# InstanceBlockDeviceMapping


The description of a block device mapping.

## Contents


 ** deviceName **   <a name="Snowball-Type-devicemanagement_InstanceBlockDeviceMapping-deviceName"></a>
The block device name.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** ebs **   <a name="Snowball-Type-devicemanagement_InstanceBlockDeviceMapping-ebs"></a>
The parameters used to automatically set up Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volumes when the instance is launched.   
Type: [EbsInstanceBlockDevice](API_devicemanagement_EbsInstanceBlockDevice.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/snow-device-management-2021-08-04/InstanceBlockDeviceMapping) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/snow-device-management-2021-08-04/InstanceBlockDeviceMapping) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/snow-device-management-2021-08-04/InstanceBlockDeviceMapping)