name : run-scheduled-instances.rst **To launch a Scheduled Instance** This example launches the specified Scheduled Instance in a VPC. Command:: aws ec2 run-scheduled-instances --scheduled-instance-id sci-1234-1234-1234-1234-123456789012 --instance-count 1 --launch-specification file://launch-specification.json Launch-specification.json:: { "ImageId": "ami-12345678", "KeyName": "my-key-pair", "InstanceType": "c4.large", "NetworkInterfaces": [ { "DeviceIndex": 0, "SubnetId": "subnet-12345678", "AssociatePublicIpAddress": true, "Groups": ["sg-12345678"] } ], "IamInstanceProfile": { "Name": "my-iam-role" } } Output:: { "InstanceIdSet": [ "i-1234567890abcdef0" ] } This example launches the specified Scheduled Instance in EC2-Classic. Command:: aws ec2 run-scheduled-instances --scheduled-instance-id sci-1234-1234-1234-1234-123456789012 --instance-count 1 --launch-specification file://launch-specification.json Launch-specification.json:: { "ImageId": "ami-12345678", "KeyName": "my-key-pair", "SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-12345678"], "InstanceType": "c4.large", "Placement": { "AvailabilityZone": "us-west-2b" } "IamInstanceProfile": { "Name": "my-iam-role" } } Output:: { "InstanceIdSet": [ "i-1234567890abcdef0" ] }