**Example 1: To view information about a specific root volume replacement task**
The following ``describe-replace-root-volume-tasks`` example describes root volume replacement task replacevol-0111122223333abcd. ::
aws ec2 describe-replace-root-volume-tasks \
--replace-root-volume-task-ids replacevol-0111122223333abcd
Output::
{
"ReplaceRootVolumeTasks": [
{
"ReplaceRootVolumeTaskId": "replacevol-0111122223333abcd",
"Tags": [],
"InstanceId": "i-0123456789abcdefa",
"TaskState": "succeeded",
"StartTime": "2022-03-14T15:16:28Z",
"CompleteTime": "2022-03-14T15:16:52Z"
}
]
}
For more information, see `Replace a root volume <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-restoring-volume.html#replace-root>`__ in the *Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide*.
**Example 2: To view information about all root volume replacement tasks for a specific instance**
The following ``describe-replace-root-volume-tasks`` example describes all of the root volume replacement tasks for instance i-0123456789abcdefa. ::
aws ec2 describe-replace-root-volume-tasks \
--filters Name=instance-id,Values=i-0123456789abcdefa
Output::
{
"ReplaceRootVolumeTasks": [
{
"ReplaceRootVolumeTaskId": "replacevol-0111122223333abcd",
"Tags": [],
"InstanceId": "i-0123456789abcdefa",
"TaskState": "succeeded",
"StartTime": "2022-03-14T15:06:38Z",
"CompleteTime": "2022-03-14T15:07:03Z"
},
{
"ReplaceRootVolumeTaskId": "replacevol-0444455555555abcd",
"Tags": [],
"InstanceId": "i-0123456789abcdefa",
"TaskState": "succeeded",
"StartTime": "2022-03-14T15:16:28Z",
"CompleteTime": "2022-03-14T15:16:52Z"
}
]
}
For more information, see `Replace a root volume <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-restoring-volume.html#replace-root>`__ in the *Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide*.