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AWS EC2

Table of Contents

• Status Checks
  • System Status Checks
  • Instance Status Checks

Status Checks

• http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/monitoring-system-instance-status-check.html

System Status Checks

require AWS involvement to repair. (…) wait for AWS to fix the issue, or you can resolve it yourself. (by stopping and starting an instance, or by terminating and replacing an instance).

• Loss of network connectivity
• Loss of system power
• Software issues on the physical host
• Hardware issues on the physical host that impact network reachability

Instance Status Checks

require your involvement to repair. (…) (by rebooting the instance or by making instance configuration changes).

• Failed system status checks
• Incorrect networking or startup configuration
• Exhausted memory
• Corrupted file system
• Incompatible kernel