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AWS outposts documentation change

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

File: outposts/latest/network-userguide/order-troubleshooting.md

Summary

Added detailed troubleshooting sections for capacity task conflicts and invalid asset IDs, including console/CLI resolution steps

Security assessment

The changes address operational errors related to capacity task management and asset validation, not security vulnerabilities. While they mention asset isolation/state checks, this appears to be part of normal resource management rather than security hardening. No CVE, vulnerability disclosure, or security best practice guidance is added.

Diff

diff --git a/outposts/latest/network-userguide/order-troubleshooting.md b/outposts/latest/network-userguide/order-troubleshooting.md
index e55e78dc0..ceefa0dc2 100644
--- a//outposts/latest/network-userguide/order-troubleshooting.md
+++ b//outposts/latest/network-userguide/order-troubleshooting.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Order oo-xxxxxx is not associated with Outpost ID op-xxxxxThe capacity plan includes instance types that are not supportedNo Outpost with Outpost ID op-xxxxx
+Order oo-xxxxxx is not associated with Outpost ID op-xxxxxThe capacity plan includes instance types that are not supportedNo Outpost with Outpost ID op-xxxxxActive CapacityTask cap-XXXX already found for Outpost op-XXXX Active CapacityTask cap-XXXX already found for Asset XXXX on Outpost op-XXXXAssetId=XXXX is not valid for Outpost=op-XXXX
@@ -93,0 +94,117 @@ To resolve this issue:
+## Active CapacityTask cap-`XXXX` already found for Outpost op-`XXXX`
+
+This issue occurs when you use the AWS Outposts console or API to run [StartCapacityTask](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/outposts/latest/APIReference/API_StartCapacityTask.html) on an Outpost and there is already a running capacity task for the Outpost. A capacity task is considered running if it has any of the following statuses: `REQUESTED`, `IN_PROGRESS`, `WAITING_FOR_EVACUATION`, or `CANCELLATION_IN_PROGRESS`.
+
+To resolve this issue, use the AWS Outposts console or CLI.
+
+###### Use the console
+
+  1. Sign in to AWS.
+
+  2. Open the AWS Outposts console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/outposts/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/outposts/home).
+
+  3. From the navigation pane, choose **Capacity tasks**.
+
+  4. Ensure that there are no running capacity tasks for the OutpostId.
+
+  5. If there are running capacity tasks for the OutpostId, wait for them to terminate, or cancel them if desired.
+
+  6. When there no running capacity tasks for the requested OutpostId, retry your request to create the capacity task.
+
+
+
+
+###### Use the CLI
+
+  1. Use the [ListCapacityTasks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/outposts/latest/APIReference/API_ListCapacityTasks.html) command to find running capacity tasks for the Outpost.
+
+  2. Wait for all running capacity tasks to terminate, or cancel them if desired.
+
+  3. When there no running capacity tasks for the requested OutpostId, retry your request to create the capacity task.
+
+
+
+
+##  Active CapacityTask cap-`XXXX` already found for Asset `XXXX` on Outpost op-XXXX
+
+This issue occurs when you use the AWS Outposts console or API to run [StartCapacityTask](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/outposts/latest/APIReference/API_StartCapacityTask.html) on an asset and there is already a running capacity task for the asset. A capacity task is considered running if it has any of the following statuses: `REQUESTED`, `IN_PROGRESS`, `WAITING_FOR_EVACUATION`, or `CANCELLATION_IN_PROGRESS`.
+
+To resolve this issue, use the AWS Outposts console or CLI.
+
+###### Use the console
+
+  1. Sign in to AWS.
+
+  2. Open the AWS Outposts console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/outposts/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/outposts/home).
+
+  3. From the navigation pane, choose **Capacity tasks**.
+
+  4. Ensure that there are no running capacity tasks for the OutpostId and no running asset-level capacity Tasks for the AssetId.
+
+  5. If there are running capacity tasks, wait for them to terminate, or cancel them if desired.
+
+  6. When there no running capacity tasks, retry your request to create the capacity task.
+
+
+
+
+###### Use the CLI
+
+  1. Use the [ListCapacityTasks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/outposts/latest/APIReference/API_ListCapacityTasks.html) command to find running capacity tasks for the OutpostID and AssetID.
+
+  2. Ensure that there are no running Outpost-level capacity tasks for the OutpostId, and no running asset-level capacity Tasks for the AssetId.
+
+  3. If there are running capacity tasks, wait for them to terminate, or cancel them if desired.
+
+  4. Retry your request to create the capacity task.
+
+
+
+
+## AssetId=`XXXX` is not valid for Outpost=op-`XXXX`
+
+This issue occurs when you use the AWS Outposts console or API to run [StartCapacityTask](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/outposts/latest/APIReference/API_StartCapacityTask.html) on an asset and the AssetID is not valid for one of the following reasons:
+
+  * The asset is not associated with the Outpost.
+
+  * The asset is isolated.
+
+
+
+
+To resolve this issue, use the AWS Outposts console or CLI.
+
+###### Use the console
+
+  1. Sign in to AWS.
+
+  2. Open the AWS Outposts console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/outposts/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/outposts/home).
+
+  3. Choose **Rack view** for the Outpost.
+
+  4. Verify that the requested AssetId is associated with the Outpost, and that it is not marked as an Isolated Host.
+
+    1. If the Asset is isolated, this may be because a capacity task is running on it. You can navigate to the capacity tasks panel and check if there are any running Outpost or asset-level tasks for the OutpostId and AssetId. If there are, then wait for the task to terminate and for the asset to become available again.
+
+    2. If there are no running capacity tasks for an isolated asset, then the asset may be degraded.
+
+  5. After you verify that the asset exists and is in a valid state, retry your request to create the capacity task.
+
+
+
+
+###### Use the CLI
+
+  1. Use the [ListAssets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/outposts/latest/APIReference/API_ListAssets.html) command to find the assets associated with the OutpostID.
+
+  2. Verify that the requested AssetId is associated with the Outpost, and that its State is `ACTIVE`.
+
+    1. If the asset State is not ACTIVE, this may be because a capacity task is running on it. Use the [ListCapacityTasks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/outposts/latest/APIReference/API_ListCapacityTasks.html) command to determine if there are running Outpost or asset-level tasks for the OutpostId and AssetId. If there are, then wait for the task to terminate and for the asset to become ACTIVE again.
+
+    2. If there are no running capacity tasks for an isolated asset, then the asset may be degraded.
+
+  3. After you verify that the asset exists and is in a valid state, retry your request to create the capacity task.
+
+
+
+