Amazon EC2 now supports using an EBS volume for Replace Root Volume
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This article announces that Amazon EC2 now supports using an existing EBS volume as the target for replacing a running instance's root volume.
- Replace root volumes directly with EBS volumes without creating snapshots or AMIs first
- Supports stateful workloads requiring specific metadata or software on the root volume
- Reduces operational overhead and speeds up root volume patching
- Available in all commercial AWS Regions and AWS GovCloud (US) regions
This enhancement streamlines root volume replacement for customers running stateful workloads, eliminating intermediate steps and reducing downtime costs.
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