are not in the same zone.
403 InstanceExpiredOrInArrears The specified operation is denied as your prepay instance is expired (prepay mode) or in arrears (afterpay mode).
403 DiskInArrears The specified operation is denied because the disk has overdue payments. Please settle the outstanding balance.
403 DiskError IncorrectDiskStatus.
403 DiskId.ValueNotSupported The specified parameter diskid is not supported. The specified EBS device category does not support the operation.
403 DiskId.StatusNotSupported The specified disk status is not supported. The disk is in a state that does not support the current operation.
403 IncorrectInstanceStatus.NotSupportESSD The operation is not supported in this status. Please reboot the instance.
403 IncorrectDiskStatus The operation is not supported in this status. The disk is in a state that does not support the current operation. Make sure that the disk is available and that your account has no overdue payments.
403 UserNotInTheWhiteList The user is not in disk white list. You are not authorized to manage the disk. Try again when you are authorized.
403 InvalidParameter.KMSKeyId.CMKNotEnabled The CMK needs to be enabled.
403 InvalidParameter.KMSKeyId.CMKUnauthorized The CMK has not authorized the ECS service to perform the KMS TagResource and UntagResource operations. Please verify the authorization and try again.
403 InvalidParameter.KMSKeyId.KMSUnauthorized ECS service does not have permission to access your KMS key. Please verify that the specified KMS key has authorized the ECS service.
403 DependencyViolation.WindowsInstance The instance image is Windows. SSH key pair login is not supported.
403 InvalidInstanceType.NotSupportDiskCategory The instance type of the specified instance does not support the specified disk category. Please call DescribeAvailableResource to query the supported disk category and try again.
403 InvalidInstanceType.NotSupportPL0 The instanceType of the specified instance does not support PL0 of cloud_essd.
403 InvalidInstanceType.NvmeRequired The instanceType of the specified instance requires nvme protocol. The instance type of the specified instance requires the NVMe protocol.
403 InvalidInstanceType.NvmeUnsupported The instanceType of the specified instance does not support nvme protocol. The instance type of the specified instance does not support the NVMe protocol.
403 InvalidInstanceType.NotSupportMultiAttachDisk The instanceType of the specified instance does not support multi attach disk. Disks for which the multi-attach feature is enabled cannot be attached to instances of the specified instance type.
403 DiskAttachedNumberExceeded The attaching times of the specified disk exceeded. The specified disk has reached the maximum number of instances to which it can be attached.
403 InvalidOperation.CanNotAttachMultiAttachDiskAsSystemDisk Multi attach disk can not be attached as system disk. Disks for which the multi-attach feature is enabled cannot be attached as system disks.
403 DeleteWithInstance.Conflict Multi attach disk cannot be set to DeleteWithInstance attribute. Disks for which the multi-attach feature is enabled do not support the DeleteWithInstance attribute.
403 InvalidParameter.DeleteWithInstance The DeleteWithInstance for the elastic ephemeral disk must be set to true. The DeleteWithInstance for the elastic ephemeral disk must be set to true.
403 InvalidOperation.OtherInstanceUnsupported The elastic ephemeral disk can only be attached to the instance it was last mounted on. Please check the disk system tag to get the last associated instance.
403 InvalidInstance.ZoneConflict The force attach operation is not supported when both the current and target instances are in the same zone. Forced mount requires that the current instance and the target instance are in different zones
403 InvalidParameter.AllEmpty The current operation requires either a password or a keyPairName to must be provided. Please ensure that at least one of them is not empty. The current operation requires either a password or a keyPairName to must be provided. Please ensure that at least one of them is not empty.
403 InvalidOperation.DiskQueueNumberNotEnough The number of disk queues on the instance is not enough. The number of disk queues on the instance is not enough.
403 InvalidOperation.DiskAttachModeUnsupported The instance type does not support the disk attach mode. The instance type does not support the disk mount mode.
403 OperationDenied.HpnZoneMismatch Instance and disk must be in the same HPN zone for restricted HPN zones. Instance and disk must be in the same HPN zone for restricted HPN zones.
403 OperationDenied.UnsupportedEncryptedDisk The instance type does not support attaching encrypted disks. The instance type does not support attaching encrypted disks.
404 InvalidInstanceId.NotFound The specified InstanceId does not exist. The specified instanceId is invalid.
404 InvalidDiskId.NotFound The specified disk does not exist. The specified disk does not exist. Check whether the disk ID is correct.
404 InvalidDisk.InUse The specified disk has been occupied.
404 DiskAttachedNumberExceeded The attaching times of the specified disk exceeded.
404 InvalidKMSKeyId.NotFound The specified KMSKeyId does not exist. Please verify that the key ID is correct and that the key resides in the current region.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.