AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 813

A user has launched an EC2 instance. However, due to some reason the instance was terminated. If the user wants to find out the reason for termination, where can he find the details?

Answer options

• A. It is not possible to find the details after the instance is terminated
• B. The user can get information from the AWS console, by checking the Instance description under the State transition reason label
• C. The user can get information from the AWS console, by checking the Instance description under the Instance Status Change reason label
• D. The user can get information from the AWS console, by checking the Instance description under the Instance Termination reason label

Correct answer: B

Explanation

When an Amazon EC2 instance is terminated, AWS records the reason for the shutdown under the 'State transition reason' attribute in the instance description area of the AWS Management Console. Options C and D are incorrect because they refer to non-existent console labels. Option A is incorrect because termination details remain temporarily visible in the console interface even after the instance has ceased running.