---
name: "VM::EC2::PlacementGroup"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvm-ec2-perl"
version: "1.28-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/VM::EC2::PlacementGroup"
---

# VM::EC2::PlacementGroup(3pm)

Object describing an Amazon EC2 cluster placement group

## NAME

VM::EC2::PlacementGroup - Object describing an Amazon EC2 cluster placement group

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use VM::EC2;
  $ec2      = VM::EC2->new(...);
  $group = $ec2->describe_placement_groups(-group_name=>'clusterXYZ');
  $state = $group->state;
```

## DESCRIPTION

This object represents a cluster placement group.

## METHODS

These object methods are supported:

```
 groupName -- the group's name
 strategy  -- the placement strategy
              valid values:
               cluster
 state     -- the state of the placement group
              valid values:
               pending | available | deleting | deleted
```

In addition, this object supports the **delete()** method.

## STRING OVERLOADING

When used in a string context, this object will interpolate the groupName.

## SEE ALSO

VM::EC2 VM::EC2::Object VM::EC2::Generic

## AUTHOR

Lance Kinley \<lkinley@loyaltymethods.com\>.

Copyright (c) 2012 Loyalty Methods, Inc.

This package and its accompanying libraries is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GPL (either version 1, or at your option, any later version) or the Artistic License 2.0.  Refer to LICENSE for the full license text. In addition, please see DISCLAIMER.txt for disclaimers of warranty.