# LaunchIntoInstanceProperties
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Launch into existing instance.

## Contents
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 ** launchIntoEC2InstanceID **   <a name="drs-Type-LaunchIntoInstanceProperties-launchIntoEC2InstanceID"></a>
Optionally holds EC2 instance ID of an instance to launch into, instead of launching a new instance during drill, recovery or failback.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 255.  
Pattern: `i-[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}`   
Required: No

## See Also
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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/drs-2020-02-26/LaunchIntoInstanceProperties) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/drs-2020-02-26/LaunchIntoInstanceProperties) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/drs-2020-02-26/LaunchIntoInstanceProperties)