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Cloud Config:ecs-instance-type-family-not-deprecated

Last Updated:Jun 23, 2026

Evaluates Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances as Compliant if their instance family does not match any of the specified values. By default, the instanceTypeFamily parameter specifies discontinued or shared instance families.

Scenarios

Use this rule to enforce standard instance families across your organization, helping control costs and prevent business interruptions caused by over-provisioned or under-provisioned ECS instances.

Risk level

Default risk level: low.

You can change the risk level when you apply this rule.

Compliance evaluation logic

  • If the instance family of each ECS instance is different from the specified values, the evaluation result is Compliant.

  • If the instance family of an ECS instance matches a specified value, the evaluation result is Non-compliant.

Rule details

Parameter

Description

Rule name

ecs-instance-type-family-not-deprecated

Rule identifier

ecs-instance-type-family-not-deprecated

Tag

ECS and Instance

Automatic remediation

Not supported

Trigger type

Configuration change

Supported resource type

ECS instances

Input parameter

instanceTypeFamily. Default values: ecs.t6, ecs.t5, ecs.s6, ecs.mn4, ecs.xn4, and ecs.e4.