| 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 |
