Performing general cloud functions

After the instances are launched, Salt cloud can help us perform a lot of cloud-specific functions on the instances. In this recipe, you will learn about a few such functions, and some resources where we can find more such options.

How to do it...

1. Execute the following command to get the tags associated with the instance:

   [root@salt-master ~]# salt-cloud -y -a get_tags cookbookapp02
   [INFO    ] salt-cloud starting
   cloudopen_ec2_us_west_2:
       ----------
       ec2:
           ----------
           cookbookapp02:
               ----------
               - key:
                   Role
               - resourceId:
                   i-e50d5ae9
               - resourceType:
                   instance
               - value:
                   Application
               ----------
   .
   .
   .
               ----------
               - key:
                   Environment
               - resourceId:
                   i-e50d5ae9
               - resourceType:
                   instance
               - value:
                   Production...