Usage
Use this action to insert a waiting period during O&M workflows. For example, if an ECS instance for a new application needs time to prefetch data, this action pauses execution until the prefetch completes before subsequent operations run.
Syntax
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YAML format
Tasks:
- Name: sleepTask # The name of the task.
Action: ACS::Sleep
Properties:
Duration: PT15M # Optional. The sleep duration in the ISO 8601 format. Specify either Duration or EndDate.
EndDate: '2025-01-01T00:00:00Z' # Optional. The absolute time when the sleep ends, in the ISO 8601 format. Specify either Duration or EndDate.-
JSON format (See the YAML example for comments.)
{
"Tasks": [
{
"Name": "sleepTask",
"Action": "ACS::Sleep",
"Properties": {
"Duration": "PT15M", // Optional. The sleep duration in the ISO 8601 format. Specify either Duration or EndDate.
"EndDate": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z" // Optional. The absolute time when the sleep ends, in the ISO 8601 format. Specify either Duration or EndDate.
}
}
]
}Notes
Duration
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Follows the ISO 8601 duration format.
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The minimum duration is 1 second.
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Case-insensitive.
Examples:
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1S or 1s: A simplified format for 1 second.
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1M or 1m: A simplified format for 1 minute.
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1H or 1h: A simplified format for 1 hour.
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1H2M: A simplified format for 1 hour and 2 minutes.
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PT1H2M: The standard format for 1 hour and 2 minutes.
EndDate
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Follows the ISO 8601 absolute time format.
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Must be in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and end with
Z. -
Case-insensitive.
Example:
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2025-01-01T00:00:00Z: The standard format for 00:00:00 on January 1, 2025 (UTC).