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AWS ebs documentation change

Service: ebs · 2025-05-16 · Documentation low

File: ebs/latest/userguide/ebs-describing-volumes.md

Summary

Updated documentation structure, added detailed CLI/PowerShell examples, and expanded EC2 Global View usage instructions

Security assessment

Changes focus on improving clarity, adding command examples, and expanding navigation instructions. No security vulnerabilities or security-specific features are mentioned or addressed in the modifications.

Diff

diff --git a/ebs/latest/userguide/ebs-describing-volumes.md b/ebs/latest/userguide/ebs-describing-volumes.md
index 498884f18..a8c621cbc 100644
--- a//ebs/latest/userguide/ebs-describing-volumes.md
+++ b//ebs/latest/userguide/ebs-describing-volumes.md
@@ -13 +13 @@ You can get additional information about your EBS volumes, such as how much disk
-###### Topics
+###### Contents
@@ -28 +28 @@ You can get additional information about your EBS volumes, such as how much disk
-You can view information about a volume using one of the following methods.
+You can view information about your EBS volumes.
@@ -33 +33 @@ Console
-###### To view information about a volume using the console
+###### To view information about a volume
@@ -46 +46 @@ Console
-###### To view the EBS volumes that are attached to an instance using the console
+###### To view the EBS volumes that are attached to an instance
@@ -62 +62,12 @@ Amazon EC2 Global View
-You can use Amazon EC2 Global View to view your volumes across all Regions for which your AWS account is enabled. For more information, see [Amazon EC2 Global View](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/global-view.html).
+You can use [Amazon EC2 Global View](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/global-view.html) to view your volumes across all Regions for which your AWS account is enabled.
+
+###### To get a summary of your EBS volumes across all Regions
+
+  1. Open the Amazon EC2 Global View console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2globalview/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2globalview/home).
+
+  2. On the **Region explorer** tab, under **Summary** , check the resource count for **Volumes** , which includes the number of volumes and the number of Regions. Click the underlined text to see how the volume count is spread across Regions.
+
+  3. On the **Global search** tab, select the client filter **Resource type = Volume**. You can filter the results further by specifying a Region or a tag.
+
+
+
@@ -67 +78,17 @@ AWS CLI
-###### To view information about an EBS volume using the AWS CLI
+###### To view information about an EBS volume
+
+Use the [describe-volumes](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/describe-volumes.html) command. The following example counts the volumes in the current Region.
+    
+    
+    aws ec2 describe-volumes --query "length(Volumes[*])"
+
+The following example lists the volumes attached to the specified instance.
+    
+    
+    aws ec2 describe-volumes \
+        --filters "Name=attachment.instance-id,Values=i-1234567890abcdef0" \
+        --query Volumes[*].VolumeId \
+        --output text
+
+The following example describes the specified volume.
+    
@@ -69 +96,35 @@ AWS CLI
-Use the [describe-volumes](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/describe-volumes.html) command.
+    aws ec2 describe-volumes --volume-ids vol-01234567890abcdef
+
+The following is example output.
+    
+    
+    {
+        "Volumes": [
+            {
+                "Iops": 3000,
+                "VolumeType": "gp3",
+                "MultiAttachEnabled": false,
+                "Throughput": 125,
+                "Operator": {
+                    "Managed": false
+                },
+                "VolumeId": "vol-01234567890abcdef",
+                "Size": 8,
+                "SnapshotId": "snap-0abcdef1234567890",
+                "AvailabilityZone": "us-west-2b",
+                "State": "in-use",
+                "CreateTime": "2024-05-17T23:23:00.400000+00:00",
+                "Attachments": [
+                    {
+                        "DeleteOnTermination": true,
+                        "VolumeId": "vol-01234567890abcdef",
+                        "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0",
+                        "Device": "/dev/xvda",
+                        "State": "attached",
+                        "AttachTime": "2024-05-17T23:23:00+00:00"
+                    }
+                ],
+                "Encrypted": false
+            }
+        ]
+    }
@@ -74 +135,20 @@ PowerShell
-###### To view information about an EBS volume using the Tools for Windows PowerShell
+###### To view information about an EBS volume
+
+Use the [Get-EC2Volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Get-EC2Volume.html) cmdlet. The following example counts the volumes in the current Region.
+    
+    
+    (Get-EC2Volume).Count
+
+The following example lists the volumes attached to the specified instance.
+    
+    
+    (Get-EC2Volume `
+        -Filters @{Name="attachment.instance-id";Values="i-1234567890abcdef0"}).VolumeId
+
+The following example describes the specified volume.
+    
+    
+    Get-EC2Volume -VolumeId vol-01234567890abcdef
+
+The following is example output.
+    
@@ -76 +156,18 @@ PowerShell
-Use the [Get-EC2Volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Get-EC2Volume.html) command.
+    Attachments        : {i-1234567890abcdef0}
+    AvailabilityZone   : us-west-2b
+    CreateTime         : 5/17/2024 11:23:00 PM
+    Encrypted          : False
+    FastRestored       : False
+    Iops               : 3000
+    KmsKeyId           : 
+    MultiAttachEnabled : False
+    Operator           : Amazon.EC2.Model.OperatorResponse
+    OutpostArn         : 
+    Size               : 8
+    SnapshotId         : snap-0abcdef1234567890
+    SseType            : 
+    State              : in-use
+    Tags               : {}
+    Throughput         : 125
+    VolumeId           : vol-01234567890abcdef
+    VolumeType         : gp3