name : describe-gateway-information.rst **To describe a gateway** The following ``describe-gateway-information`` command returns metadata about the specified gateway. To specify which gateway to describe, use the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the gateway in the command. This examples specifies a gateway with the id ``sgw-12A3456B`` in account ``123456789012``:: aws storagegateway describe-gateway-information --gateway-arn "arn:aws:storagegateway:us-west-2:123456789012:gateway/sgw-12A3456B" This command outputs a JSON block that contains metadata about about the gateway such as its name, network interfaces, configured time zone, and the state (whether the gateway is running or not).