**To associate a document using instance IDs** This example associates a configuration document with an instance, using instance IDs. Command:: aws ssm create-association --instance-id "i-0cb2b964d3e14fd9f" --name "AWS-UpdateSSMAgent" Output:: { "AssociationDescription": { "Status": { "Date": 1487875500.33, "Message": "Associated with AWS-UpdateSSMAgent", "Name": "Associated" }, "Name": "AWS-UpdateSSMAgent", "InstanceId": "i-0cb2b964d3e14fd9f", "Overview": { "Status": "Pending", "DetailedStatus": "Creating" }, "AssociationId": "b7c3266e-a544-44db-877e-b20d3a108189", "DocumentVersion": "$DEFAULT", "LastUpdateAssociationDate": 1487875500.33, "Date": 1487875500.33, "Targets": [ { "Values": [ "i-0cb2b964d3e14fd9f" ], "Key": "InstanceIds" } ] } } **To associate a document using targets** This example associates a configuration document with an instance, using targets. Command:: aws ssm create-association --name "AWS-UpdateSSMAgent" --targets "Key=instanceids,Values=i-0cb2b964d3e14fd9f"