create-ota-update
Description
Creates an IoT OTA update on a target group of things or groups.
Requires permission to access the CreateOTAUpdate action.
See also: AWS API Documentation
Synopsis
create-ota-update
--ota-update-id <value>
[--description <value>]
--targets <value>
[--protocols <value>]
[--target-selection <value>]
[--aws-job-executions-rollout-config <value>]
[--aws-job-presigned-url-config <value>]
[--aws-job-abort-config <value>]
[--aws-job-timeout-config <value>]
--files <value>
--role-arn <value>
[--additional-parameters <value>]
[--tags <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--cli-binary-format <value>]
[--no-cli-pager]
[--cli-auto-prompt]
[--no-cli-auto-prompt]
Options
--ota-update-id (string)
--description (string)
--targets (list)
The devices targeted to receive OTA updates.
(string)
Syntax:
"string" "string" ...
--protocols (list)
The protocol used to transfer the OTA update image. Valid values are [HTTP], [MQTT], [HTTP, MQTT]. When both HTTP and MQTT are specified, the target device can choose the protocol.
(string)
Syntax:
"string" "string" ...
Where valid values are:
MQTT
HTTP
--target-selection (string)
Specifies whether the update will continue to run (CONTINUOUS), or will be complete after all the things specified as targets have completed the update (SNAPSHOT). If continuous, the update may also be run on a thing when a change is detected in a target. For example, an update will run on a thing when the thing is added to a target group, even after the update was completed by all things originally in the group. Valid values: CONTINUOUS | SNAPSHOT.
Possible values:
CONTINUOUSSNAPSHOT
--aws-job-executions-rollout-config (structure)
Configuration for the rollout of OTA updates.
maximumPerMinute -> (integer)
exponentialRate -> (structure)
The rate of increase for a job rollout. This parameter allows you to define an exponential rate increase for a job rollout.
baseRatePerMinute -> (integer)
incrementFactor -> (double)
rateIncreaseCriteria -> (structure)
The criteria to initiate the increase in rate of rollout for a job.
Amazon Web Services IoT Core supports up to one digit after the decimal (for example, 1.5, but not 1.55).
numberOfNotifiedThings -> (integer)
numberOfSucceededThings -> (integer)
Shorthand Syntax:
maximumPerMinute=integer,exponentialRate={baseRatePerMinute=integer,incrementFactor=double,rateIncreaseCriteria={numberOfNotifiedThings=integer,numberOfSucceededThings=integer}}
JSON Syntax:
{
"maximumPerMinute": integer,
"exponentialRate": {
"baseRatePerMinute": integer,
"incrementFactor": double,
"rateIncreaseCriteria": {
"numberOfNotifiedThings": integer,
"numberOfSucceededThings": integer
}
}
}
--aws-job-presigned-url-config (structure)
Configuration information for pre-signed URLs.
expiresInSec -> (long)
Shorthand Syntax:
expiresInSec=long
JSON Syntax:
{
"expiresInSec": long
}
--aws-job-abort-config (structure)
The criteria that determine when and how a job abort takes place.
abortCriteriaList -> (list)
The list of criteria that determine when and how to abort the job.
(structure)
The criteria that determine when and how a job abort takes place.
failureType -> (string)
action -> (string)
thresholdPercentage -> (double)
The minimum percentage of job execution failures that must occur to initiate the job abort.
Amazon Web Services IoT Core supports up to two digits after the decimal (for example, 10.9 and 10.99, but not 10.999).
minNumberOfExecutedThings -> (integer)
Shorthand Syntax:
abortCriteriaList=[{failureType=string,action=string,thresholdPercentage=double,minNumberOfExecutedThings=integer},{failureType=string,action=string,thresholdPercentage=double,minNumberOfExecutedThings=integer}]
JSON Syntax:
{
"abortCriteriaList": [
{
"failureType": "FAILED"|"REJECTED"|"TIMED_OUT"|"ALL",
"action": "CANCEL",
"thresholdPercentage": double,
"minNumberOfExecutedThings": integer
}
...
]
}
--aws-job-timeout-config (structure)
Specifies the amount of time each device has to finish its execution of the job. A timer is started when the job execution status is set to IN_PROGRESS . If the job execution status is not set to another terminal state before the timer expires, it will be automatically set to TIMED_OUT .
inProgressTimeoutInMinutes -> (long)
TIMED_OUT status.Shorthand Syntax:
inProgressTimeoutInMinutes=long
JSON Syntax:
{
"inProgressTimeoutInMinutes": long
}
--files (list)
The files to be streamed by the OTA update.
(structure)
Describes a file to be associated with an OTA update.
fileName -> (string)
fileType -> (integer)
fileVersion -> (string)
fileLocation -> (structure)
The location of the updated firmware.
stream -> (structure)
The stream that contains the OTA update.
streamId -> (string)
fileId -> (integer)
s3Location -> (structure)
The location of the updated firmware in S3.
bucket -> (string)
key -> (string)
version -> (string)
codeSigning -> (structure)
The code signing method of the file.
awsSignerJobId -> (string)
AWSSignerJob which was created to sign the file.startSigningJobParameter -> (structure)
Describes the code-signing job.
signingProfileParameter -> (structure)
Describes the code-signing profile.
certificateArn -> (string)
platform -> (string)
certificatePathOnDevice -> (string)
signingProfileName -> (string)
destination -> (structure)
The location to write the code-signed file.
s3Destination -> (structure)
Describes the location in S3 of the updated firmware.
bucket -> (string)
prefix -> (string)
customCodeSigning -> (structure)
A custom method for code signing a file.
signature -> (structure)
The signature for the file.
inlineDocument -> (blob)
certificateChain -> (structure)
The certificate chain.
certificateName -> (string)
inlineDocument -> (string)
hashAlgorithm -> (string)
SHA256 or SHA1 , so you can pass either of them based on which was used for generating the signature.signatureAlgorithm -> (string)
ECDSA or RSA , so you can pass either of them based on which was used for generating the signature.attributes -> (map)
A list of name-attribute pairs. They won’t be sent to devices as a part of the Job document.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"fileName": "string",
"fileType": integer,
"fileVersion": "string",
"fileLocation": {
"stream": {
"streamId": "string",
"fileId": integer
},
"s3Location": {
"bucket": "string",
"key": "string",
"version": "string"
}
},
"codeSigning": {
"awsSignerJobId": "string",
"startSigningJobParameter": {
"signingProfileParameter": {
"certificateArn": "string",
"platform": "string",
"certificatePathOnDevice": "string"
},
"signingProfileName": "string",
"destination": {
"s3Destination": {
"bucket": "string",
"prefix": "string"
}
}
},
"customCodeSigning": {
"signature": {
"inlineDocument": blob
},
"certificateChain": {
"certificateName": "string",
"inlineDocument": "string"
},
"hashAlgorithm": "string",
"signatureAlgorithm": "string"
}
},
"attributes": {"string": "string"
...}
}
...
]
--role-arn (string)
--additional-parameters (map)
A list of additional OTA update parameters, which are name-value pairs. They won’t be sent to devices as a part of the Job document.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
Shorthand Syntax:
KeyName1=string,KeyName2=string
JSON Syntax:
{"string": "string"
...}
--tags (list)
Metadata which can be used to manage updates.
(structure)
A set of key/value pairs that are used to manage the resource.
Key -> (string)
Value -> (string)
Shorthand Syntax:
Key=string,Value=string ...
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"Key": "string",
"Value": "string"
}
...
]
--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.
--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command. The generated JSON skeleton is not stable between versions of the AWS CLI and there are no backwards compatibility guarantees in the JSON skeleton generated.
Global Options
--debug (boolean)
Turn on debug logging.
--endpoint-url (string)
Override command’s default URL with the given URL.
--no-verify-ssl (boolean)
By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.
--no-paginate (boolean)
Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.
--output (string)
The formatting style for command output.
- json
- text
- table
- yaml
- yaml-stream
--query (string)
A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.
--profile (string)
Use a specific profile from your credential file.
--region (string)
The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.
--version (string)
Display the version of this tool.
--color (string)
Turn on/off color output.
- on
- off
- auto
--no-sign-request (boolean)
Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.
--ca-bundle (string)
The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.
--cli-read-timeout (int)
The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-connect-timeout (int)
The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-binary-format (string)
The formatting style to be used for binary blobs. The default format is base64. The base64 format expects binary blobs to be provided as a base64 encoded string. The raw-in-base64-out format preserves compatibility with AWS CLI V1 behavior and binary values must be passed literally. When providing contents from a file that map to a binary blob fileb:// will always be treated as binary and use the file contents directly regardless of the cli-binary-format setting. When using file:// the file contents will need to properly formatted for the configured cli-binary-format.
- base64
- raw-in-base64-out
--no-cli-pager (boolean)
Disable cli pager for output.
--cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
--no-cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Disable automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
Examples
Note
To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.
Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .
To create an OTA update for use with Amazon FreeRTOS
The following create-ota-update example creates an AWS IoT OTAUpdate on a target group of things or groups. This is part of an Amazon FreeRTOS over-the-air update which makes it possible for you to deploy new firmware images to a single device or a group of devices.
aws iot create-ota-update \
--cli-input-json file://create-ota-update.json
Contents of create-ota-update.json:
{
"otaUpdateId": "ota12345",
"description": "A critical update needed right away.",
"targets": [
"device1",
"device2",
"device3",
"device4"
],
"targetSelection": "SNAPSHOT",
"awsJobExecutionsRolloutConfig": {
"maximumPerMinute": 10
},
"files": [
{
"fileName": "firmware.bin",
"fileLocation": {
"stream": {
"streamId": "004",
"fileId":123
}
},
"codeSigning": {
"awsSignerJobId": "48c67f3c-63bb-4f92-a98a-4ee0fbc2bef6"
}
}
]
"roleArn": "arn:aws:iam:123456789012:role/service-role/my_ota_role"
}
Output:
{
"otaUpdateId": "ota12345",
"awsIotJobId": "job54321",
"otaUpdateArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:otaupdate/itsaupdate",
"awsIotJobArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:job/itsajob",
"otaUpdateStatus": "CREATE_IN_PROGRESS"
}
For more information, see CreateOTAUpdate in the AWS IoT API Reference.
Output
otaUpdateId -> (string)
awsIotJobId -> (string)
otaUpdateArn -> (string)
awsIotJobArn -> (string)
otaUpdateStatus -> (string)
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