**To update an instance** The following example updates a specified instance's type. :: aws opsworks --region us-east-1 update-instance --instance-id dfe18b02-5327-493d-91a4-c5c0c448927f --instance-type c3.xlarge *Output*: None. **More Information** For more information, see `Editing the Instance Configuration`_ in the *AWS OpsWorks User Guide*. .. _`Editing the Instance Configuration`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/workinginstances-properties.html