EC2 Launch Configuration & Launch Templates Flashcards
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What is an EC2 Launch Configuration?
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A launch configuration is a template that an Auto Scaling group uses to launch EC2 instances. It includes instance type, AMI ID, key pair, security groups, and associated block storage.
Example sentence: The EC2 Launch Configuration specifies the parameters for launching new instances in the Auto Scaling group.
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What is an EC2 Launch Template?
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Launch templates provide a more advanced and flexible way than launch configurations to define settings to launch EC2 instances. They allow versioning and can specify parameters like instance type, AMI, key pair, network settings, and security groups.
Additional information: Launch templates offer more customization options compared to launch configurations.
