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Day 10 Of Cloud with AWS: Enable Stop Protection for an EC2 Instance

Day 10 Of Cloud with AWS: Enable Stop Protection for an EC2 Instance

#100DaysOfCloud challenge using AWS

In today's task: Enable Stop Protection for the EC2 instance named.

Steps followed:


Step 1: Retrieve AWS Credentials

  1. Log in to the aws-client host.
  2. Run the following command:
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showcreds
  1. Copy the displayed:
  • AWS Access Key
  • AWS Secret Key
  • Region information
Use these credentials to log in if required.

Step 2: Open AWS Console

  1. Log in to the AWS Management Console.
  2. Ensure the selected region is:
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us-east-1
You can verify this from the top-right corner of the console.

Step 3: Open EC2 Dashboard

  1. Search for EC2 in the AWS services search bar.
  2. Open the EC2 Dashboard.

Step 4: Locate the Instance

  1. In the left navigation pane, click Instances.
  2. Search for:
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xfusion-ec2
  1. Select the instance.

Step 5: Enable Stop Protection

  1. With the instance selected, click:
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Actions
  1. Navigate to:
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Instance settings
  1. Click:
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Change stop protection
  1. Enable:
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Enable stop protection
  1. Click Save.

What is Stop Protection?

Stop protection prevents users from accidentally stopping an EC2 instance.
When enabled:
  • The instance cannot be stopped from the AWS Console, CLI, or API unless stop protection is disabled first.
  • It helps protect critical production workloads from accidental downtime.
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