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# AWS::EC2::SpotFleet SpotPlacement
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Describes Spot Instance placement.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[AvailabilityZone](#cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-availabilityzone)" : String,
  "[AvailabilityZoneId](#cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-availabilityzoneid)" : String,
  "[GroupName](#cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-groupname)" : String,
  "[Tenancy](#cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-tenancy)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [AvailabilityZone](#cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-availabilityzone): String
  [AvailabilityZoneId](#cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-availabilityzoneid): String
  [GroupName](#cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-groupname): String
  [Tenancy](#cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-tenancy): String
```

## Properties
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`AvailabilityZone`  <a name="cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-availabilityzone"></a>
The Availability Zone.  
To specify multiple Availability Zones, separate them using commas; for example, "us-west-2a, us-west-2b".  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`AvailabilityZoneId`  <a name="cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-availabilityzoneid"></a>
The ID of the Availability Zone. For example, `use2-az1`.  
[Spot Fleet only] To specify multiple Availability Zones, separate them using commas; for example, "`use2-az1`, `use2-bz1`".  
Either `AvailabilityZone` or `AvailabilityZoneId` must be specified in the request, but not both.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`GroupName`  <a name="cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-groupname"></a>
The name of the placement group.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`Tenancy`  <a name="cfn-ec2-spotfleet-spotplacement-tenancy"></a>
The tenancy of the instance (if the instance is running in a VPC). An instance with a tenancy of `dedicated` runs on single-tenant hardware. The `host` tenancy is not supported for Spot Instances.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `dedicated | default | host`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)