What will happen to the associated resources of an instances while deleting?

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Thamimul ansari · Accepted Answer

When an Amazon EC2 instance is terminated, the associated resources are handled according to the settings of the volumes and the instance's configuration. Here's a summary of what happens to the associated resources:

Thamimul ansari · Answer

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 TransitionsRunning → Shutting-down → TerminatedAs 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.2. Resource CategorizationAssociated resources either persist or are deleted based on their type and configuration:

Thamimul ansari · Answer

When an EC2 instance is terminated, instance‑store data and any EBS volumes marked DeleteOnTermination are permanently deleted, while other EBS volumes and detached Elastic IPs persist and continue to incur charges.

What will happen to the associated resources of an instances while deleting?

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