What does hibernation mean in the context of EC2, and is it available for all instance types?

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Shruthi J · Accepted Answer

Hibernation saves the instance's current memory state so that when you start it again, it resumes from where it left off and it helps save time when rebooting. Hibernation is not available for all instance types, it is supported only on certain instance types that meet specific requirements.

What does hibernation mean in the context of EC2, and is it available for all instance types?

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