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CloudOps Orchestration Service:ACS-ECS-BulkyStopInstances

Last Updated:Dec 23, 2025

Template name

ACS-ECS-BulkyStopInstances: Batch Stop Instances

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Template description

Stops multiple Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances at once. This helps optimize resources and manage costs. During configuration, you must specify the region ID (regionId) and the target instances (targets). After the template is executed, it returns a list of IDs for the stopped instances. This lets you verify the status of the instances.

Template type

Automated

Owner

Alibaba Cloud

Input parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Default value

Limit

targets

Target instance

Json

Yes

regionId

The region ID.

String

No

{{ ACS::RegionId }}

stoppedMode

The stop mode.

String

No

KeepCharging

forceStop

Specifies whether to forcibly stop the ECS instances.

Boolean

No

False

rateControl

Task execution concurrency

Json

No

{'Mode': 'Concurrency', 'MaxErrors': 0, 'Concurrency': 10}

OOSAssumeRole

The Resource Access Management (RAM) role that is assumed by CloudOps Orchestration Service (OOS).

String

No

""

Output parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

instanceIds

List

Permission policy that is required to execute the template

{
    "Version": "1",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Action": [
                "ecs:DescribeInstances",
                "ecs:StopInstance"
            ],
            "Resource": "*",
            "Effect": "Allow"
        },
        {
            "Action": [
                "oos:GetApplicationGroup"
            ],
            "Resource": "*",
            "Effect": "Allow"
        }
    ]
}

Details

For more information, see ACS-ECS-BulkyStopInstances.yml at GitHub.

Template content

FormatVersion: OOS-2019-06-01
Description:
  en: 'Stops multiple ECS instances at once. This is useful for optimizing resources and managing costs. You must specify the region ID (regionId) and target instances (targets). The template returns a list of stopped instance IDs for verification.'
  name-en: 'Bulky Stop Instances'
  categories:
    - instance_manage
    - application_manage
    - computenest
Parameters:
  regionId:
    Type: String
    Label:
      en: RegionId
    AssociationProperty: RegionId
    Default: '{{ ACS::RegionId }}'
  targets:
    Type: Json
    Label:
      en: TargetInstance
    AssociationProperty: Targets
    AssociationPropertyMetadata:
      ResourceType: 'ALIYUN::ECS::Instance'
      RegionId: regionId
  stoppedMode:
    Description:
      en: For details about StoppedMode, see the <a href="https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/document_detail/25501.html" target="_blank">documentation</a>.
    Label:
      en: StoppedMode
    Type: String
    Default: KeepCharging
    AssociationProperty: ALIYUN::ECS::Instance::StopMode
  forceStop:
    Label:
      en: ForceStop
    Type: Boolean
    Default: false
  rateControl:
    Label:
      en: RateControl
    Type: Json
    AssociationProperty: RateControl
    Default:
      Mode: Concurrency
      MaxErrors: 0
      Concurrency: 10
  OOSAssumeRole:
    Label:
      en: OOSAssumeRole
    Type: String
    Default: ''
RamRole: '{{ OOSAssumeRole }}'
Tasks:
- Name: getInstance
  Description:
    en: Views the ECS instances
  Action: ACS::SelectTargets
  Properties:
    ResourceType: ALIYUN::ECS::Instance
    RegionId: '{{ regionId }}'
    Filters:
      - '{{ targets }}'
- Name: stopInstance
  Action: ACS::ECS::StopInstance
  Description:
    en: Stops the ECS instances
  Properties:
    regionId: '{{ regionId }}'
    stoppedMode: '{{ stoppedMode }}'
    instanceId: '{{ ACS::TaskLoopItem }}'
    forceStop: '{{ forceStop }}'
  Loop:
    RateControl: '{{ rateControl }}'
    Items: '{{ getInstance.Instances.Instance[].InstanceId }}'
Outputs:
  instanceIds:
    Type: List
    Value: '{{ getInstance.Instances.Instance[].InstanceId }}'
Metadata:
  ALIYUN::OOS::Interface:
    ParameterGroups:
      - Parameters:
          - stoppedMode
        Label:
          default:
            en: Configure Parameters
      - Parameters:
          - regionId
          - targets
        Label:
          default:
            en: Select ECS Instances
      - Parameters:
          - forceStop
          - rateControl
          - OOSAssumeRole
        Label:
          default:
            en: Control Options