A user has launched an EC2 Windows instance from an instance store backed AMI. The user has
also set the Instance initiated shutdown behavior to stop. What will happen when the user shuts
down the OS?
A.
It will not allow the user to shutdown the OS when the shutdown behaviour is set to Stop
B.
It is not possible to set the termination behaviour to Stop for an Instance store backed AMI
instance
C.
The instance will stay running but the OS will be shutdown
D.
The instance will be terminated
Explanation:
When the EC2 instance is launched from an instance store backed AMI, it will not allow the user to
configure the shutdown behaviour to “Stop”. It gives a warning that the instance does not have the
EBS root volume.
instance store-backed instances can be terminated but they can’t be stopped.
B
B
D. Even you select an SSD for the instance storage option, like m3, you can still select ‘Stop’ in the Shutdown behavior, and according to http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/terminating-instances.html#Using_ChangingInstanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior, the instance will be terminated upon a user initiated OS shutdown. Thus D.