Each instance has aĭisableApiTermination attribute with the default value ofįalse (the instance can be terminated through Amazon EC2). Store-backed and Amazon EBS-backed instances. This feature is available for both Amazon EC2 instance You can prevent an instance from being terminated accidentally by someone using theĪWS Management Console, the CLI, and the API. Information, see Preserve Amazon EBS volumes on instance This behavior is controlled by the volume'sĭeleteOnTermination attribute, which you can modify. Or any EBS volumes that you attach to an existing instance persist even after the However, by default, any additional EBS volumes that you attach at launch, When an instance terminates, the data on any instance store volumes associated with thatīy default, Amazon EBS root device volumes are automatically deleted when the instance Gradually disassociated from the instance and may no longer be visible on the terminated
After an instance is terminated, resources such as tags and volumes are You cannot delete the terminated instance entry
