AWS Storage Instance Store - keshavbaweja-git/guides GitHub Wiki
- Temporary block level storage for EC2 instance
- Disks are physically attached to host computer
- Temporary storage of information that changes frequently
- Size and number of instance stores available varies by instance type
- Data in an instance store persists only during the lifetime of its associated instance.
- If an instance reboots (intentionally or unintentionally), data in the instance store persists.
- However, data in the instance store is lost under the following circumstances:
- The underlying disk drive fails
- The instance stops
- The instance terminates