AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional SAP-C01 – Question241

AWS has launched T2 instances which come with CPU usage credit. An organization has a requirement which keeps an instance running for 24 hours. However, the organization has high usage only during 11 AM to 12 PM. The organization is planning to use a T2 small instance for this purpose.
If the organization already has multiple instances running since Jan 2012, which of the below mentioned options should the organization implement while launching a T2 instance?

A.
The organization must migrate to the EC2-VPC platform first before launching a T2 instance.
B. While launching a T2 instance the organization must create a new AWS account as this account does not have the EC2VPC platform.
C. Create a VPC and launch a T2 instance as part of one of the subnets of that VPC.
D. While launching a T2 instance the organization must select EC2-VPC as the platform.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation: A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a virtual network dedicated to the user’s AWS account. The user can create subnets as per the requirement within a VPC. The AWS account provides two platforms: EC2-CLASSIC and EC2-VPC, depending on when the user has created his AWS account and which regions he is using. If the user has created the AWS account after 2013-12-04, it supports only EC2-VPC. In this scenario, since the account is before the required date the supported platform will be EC2-CLASSIC. It is required that the organization creates a VPC as the T2 instances can be launched only as a part of VPC.
Reference:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/vpc-migrate.html