aws-cloudhsmv2

name	aws-cloudhsmv2
description	CloudHSM via AWS CLI v2 (`aws cloudhsmv2`). Clusters, HSMs, backups, resource policies.

AWS CLI v2 — CloudHSM (AWS CloudHSM v2)

Overview

Complete reference for all aws cloudhsmv2 subcommands in AWS CLI v2. Covers CloudHSM cluster lifecycle management, HSM instance provisioning and deletion, backup management (create, copy, restore, delete), cluster initialization, resource policy management, and tagging.

Quick Reference — Common Workflows

Create a CloudHSM cluster

aws cloudhsmv2 create-cluster \
  --hsm-type hsm1.medium \
  --subnet-ids subnet-0123456789abcdef0 subnet-0123456789abcdef1 \
  --tag-list Key=Environment,Value=production

Add an HSM to a cluster

aws cloudhsmv2 create-hsm \
  --cluster-id cluster-abcdefg1234 \
  --availability-zone us-east-1a

Initialize a cluster (after signing the CSR)

aws cloudhsmv2 initialize-cluster \
  --cluster-id cluster-abcdefg1234 \
  --signed-cert fileb://signed-cert.pem \
  --trust-anchor fileb://trust-anchor.pem

Describe clusters with filters

aws cloudhsmv2 describe-clusters \
  --filters clusterIds=cluster-abcdefg1234

aws cloudhsmv2 describe-clusters \
  --filters states=ACTIVE

Copy a backup to another region

aws cloudhsmv2 copy-backup-to-region \
  --destination-region us-west-2 \
  --backup-id backup-abcdefg1234

Restore a cluster from backup

aws cloudhsmv2 create-cluster \
  --hsm-type hsm1.medium \
  --source-backup-id backup-abcdefg1234 \
  --subnet-ids subnet-0123456789abcdef0

Delete an HSM and cluster

aws cloudhsmv2 delete-hsm \
  --cluster-id cluster-abcdefg1234 \
  --hsm-id hsm-abcdefg1234

aws cloudhsmv2 delete-cluster \
  --cluster-id cluster-abcdefg1234

Command Reference

See index.md for the quick reference table and global options.

Group	File	Commands
Clusters	clusters.md	create-cluster, delete-cluster, describe-clusters, modify-cluster, initialize-cluster
HSMs	hsms.md	create-hsm, delete-hsm
Backups	backups.md	describe-backups, delete-backup, copy-backup-to-region, restore-backup, modify-backup-attributes
Policies & Tags	policies-tags.md	get-resource-policy, put-resource-policy, delete-resource-policy, tag-resource, untag-resource, list-tags