How to Work with Tags Using the AWS Console by Raj Gupta

1. Displaying Tags for Individual Resources

• On the Tags tab, select Show Column. A new column is added to the console.

2. Displaying Tags for All Resources

EC2 console  --> Tags Tab

3. To add a tag to an individual resource


EC2 console  -->Select EC2 server --> Tags Tab  ---> Add/Edit Tags ---> Create Tag ---> Enter the Key and Value ---> Save

4. To delete a tag from an individual resource

EC2 console  -->Select EC2 server --> Tags Tab  ---> Add/Edit Tags ---> Select the Delete icon  ---> Save

5. To add a tag to a group of resources

EC2 console --> Tags tab ---> Manage Tags ---> Form Filter, select the type of resource to which to add tags   ---> In the resources list, select the check box next to each resource to which to add tags ---> Under Add Tag, for Key and Value, type the tag key and values, and then choose Add Tag.

Note:- If you add a new tag with the same tag key as an existing tag, the new tag overwrites the existing tag.

6. To remove a tag from a group of resources

EC2 console --> Tags tab ---> Manage Tags ---> Form Filter, select the type of resource to which to remove tags   ---> In the resources list, select the check box next to each resource to which to remove tags ---> Under Remove Tag, for Key, type the tag's name and choose Remove Tag

7. Adding a Tag When You Launch an Instance

On the Add Tags page, specify tags for the instance, the volumes, or both. Choose Add another tag to add more than one tag to your instance.

8. To filter a list of resources by tag

Choose the filter icon in the top right corner of the column for the tag to display the filter list.Select the tag values, and then choose Apply Filter to filter the results list.