Modifying an FNI Attribute

You can modify an attribute of a flexible network interface (FNI).

Using Cockpit, you can only modify the security groups associated with an FNI.

Using AWS CLI, you can modify the following attributes of an FNI:

  • Its description (description)

  • Its associated security groups (groups)

  • Its behavior when terminating the instance it is attached to (DeleteOnTermination)

You can specify only one attribute at a time.

Modifying the Security Groups Associated with an FNI Using Cockpit

  1. Click Network/Security > Flexible Network Interfaces.

  2. Click the FNI with which you want to associate one or more security groups.
    The FNI is selected.

  3. Click Manage Security Groups .
    The MANAGE SECURITY GROUPS dialog box appears and displays security groups associated with the FNI and the subnet of the VPC in which the FNI is located.

  4. To associate or disassociate a security group from the FNI, drag and drop it using .

    The FNI must be associated with at least one security group.

  5. Click Update to validate.
    The security groups of the FNI are modified.

Modifying an FNI Attribute Using AWS CLI

To modify an attribute of the network interface, use the modify-network-interface-attribute command following this syntax:

Request sample
$ aws ec2 modify-network-interface-attribute \
  --profile YOUR_PROFILE \
  --network-interface-id eni-12345678 \
  [--description NOT_SPECIFIED] \
  [--groups NOT_SPECIFIED] \
  --attachment "AttachmentId=eni-attach-12345678,DeleteOnTermination=false" \
  --endpoint https://fcu.eu-west-2.outscale.com

This command contains the following attributes that you need to specify:

  • (optional) profile: The named profile you want to use, created when configuring AWS CLI. For more information, see Installing and Configuring AWS CLI.

  • network-interface-id: The ID of the FNI.

  • (optional) description: A new description for the FNI.

  • (optional) groups: One or more IDs of security groups to associate with the FNI.

    The FNI must be associated with at least one security group.

  • (optional) attachment: A new configuration for the attachment. This attribute contains the following elements that you need to specify:

    • AttachmentId: The ID of the FNI attachment. For more information about how to retrieve it, see Getting Information About Your FNIs.

    • DeleteOnTermination: If set to true, the FNI is deleted when you terminate the instance. If set to false, it is only detached.

  • endpoint: The endpoint corresponding to the Region you want to send the request to.

The specified attribute of the FNI is modified.

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