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AWS cli documentation change

Service: cli · 2026-05-28 · Documentation low

File: cli/latest/reference/batch/describe-compute-environments.md

Summary

Updated job timeout documentation with security considerations and increased max timeout to 7200 minutes

Security assessment

Added explicit note about security implications of timeout settings during infrastructure updates, enhancing security awareness without fixing vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/batch/describe-compute-environments.md b/cli/latest/reference/batch/describe-compute-environments.md
index 55bae4cda..18a81aff1 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/batch/describe-compute-environments.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/batch/describe-compute-environments.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.34.53 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.34.55 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -498 +497,0 @@ computeEnvironments -> (list)
->>>>   * `optimal` to select instance types (from the `c4` , `m4` , `r4` , `c5` , `m5` , and `r5` instance families) that match the demand of your job queues.
@@ -500,0 +500 @@ computeEnvironments -> (list)
+>>>>   * `optimal` Semantically equivalent to `default_x86_64` , see [Optimal instance type configuration to receive automatic instance family updates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/batch/latest/userguide/optimal-default-instance-troubleshooting.html) for details.
@@ -503,4 +502,0 @@ computeEnvironments -> (list)
->>>> 
->>>> ### Note
->>>> 
->>>> Starting on 11/01/2025 the behavior of `optimal` is going to be changed to match `default_x86_64` . During the change your instance families could be updated to a newer generation. You do not need to perform any actions for the upgrade to happen. For more information about change, see [Optimal instance type configuration to receive automatic instance family updates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/batch/latest/userguide/optimal-default-instance-troubleshooting.html) .
@@ -910 +906,5 @@ computeEnvironments -> (list)
->>>> Specifies the job timeout (in minutes) when the compute environment infrastructure is updated. The default value is 30.
+>>>> Specifies the job timeout (in minutes) when the compute environment infrastructure is updated. The default value is 30. The maximum value is 7200.
+>>>> 
+>>>> ### Note
+>>>> 
+>>>> Increasing `jobExecutionTimeoutMinutes` during infrastructure updates delays the replacement of instances with new instances that include updates such as security patches, but provides more time for jobs to execute. Consider the security implications of this tradeoff when setting timeout values.
@@ -915 +915 @@ computeEnvironments -> (list)
->>>>   * max: `360`
+>>>>   * max: `7200`
@@ -964 +964 @@ nextToken -> (string)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.34.53 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.34.55 Command Reference](../../index.html) »