What will happen to the associated resources of an instances while deleting?
When you terminate or delete an AWS EC2 instance, multiple processes simultaneously act on both the instance and its associated resources. The outcome depends on the type of resources, their configuration, and AWS lifecycle policies. Here's a detailed breakdown:
1. Instance State Transitions- Running → Shutting-down → Terminated
- As soon as a termination command is issued, AWS marks the instance for shutting-down, deallocates CPU and memory resources, and initiates cleanup. After teardown, the instance is recorded as terminated, permanently removing it from your active instances.
Associated resources either persist or are deleted based on their type and configuration:
