AWS Certified SysOps Administrator SOA-C01 – Question317

How can an EBS volume that is currently attached to an EC2 instance be migrated from one Availability Zone to another?

A.
Simply create a new volume in the other AZ and specify the original volume as the source.
B. Detach the volume, then use the ec2-migrate-volume command to move it to another AZ.
C. Create a snapshot of the volume, and create a new volume from the snapshot in the other AZ.
D. Detach the volume and attach it to another EC2 instance in the other AZ.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation: These snapshots can be used to create multiple new EBS volumes, expand the size of a volume, or move volumes across Availability Zone Reference:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSVolumes.html