AWS Certified SysOps Administrator SOA-C01 – Question345

Do Amazon EBS volumes persist independently from the running life of an Amazon EC2 instance?

A. No, they are dependent.
B. No, you cannot attach EBS volumes to an instance.
C. Yes, they do but only if they are detached from the instance.
D. Yes, they do, if the Delete on termination flag is unset.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation: An Amazon EBS volume behaves like a raw, unformatted, external block device that you can attach to a single instance. The volume persists independently from the running life of an Amazon EC2instance. Reference: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/Storage.html