name : describe-volume-status.rst **To describe the status of a single volume** This example command describes the status for the volume ``vol-1234567890abcdef0``. Command:: aws ec2 describe-volume-status --volume-ids vol-1234567890abcdef0 Output:: { "VolumeStatuses": [ { "VolumeStatus": { "Status": "ok", "Details": [ { "Status": "passed", "Name": "io-enabled" }, { "Status": "not-applicable", "Name": "io-performance" } ] }, "AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1a", "VolumeId": "vol-1234567890abcdef0", "Actions": [], "Events": [] } ] } **To describe the status of impaired volumes** This example command describes the status for all volumes that are impaired. In this example output, there are no impaired volumes. Command:: aws ec2 describe-volume-status --filters Name=volume-status.status,Values=impaired Output:: { "VolumeStatuses": [] } If you have a volume with a failed status check (status is impaired), see `Working with an Impaired Volume`_ in the *Amazon EC2 User Guide*. .. _`Working with an Impaired Volume`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/monitoring-volume-status.html#work_volumes_impaired