Creates a version for a launch template.

Description

If you want to modify the parameters of a launch template version, you can create another version with different parameter settings for the launch template. A maximum of 30 versions can be created for each launch template.

Debugging

OpenAPI Explorer automatically calculates the signature value. For your convenience, we recommend that you call this operation in OpenAPI Explorer. OpenAPI Explorer dynamically generates the sample code of the operation for different SDKs.

Request parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredExampleDescription
ActionStringYesCreateLaunchTemplateVersion

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to CreateLaunchTemplateVersion.

RegionIdStringYescn-hangzhou

The region ID of the launch template. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list.

LaunchTemplateIdStringNolt-m5eiaupmvm2op9d****

The ID of the launch template. For more information, see DescribeLaunchTemplates. You must specify LaunchTemplateId or LaunchTemplateName to specify a launch template.

LaunchTemplateNameStringNotestLaunchTemplateName

The name of the launch template. The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length. The name must start with a letter and cannot start with http:// or https://. It can contain letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).

VersionDescriptionStringNotestVersionDescription

The description of the launch template version. The description must be 2 to 256 characters in length and cannot start with http:// or https://.

ImageIdStringNowin2008r2_64_ent_sp1_en-us_40G_alibase_20170915.vhd

The ID of the image used to create the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance. You can call the DescribeImages operation to query available images.

ImageOwnerAliasStringNosystem

The source of the image.

Note This parameter will be removed in the future. To ensure future compatibility, we recommend that you use other parameters.
PasswordInheritBooleanNofalse

Specifies whether to use the password preset in the image. Valid values:

  • true: uses the password that is preset in the image.
  • false: does not use the password that is preset in the image.

Default value: false.

Note If the PasswordInherit parameter is specified, you must leave the Password parameter empty and make sure that the selected image has a password preset.
InstanceTypeStringNoecs.g5.large

The instance type. For more information, see Instance families or call the DescribeInstanceTypes operation to query the most recent instance type list.

SecurityGroupIdStringNosg-bp15ed6xe1yxeycg****

The ID of the security group to which to assign the instance. Instances within the same security group can access each other.

Note You cannot specify both the SecurityGroupId and SecurityGroupIds.N parameters.
VpcIdStringNovpc-bp12433upq1y5scen****

The ID of the virtual private cloud (VPC).

VSwitchIdStringNovsw-bp1s5fnvk4gn2tws0****

The ID of the vSwitch to which to connect the instance. This parameter is required if you specify the VpcId parameter.

InstanceNameStringNotestInstanceName

The instance name. The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length. The name must start with a letter and cannot start with http:// or https://. It can contain letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).

DescriptionStringNotestDescription

The instance description. The description must be 2 to 256 characters in length and cannot start with http:// or https://.

InternetMaxBandwidthInIntegerNo50

The maximum inbound public bandwidth. Unit: Mbit/s. Valid values:

  • When the purchased outbound public bandwidth is less than or equal to 10 Mbit/s, the valid values of this parameter are 1 to 10 and the default value is 10.
  • When the purchased outbound public bandwidth is greater than 10 Mbit/s, the valid values of this parameter are 1 to the InternetMaxBandwidthOut value and the default value is the InternetMaxBandwidthOut value.
InternetMaxBandwidthOutIntegerNo5

The maximum outbound public bandwidth. Unit: Mbit/s. Valid values: 0 to 100.

HostNameStringNotestHostName

The instance hostname.

  • The hostname cannot start or end with a period (.) or hyphen (-). It cannot contain consecutive periods (.) or hyphens (-).
  • For Windows instances, the hostname must be 2 to 15 characters in length and cannot contain periods (.) or contain only digits. It can contain letters, digits, and hyphens (-).
  • For instances that run other operating systems such as Linux, the hostname must be 2 to 64 characters in length. You can use periods (.) to separate the hostname into multiple segments. Each segment can contain letters, digits, and hyphens (-).
ZoneIdStringNocn-hangzhou-g

The ID of the zone in which to create the instance.

SystemDisk.CategoryStringNocloud_ssd

The category of the system disk. Valid values:

  • cloud: basic disk.
  • cloud_efficiency: ultra disk.
  • cloud_ssd: standard SSD.
  • cloud_essd: enhanced SSD (ESSD). You can use the SystemDisk.PerformanceLevel parameter to set the performance level of the ESSD to use as the system disk.
  • cloud_auto: ESSD AutoPL disk.

For non-I/O optimized instances of a retired instance type, the default value is cloud. For other types of instances, the default value is cloud_efficiency.

SystemDisk.SizeIntegerNo40

The size of the system disk. Unit: GiB. Valid values: 20 to 500.

The value of this parameter must be at least 20 and greater than or equal to the size of the specified image.

SystemDisk.DiskNameStringNocloud_ssdSystem

The name of the system disk. The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length. The name must start with a letter and cannot start with http:// or https://. It can contain letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).

SystemDisk.DescriptionStringNotestSystemDiskDescription

The description of the system disk. The description must be 2 to 256 characters in length and cannot start with http:// or https://.

SystemDisk.IopsIntegerNo30000
Note This parameter is unavailable for use.
SystemDisk.PerformanceLevelStringNoPL0

The performance level of the ESSD to use as the system disk. Default value: PL0. Valid values:

  • PL0: A single ESSD can deliver up to 10,000 random read/write IOPS.
  • PL1: A single ESSD can deliver up to 50,000 random read/write IOPS.
  • PL2: A single ESSD can deliver up to 100,000 random read/write IOPS.
  • PL3: A single ESSD can deliver up to 1,000,000 random read/write IOPS.

For more information about ESSD performance levels, see ESSDs.

SystemDisk.DeleteWithInstanceBooleanNotrue

Specifies whether to release the system disk when the instance is released. Valid values:

  • true: releases the system disk when the instance is released.
  • false: does not release the system disk when the instance is released.

Default value: true.

SystemDisk.AutoSnapshotPolicyIdStringNosp-bp1dgzpaxwc4load****

The ID of the automatic snapshot policy to apply to the system disk.

SystemDisk.ProvisionedIopsLongNo50000

The provisioned read/write IOPS of the ESSD AutoPL disk to use as the system disk. Valid values: 0 to min{50,000, 1,000 × Capacity - Baseline IOPS}

Baseline IOPS = min{1,800 + 50 × Capacity, 50,000}

Note This parameter is available only if you set the SystemDisk.Category parameter to cloud_auto. For more information, see ESSD AutoPL disks and Modify the performance configurations of an ESSD AutoPL disk.
SystemDisk.BurstingEnabledBooleanNotrue

Specifies whether to enable the performance burst feature for the system disk. Valid values:

  • true
  • false
IoOptimizedStringNooptimized

Specifies whether the instance is I/O optimized. Valid values:

  • none: The instance is not I/O optimized.
  • optimized: The instance is I/O optimized.
InstanceChargeTypeStringNoPrePaid

The billing method of the instance. Valid values:

  • PrePaid: subscription. If you set this parameter to PrePaid, make sure that your account has sufficient credits. Otherwise, an InvalidPayMethod error is returned.
  • PostPaid: pay-as-you-go.
PeriodIntegerNo1

The subscription duration of the instance. Unit: months. This parameter is valid and required only when InstanceChargeType is set to PrePaid. Valid values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60.

InternetChargeTypeStringNoPayByTraffic

The billing method for network usage. Valid values:

  • PayByBandwidth: pay-by-bandwidth
  • PayByTraffic: pay-by-traffic
Note When the pay-by-traffic billing method for network usage is used, the maximum inbound and outbound bandwidth values are used as the upper limits of bandwidths instead of guaranteed performance specifications. In scenarios where demand outstrips resource supplies, these maximum bandwidths may be limited. If you want guaranteed bandwidths for your instance, use the pay-by-bandwidth billing method for network usage.
EnableVmOsConfigBooleanNofalse

Specifies whether to enable the operating system configuration of the instance.

NetworkTypeStringNovpc

The network type of the instance. Valid values:

  • classic: classic network
  • vpc: VPC
UserDataStringNoZWNobyBoZWxsbyBl****

The user data of the instance. The user data must be encoded in Base64. The maximum size of raw data is 16 KB.

KeyPairNameStringNotestKeyPairName

The name of the key pair to bind to the instance.

  • For Windows instances, this parameter is ignored The Password parameter takes effect even if the KeyPairName parameter is specified.
  • For Linux instances, the password-based logon method is disabled by default.
RamRoleNameStringNotestRamRoleName

The name of the instance Resource Access Management (RAM) role. You can call the ListRoles operation provided by RAM to query the instance RAM roles that you created.

AutoReleaseTimeStringNo2018-01-01T12:05:00Z

The automatic release time of the instance. Specify the time in the ISO 8601 standard in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ format. The time must be in UTC.

  • If the value of seconds (ss) is not 00, the time is automatically rounded to the nearest minute based on the value of minutes (mm).
  • The release time must be at least 30 minutes later than the current time.
  • The release time must be at most three years from the current time.
SpotStrategyStringNoNoSpot

The bidding policy for the pay-as-you-go instance. This parameter is valid only when the InstanceChargeType parameter is set to PostPaid. Valid values:

  • NoSpot: The instance is created as a regular pay-as-you-go instance.
  • SpotWithPriceLimit: The instance is created as a preemptible instance with a user-defined maximum hourly price.
  • SpotAsPriceGo: The instance is created as a preemptible instance for which the market price at the time of purchase is automatically used as the bidding price.
SpotPriceLimitFloatNo0.97

The maximum hourly price of the preemptible instance. A maximum of three decimal places are allowed.

SpotDurationIntegerNo1

The retention period of the preemptible instance. Unit: hours. Valid values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

  • The following protection periods are in invitational preview: 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 hours. If you want to set this parameter to one of these values, submit a ticket.
  • A value of 0 indicates that no protection period is configured for the preemptible instance.

Default value: 1.

ResourceGroupIdStringNorg-bp67acfmxazb4p****

The ID of the resource group.

SecurityEnhancementStrategyStringNoActive

Specifies whether to enable security hardening for the operating system. Valid values:

  • Active: enables security hardening. This value is applicable only to public images.
  • Deactive: does not enable security hardening. This value is applicable to all images.
PrivateIpAddressStringNo10.1.**.**

The private IP address to assign to the instance.

To assign a private IP address to an instance that resides in a VPC, make sure that the IP address is an idle IP address within the CIDR block of the vSwitch specified by the VSwitchId parameter.

Ipv6AddressCountIntegerNo1

The number of IPv6 addresses to randomly generate for the primary elastic network interface (ENI). Valid values: 1 to 10.

DeploymentSetIdStringNods-bp1brhwhoqinyjd6****

The ID of the deployment set.

DataDisk.N.PerformanceLevelStringNoPL1

The performance level of the ESSD to use as data disk N. The value of N must be the same as that in DataDisk.N.Category when DataDisk.N.Category is set to cloud_essd. Default value: PL1. Valid values:

  • PL0: A single ESSD can deliver up to 10,000 random read/write IOPS.
  • PL1: A single ESSD can deliver up to 50,000 random read/write IOPS.
  • PL2: A single ESSD can deliver up to 100,000 random read/write IOPS.
  • PL3: A single ESSD can deliver up to 1,000,000 random read/write IOPS.

For more information about ESSD performance levels, see ESSDs.

DataDisk.N.DescriptionStringNotestDataDiskDescription

The description of data disk N. The description must be 2 to 256 characters in length and cannot start with http:// or https://.

DataDisk.N.SnapshotIdStringNos-bp17441ohwka0yuh****

The ID of the snapshot to use to create data disk N. Valid values of N: 1 to 16. When the DataDisk.N.SnapshotId parameter is specified, the DataDisk.N.Size parameter is ignored. The data disk is created with the size of the specified snapshot.

Use snapshots created after July 15, 2013. Otherwise, an error is returned and your request is rejected.

DataDisk.N.SizeIntegerNo2000

The size of data disk N. Valid values of N: 1 to 16. Unit: GiB. Valid values:

  • Valid values when DataDisk.N.Category is set to cloud: 5 to 2000.
  • Valid values when DataDisk.N.Category is set to cloud_efficiency: 20 to 32768.
  • Valid values when DataDisk.N.Category is set to cloud_ssd: 20 to 32768.
  • Valid values when DataDisk.N.Category is set to cloud_essd: depend on the DataDisk.N.PerformanceLevel value.
    • Valid values when DataDisk.N.PerformanceLevel is set to PL0: 40 to 32768.
    • Valid values when DataDisk.N.PerformanceLevel is set to PL1: 20 to 32768.
    • Valid values when DataDisk.N.PerformanceLevel is set to PL2: 461 to 32768.
    • Valid values when DataDisk.N.PerformanceLevel is set to PL3: 1261 to 32768.

The value of this parameter must be greater than or equal to the size of the snapshot specified by the SnapshotId parameter.

DataDisk.N.DeviceStringNonull
Note This parameter will be removed in the future. To ensure future compatibility, we recommend that you use other parameters.
DataDisk.N.DiskNameStringNotestDataDiskName

The name of data disk N. The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length. The name must start with a letter and cannot start with http:// or https://. It can contain letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).

DataDisk.N.CategoryStringNocloud_ssd

The category of data disk N. Valid values:

  • cloud: basic disk
  • cloud_efficiency: ultra disk
  • cloud_ssd: standard SSD
  • cloud_essd: ESSD
  • cloud_auto: ESSD AutoPL disk

For I/O optimized instances, the default value is cloud_efficiency. For non-I/O optimized instances, the default value is cloud.

DataDisk.N.DeleteWithInstanceBooleanNotrue

Specifies whether to release data disk N when the instance is released. Valid values:

  • true: releases data disk N when the instance is released.
  • false: does not release data disk N when the instance is released.

Default value: true.

DataDisk.N.EncryptedStringNofalse

Specifies whether to encrypt data disk N.

DataDisk.N.ProvisionedIopsLongNo50000

The provisioned read/write IOPS of the ESSD AutoPL disk to use as data disk N. Valid values: 0 to min{50,000, 1,000 × Capacity - Baseline IOPS}

Baseline IOPS = min{1,800 + 50 × Capacity, 50,000}

Note This parameter is available only if you set the DataDisk.N.Category parameter to cloud_auto. For more information, see ESSD AutoPL disks and Modify the performance configurations of an ESSD AutoPL disk.
DataDisk.N.BurstingEnabledBooleanNotrue

Specifies whether to enable the performance burst feature for data disk N. Valid values:

  • true
  • false
DataDisk.N.AutoSnapshotPolicyIdStringNosp-bp67acfmxazb4p****

The ID of the automatic snapshot policy to apply to data disk N.

NetworkInterface.N.VSwitchIdStringNovsw-bp1s5fnvk4gn2tws0****

The ID of the vSwitch to which to connect secondary ENI N. The instance and the ENI must be located within the same zone of the same VPC, but they can be connected to different vSwitches. The value of N in NetworkInterface.N cannot be greater than 1.

NetworkInterface.N.NetworkInterfaceNameStringNotestNetworkInterfaceName

The name of secondary ENI N. The value of N in NetworkInterface.N cannot be greater than 1.

NetworkInterface.N.DescriptionStringNotestNetworkInterfaceDescription

The description of secondary ENI N. The description must be 2 to 256 characters in length and cannot start with http:// or https://. The value of N in NetworkInterface.N cannot be greater than 1.

NetworkInterface.N.SecurityGroupIdStringNosg-bp15ed6xe1yxeycg****

The ID of the security group to which to assign secondary ENI N. The security groups of secondary ENI N and of the instance must belong to the same VPC. The value of N in NetworkInterface.N cannot be greater than 1.

Note You cannot specify both the NetworkInterface.N.SecurityGroupId and NetworkInterface.N.SecurityGroupIds.N parameters.
NetworkInterface.N.PrimaryIpAddressStringNo192.168.**.**

The primary private IP address of secondary ENI N. The value of N in NetworkInterface.N cannot be greater than 1.

NetworkInterface.N.SecurityGroupIds.NStringNosg-bp67acfmxazb4p****

The ID of security group N to which to assign secondary ENI N. The security group and secondary ENI N must belong to the same VPC. The valid values of N in SecurityGroupIds.N depend on the maximum number of security groups to which a secondary ENI can belong. For more information, see the "Security group limits" section in Limits. The value of N in NetworkInterface.N cannot be greater than 1.

Note You cannot specify both the NetworkInterface.N.SecurityGroupId and NetworkInterface.N.SecurityGroupIds.N parameters.
NetworkInterface.N.InstanceTypeStringNoecs.g5.large

The instance type.

NetworkInterface.N.NetworkInterfaceTrafficModeStringNoStandard

The communication mode of the primary ENI. Valid values:

  • Standard: uses the TCP communication mode.
  • HighPerformance: uses the remote direct memory access (RDMA) communication mode with the Elastic RDMA Interface (ERI) enabled.
Tag.N.KeyStringNoTestKey

The key of tag N to add to the instance, Elastic Block Storage (EBS) devices, or primary ENI. Valid values of N: 1 to 5. The tag key cannot be an empty string. The tag key can be up to 64 characters in length and cannot start with acs: or aliyun. It cannot contain http:// or https://.

Tag.N.ValueStringNoTestValue

The value of tag N to add to the instance, EBS devices, or primary ENI. Valid values of N: 1 to 5. The tag value can be an empty string. The tag value can be up to 128 characters in length and cannot start with acs: or aliyun. It cannot contain http:// or https://.

SecurityGroupIds.NStringNosg-bp15ed6xe1yxeycg7****

The ID of security group N to which to assign the instance. The valid values of N depend on the maximum number of security groups to which an instance can belong. For more information, see the "Security group limits" section in Limits.

Note You cannot specify both the SecurityGroupId and SecurityGroupIds.N parameters.
SystemDisk.EncryptedStringNofalse

Specifies whether to encrypt the system disk. Valid values:

  • true: encrypts the system disk.
  • false: does not encrypt the system disk.

Default value: false.

Note When you create instances in Hong Kong Zone D or Singapore Zone A, you cannot encrypt the system disks.

Response parameters

ParameterTypeExampleDescription
LaunchTemplateVersionNumberLong2

The version number of the launch template.

RequestIdString473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DEX****

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://ecs.aliyuncs.com/?Action=CreateLaunchTemplateVersion
&RegionId=cn-hangzhou
&LaunchTemplateId=lt-m5eiaupmvm2op9d****
&LaunchTemplateName=testLaunchTemplateName
&VersionDescription=testVersionDescription
&ImageId=win2008r2_64_ent_sp1_en-us_40G_alibase_20170915.vhd
&InstanceType=ecs.g5.large
&SecurityGroupId=sg-bp15ed6xe1yxeycg****
&VpcId=vpc-bp12433upq1y5scen****
&VSwitchId=vsw-bp1s5fnvk4gn2tws0****
&InstanceName=testInstanceName
&Description=testDescription
&InternetMaxBandwidthIn=50
&InternetMaxBandwidthOut=5
&HostName=testHostName
&ZoneId=cn-hangzhou-g
&SystemDisk.Category=cloud_ssd
&SystemDisk.Size=40
&SystemDisk.DiskName=testSystemDiskName
&SystemDisk.Description=testSystemDiskDescription
&DataDisk.1.Size=2000
&DataDisk.1.SnapshotId=s-bp17441ohwka0yuh****
&DataDisk.1.Category=cloud_ssd
&DataDisk.1.Encrypted=false
&DataDisk.1.DiskName=cloud_ssdData
&DataDisk.1.Description=testDataDiskDescription
&DataDisk.1.DeleteWithInstance=true
&IoOptimized=optimized
&NetworkInterface.1.PrimaryIpAddress=192.168.**.**
&NetworkInterface.1.VSwitchId=vsw-bp1s5fnvk4gn2tws0****
&NetworkInterface.1.SecurityGroupId=sg-bp15ed6xe1yxeycg****
&NetworkInterface.1.NetworkInterfaceName=testNetworkInterfaceName
&NetworkInterface.1.Description=testNetworkInterfaceDescription
&PrivateIpAddress=10.1.**.**
&InstanceChargeType=PrePaid
&Period=1
&InternetChargeType=PayByTraffic
&NetworkType=vpc
&UserData=ZWNobyBoZWxsbyBl****
&RamRoleName=testRamRoleName
&AutoReleaseTime=2020-02-02T12:05:00Z
&SpotStrategy=NoSpot
&SpotPriceLimit=0.97
&SecurityEnhancementStrategy=Active
&Tag.1.Key=TestKey
&Tag.1.Value=TestValue
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/xml

<CreateLaunchTemplateVersionResponse>
    <LaunchTemplateVersionNumber>2</LaunchTemplateVersionNumber>
    <RequestId>473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DEX****</RequestId>
</CreateLaunchTemplateVersionResponse>

JSON format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json

{
  "LaunchTemplateVersionNumber" : 2,
  "RequestId" : "473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DEX****"
}

Error codes

HttpCodeError codeError messageDescription
400InvalidRegion.NotExist%sThe error message returned because the specified RegionId parameter does not exist.
400MissingParameter%sThe error message returned because a required parameter is not specified.
400InvalidParameter%sThe error message returned because a specified parameter is invalid.
400InvalidDescription.MalformedThe specified parameter "Description" is not valid.The error message returned because the specified Description parameter is invalid. The description must be 2 to 256 characters in length and cannot start with http:// or https://.
400InvalidUserData.SizeExceeded%sThe error message returned because the size of the specified user data exceeds the upper limit.
400InvalidUserData.Base64FormatInvalid%sThe error message returned because the specified UserData parameter is invalid.
400Duplicate.TagKeyThe Tag.N.Key contain duplicate key.The error message returned because the specified tag key already exists. Tag keys must be unique.
403LaunchTemplateVersionLimitExceed%sThe error message returned because the maximum number of launch template versions has been reached.
404InvalidLaunchTemplate.NotFound%sThe error message returned because the specified launch template does not exist. Check whether the parameter value is correct.
404InvalidResourceGroup.NotFoundThe ResourceGroup provided does not exist in our records.The error message returned because the specified resource group does not exist.
500InternalErrorThe request processing has failed due to some unknown error.The error message returned because an internal error occurred. Try again later.

For a list of error codes, see Service error codes.