A user has launched two EBS backed EC2 instances in the US-East-1a region. The user wants to change the zone of one of the instances. How can the user change it?
A) It is not possible to change the zone of an instance after it is launched
B) From the AWS EC2 console, select the Actions - Change zones and specify the new zone
C) The zone can only be modified using the AWS CLI
D) Stop one of the instances and change the availability zone

Question

A user has launched two EBS backed EC2 instances in the US-East-1a region. The user wants to change the zone of one of the instances. How can the user change it?
A) It is not possible to change the zone of an instance after it is launched
B) From the AWS EC2 console, select the Actions - > Change zones and specify the new zone
C) The zone can only be modified using the AWS CLI
D) Stop one of the instances and change the availability zone

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

It is not possible to change the availability zone of an instance after it is launched. The user would need to create an AMI of the instance, launch a new instance in the desired zone, and then terminate the original instance.

A User Has Launched Two EBS Backed EC2 Instances in the US-East-1a