create-cluster
Description
Creates a cluster. All nodes in the cluster run the same protocol-compliant engine software.
See also: AWS API Documentation
Synopsis
create-cluster
--cluster-name <value>
--node-type <value>
[--multi-region-cluster-name <value>]
[--parameter-group-name <value>]
[--description <value>]
[--num-shards <value>]
[--num-replicas-per-shard <value>]
[--subnet-group-name <value>]
[--security-group-ids <value>]
[--maintenance-window <value>]
[--port <value>]
[--sns-topic-arn <value>]
[--tls-enabled | --no-tls-enabled]
[--kms-key-id <value>]
[--snapshot-arns <value>]
[--snapshot-name <value>]
[--snapshot-retention-limit <value>]
[--tags <value>]
[--snapshot-window <value>]
--acl-name <value>
[--engine <value>]
[--engine-version <value>]
[--auto-minor-version-upgrade | --no-auto-minor-version-upgrade]
[--data-tiering | --no-data-tiering]
[--network-type <value>]
[--ip-discovery <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
--cluster-name (string)
--node-type (string)
--multi-region-cluster-name (string)
--parameter-group-name (string)
--description (string)
--num-shards (integer)
--num-replicas-per-shard (integer)
--subnet-group-name (string)
--security-group-ids (list)
A list of security group names to associate with this cluster.
(string)
Syntax:
"string" "string" ...
--maintenance-window (string)
Specifies the weekly time range during which maintenance on the cluster is performed. It is specified as a range in the format ddd:hh24:mi-ddd:hh24:mi (24H Clock UTC). The minimum maintenance window is a 60 minute period.
Valid values for ddd are:
sunmontuewedthufrisat
Example: sun:23:00-mon:01:30
--port (integer)
--sns-topic-arn (string)
--tls-enabled | --no-tls-enabled (boolean)
--kms-key-id (string)
--snapshot-arns (list)
A list of Amazon Resource Names (ARN) that uniquely identify the RDB snapshot files stored in Amazon S3. The snapshot files are used to populate the new cluster. The Amazon S3 object name in the ARN cannot contain any commas.
(string)
Syntax:
"string" "string" ...
--snapshot-name (string)
--snapshot-retention-limit (integer)
--tags (list)
A list of tags to be added to this resource. Tags are comma-separated key,value pairs (e.g. Key=myKey, Value=myKeyValue. You can include multiple tags as shown following: Key=myKey, Value=myKeyValue Key=mySecondKey, Value=mySecondKeyValue.
(structure)
A tag that can be added to an MemoryDB resource. Tags are composed of a Key/Value pair. You can use tags to categorize and track all your MemoryDB resources. When you add or remove tags on clusters, those actions will be replicated to all nodes in the cluster. A tag with a null Value is permitted. For more information, see Tagging your MemoryDB resources
Key -> (string)
Value -> (string)
Shorthand Syntax:
Key=string,Value=string ...
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"Key": "string",
"Value": "string"
}
...
]
--snapshot-window (string)
The daily time range (in UTC) during which MemoryDB begins taking a daily snapshot of your shard.
Example: 05:00-09:00
If you do not specify this parameter, MemoryDB automatically chooses an appropriate time range.
--acl-name (string)
--engine (string)
--engine-version (string)
--auto-minor-version-upgrade | --no-auto-minor-version-upgrade (boolean)
--data-tiering | --no-data-tiering (boolean)
--network-type (string)
Specifies the IP address type for the cluster. Valid values are ‘ipv4’, ‘ipv6’, or ‘dual_stack’. When set to ‘ipv4’, the cluster will only be accessible via IPv4 addresses. When set to ‘ipv6’, the cluster will only be accessible via IPv6 addresses. When set to ‘dual_stack’, the cluster will be accessible via both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. If not specified, the default is ‘ipv4’.
Possible values:
ipv4ipv6dual_stack
--ip-discovery (string)
The mechanism for discovering IP addresses for the cluster discovery protocol. Valid values are ‘ipv4’ or ‘ipv6’. When set to ‘ipv4’, cluster discovery functions such as cluster slots, cluster shards, and cluster nodes return IPv4 addresses for cluster nodes. When set to ‘ipv6’, the cluster discovery functions return IPv6 addresses for cluster nodes. The value must be compatible with the NetworkType parameter. If not specified, the default is ‘ipv4’.
Possible values:
ipv4ipv6
--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 a cluster
The following create-cluster example creates a new cluster.
aws memorydb create-cluster \
--cluster-name my-new-cluster \
--node-type db.r6g.large \
--acl-name my-acl \
--subnet-group my-sg
Output:
{
"Cluster": {
"Name": "my-new-cluster",
"Status": "creating",
"NumberOfShards": 1,
"AvailabilityMode": "MultiAZ",
"ClusterEndpoint": {
"Port": 6379
},
"NodeType": "db.r6g.large",
"EngineVersion": "6.2",
"EnginePatchVersion": "6.2.6",
"ParameterGroupName": "default.memorydb-redis6",
"ParameterGroupStatus": "in-sync",
"SubnetGroupName": "my-sg",
"TLSEnabled": true,
"ARN": "arn:aws:memorydb:us-east-1:49165xxxxxx:cluster/my-new-cluster",
"SnapshotRetentionLimit": 0,
"MaintenanceWindow": "sat:10:00-sat:11:00",
"SnapshotWindow": "07:30-08:30",
"ACLName": "my-acl",
"AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true
}
}
For more information, see Managing Clusters in the MemoryDB User Guide.
Output
Cluster -> (structure)
The newly-created cluster.
Name -> (string)
Description -> (string)
Status -> (string)
PendingUpdates -> (structure)
A group of settings that are currently being applied.
Resharding -> (structure)
The status of an online resharding operation.
SlotMigration -> (structure)
The status of the online resharding slot migration
ProgressPercentage -> (double)
ACLs -> (structure)
A list of ACLs associated with the cluster that are being updated
ACLToApply -> (string)
ServiceUpdates -> (list)
A list of service updates being applied to the cluster
(structure)
Update action that has yet to be processed for the corresponding apply/stop request
ServiceUpdateName -> (string)
Status -> (string)
MultiRegionClusterName -> (string)
NumberOfShards -> (integer)
Shards -> (list)
A list of shards that are members of the cluster.
(structure)
Represents a collection of nodes in a cluster. One node in the node group is the read/write primary node. All the other nodes are read-only Replica nodes.
Name -> (string)
Status -> (string)
Slots -> (string)
Nodes -> (list)
A list containing information about individual nodes within the shard
(structure)
Represents an individual node within a cluster. Each node runs its own instance of the cluster’s protocol-compliant caching software.
Name -> (string)
Status -> (string)
AvailabilityZone -> (string)
CreateTime -> (timestamp)
Endpoint -> (structure)
The hostname for connecting to this node.
Address -> (string)
Port -> (integer)
NumberOfNodes -> (integer)
AvailabilityMode -> (string)
ClusterEndpoint -> (structure)
The cluster’s configuration endpoint
Address -> (string)
Port -> (integer)
NodeType -> (string)
Engine -> (string)
EngineVersion -> (string)
EnginePatchVersion -> (string)
ParameterGroupName -> (string)
ParameterGroupStatus -> (string)
SecurityGroups -> (list)
A list of security groups used by the cluster
(structure)
Represents a single security group and its status.
SecurityGroupId -> (string)
Status -> (string)
SubnetGroupName -> (string)
TLSEnabled -> (boolean)
KmsKeyId -> (string)
ARN -> (string)
SnsTopicArn -> (string)
SnsTopicStatus -> (string)
SnapshotRetentionLimit -> (integer)
MaintenanceWindow -> (string)
SnapshotWindow -> (string)
ACLName -> (string)
AutoMinorVersionUpgrade -> (boolean)
DataTiering -> (string)
NetworkType -> (string)
IpDiscovery -> (string)
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