2 Methods to Get AWS EC2 Instance Type on Linux

If you're working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and managing EC2 instances, you may need to identify the instance type of the EC2 instance for troubleshooting, optimization, or scaling purposes. This tutorial provides 2 methods how to get AWS EC2 instance type on Linux.

Method 1 - /sys/.../product_name file

The instance type can be found in the /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_name file. Use cat or similar command to check:

cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_name

Output example:

t3a.2xlarge

Method 2 - dmidecode command

The dmidecode is a command that retrieves system hardware information. You can use it to extract the instance type by querying the system-product-name field:

sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name