Section 6: EC2 Instance Storage

Question 1

Explain the Delete on Termination option of an EBS volume

Answer 1

Controls the EBS behaviour when an EC2 instance terminates.

• By default, the root EBS volume is deleted
• By default, any other attached EBS volume is not deleted

Question 2

What is EBS Snapshot Archive?

Answer 2

The “archive tier” is 75% cheaper, but it will take 24 to 72 hours for restoring the archive.

Question 3

How many instances can be connected to an EBS Multi-Attach (io1, io2)?

Answer 3

Up to 16 instances at a time