AWS AWSEC2 documentation change
Summary
Restructured content, clarified persistence of network interfaces/EBS volumes, and added topics section
Security assessment
Documentation improvements about resource persistence during instance stop/start. No direct security issue addressed or security features documented.
Diff
diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/how-ec2-instance-stop-start-works.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/how-ec2-instance-stop-start-works.md index 61f75617b..5d4ae362c 100644 --- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/how-ec2-instance-stop-start-works.md +++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/how-ec2-instance-stop-start-works.md @@ -11 +11,11 @@ When you stop an instance, changes are registered at the OS level of the instanc -The following diagram shows what is lost and what persists when an Amazon EC2 instance is stopped. When an instance stops, it loses any attached instance store volumes and the data stored on those volumes, the data stored on the instance RAM, and the assigned public IPv4 address if an Elastic IP address is not associated with the instance. An instance retains assigned private IPv4 addresses, Elastic IP addresses associated with the instance, any IPv6 addresses, and any attached Amazon EBS volumes and the data on those volumes. +###### Topics + + * What happens when you stop an instance + + * What happens when you start an instance + + * Test application response to stop and start + + * Costs related to instance stop and start + + @@ -13 +22,0 @@ The following diagram shows what is lost and what persists when an Amazon EC2 in - @@ -53 +62 @@ The following diagram shows what is lost and what persists when an Amazon EC2 in - * Any attached Amazon EBS volumes. + * Any attached Amazon EBS root and data volumes. @@ -55 +64,5 @@ The following diagram shows what is lost and what persists when an Amazon EC2 in - * Data stored on the attached Amazon EBS volumes. + * Data stored on the Amazon EBS volumes. + + * Any attached [network interfaces](./using-eni.html). + +A network interface includes the following resources, which also persist: @@ -65,0 +79,4 @@ The following diagram shows what is lost and what persists when an Amazon EC2 in +The following diagram illustrates what persists and what is lost when an EC2 instance is stopped. The diagram is divided into three parts: the first part, labeled **Running EC2 instance** , shows the instance in the `running` state with its resources. The second part, labeled **Stopped EC2 instance** , shows the instance in the `stopped` state with the resources that persist. The third part, labeled **Lost** , shows the resources that are lost when the instance is stopped. + + + @@ -70,2 +86,0 @@ For information about what happens when you stop a Mac instance, see [Stop or te -###### Changes registered at the OS level -