**To reboot a DB instance** The following ``reboot-db-instance`` example starts a reboot of the specified DB instance. :: aws rds reboot-db-instance \ --db-instance-identifier test-instance Output:: { "DBInstance": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "test-instance", "DBInstanceClass": "db.m1.small", "Engine": "mysql", "DBInstanceStatus": "rebooting", "MasterUsername": "myawsuser", "Endpoint": { "Address": "test-instance.cdgmuqiadpid.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com", "Port": 3306, "HostedZoneId": "Z2R2ITUGPM61AM" }, <...some output omitted...> } }