Demo Run experiment Task IO stress

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Table of Contents

• Step 1: Create a New Experiment Template
• Step 2: Define the I/O Stress Action
• Step 3: Configure the Target
• Step 4: Assign IAM Role and Enable Logging
• Step 5: Review and Launch
• References

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Step 1: Create a New Experiment Template

1. Sign in to the AWS Console and go to AWS Fault Injection Simulator (FIS) > Experiment templates.
2. Click Create experiment template, then confirm your AWS account.
3. Fill in the basic details:
   • Name: ecs-fargate-io-stress-test (optional)
   • Description:
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     ECS Fargate I/O stress test  
     
4. Leave other settings at their defaults and proceed to the Actions section.

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Step 2: Define the I/O Stress Action

1. Under Actions, click Add action.
2. For Action name, enter:
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   ecs-fargate-io-stress-test
   
3. Select AWS ECS Task I/O stress as the Action type.
4. Configure action parameters:

5. Click Save.

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Step 3: Configure the Target

1. Scroll to Targets and choose Add target.
2. Set Resource type to ecs:Task.
3. Under Target method, pick Resource ID.
4. In the filter box, enter the prefix pay-for-adoption to find matching tasks.
5. Select both ECS Fargate tasks from the results.
6. Keep Selection mode as All (to target every matching task).
7. Click Save.

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Step 4: Assign IAM Role and Enable Logging

1. Under Experiment role, choose your IAM role for FIS (e.g., AWSFISRole).
2. In Logs, select Send logs to CloudWatch Logs and choose the log group FIS-experiments.
3. Click Create experiment template to finalize.

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Step 5: Review and Launch

1. On the template summary page, verify:
   • The action name and parameters
   • The target tasks
   • The experiment role and log configuration
2. Click Start experiment.
3. Monitor the state switch to Running.

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References

• AWS Fault Injection Simulator Documentation
• Amazon ECS Fargate
• AWS IAM Roles