AWS Certified SysOps Administrator SOA-C01 – Question389

In EC2, what happens to the data in an instance store if an instance reboots (either intentionally or unintentionally)?

A. Data is partially present in the instance store.
B. Data persists in the instance store.
C. Data is deleted from the instance store for security reasons.
D. Data in the instance store will be lost.

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Explanation: The data in an instance store persists only during the lifetime of its associated instance. If an in-stance reboots (intentionally or unintentionally), data in the instance store persists. However, data on instance store volumes is lost under the following circumstances. Failure of an underlying drive The instance is stopped Terminating an instance Reference:
http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/InstanceS…