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Exploring Creation of Different EBS Storage Types

  • Hafeez Baig |
  • 11 steps |
  • 59 seconds
  • Amazon Web ServicesAmazon Web Services
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Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>
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Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice
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Type **EC2** in the search bar and click on **EC2** to view the EC2 Dashboard
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**What is EC2 in AWS?** EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is a core web service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables users to rent virtual servers in the cloud. These virtual servers, known as instances, allow users to run applications and services without the need to invest in physical hardware.
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On the EC2 dashboard click on **Volumes** from the left bar to view the Volumes dashboard
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**What are Volumes in EC2?** In Amazon EC2, volumes refer to virtual storage devices that can be attached to EC2 instances to provide persistent block storage. These volumes, often implemented using Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), allow users to store data independently from the EC2 instance's lifecycle.
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Click on the **Create volume** button from the top right of the page to create a volume
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**Create volume** wizard will open, select the **General Purpose SSD (gp3)** from the Volume type dropdown
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**What is General Purpose SSD (gp3) in Volumes?** - General Purpose SSD (gp3) is a type of Elastic Block Store (EBS) volume offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) as part of Amazon EC2's storage options. gp3 volumes are designed to provide cost-effective, low-latency storage for a wide range of workloads. - The minimum size is 1 GiB (gibibyte) and the maximum size is 16,384 GiB. These size limits offer flexibility for users to provision storage capacity based on their specific workload requirements, ensuring they have the necessary storage resources to support their applications while optimizing costs.
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On the **Create volume** wizard, select the **Cold HDD (sc1)** from the Volume type dropdown
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**What is Cold HDD (sc1) in Volumes?** - Cold HDD (sc1) is a type of Elastic Block Store (EBS) volume provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Amazon EC2 instances. It is designed to offer low-cost, high-throughput storage for workloads that require infrequent access to data and can tolerate longer latency times. - The minimum size is 125 GiB (gibibyte) and the maximum size is 16,384 GiB. These size limits offer flexibility for users to provision storage capacity based on their specific workload requirements, ensuring they have the necessary storage resources while optimizing costs for workloads with infrequent access to data.
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On the **Create volume** wizard, select the **Throughput Optimized HDD (st1)** from the Volume type dropdown
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**What is Throughput Optimized HDD (st1) in Volumes?** - Throughput Optimized HDD (st1) is a type of Elastic Block Store (EBS) volume provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Amazon EC2 instances. It is designed to offer low-cost, high-throughput storage for workloads that require frequent access to large datasets and can benefit from sequential read and write operations. - The minimum size is 125 GiB (gibibyte) and the maximum size is 16,384 GiB. These size limits offer flexibility for users to provision storage capacity based on their specific workload requirements, ensuring they have the necessary storage resources while optimizing costs for workloads that require frequent access to large datasets and can benefit from high-throughput performance.
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To view the Different storage types of Instances, click on the **Instance Types** from the left bar
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**What is Instance Types in EC2?** Instance types in Amazon EC2 refer to the various configurations of virtual servers that users can choose from to run their applications and workloads in the cloud. Each instance type is optimized for specific use cases, offering different combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources to meet diverse workload requirements.
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**Instance type** wizard will open, search for **Storage type = SSD** and click on it to view the SSD Instance types
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On the **Instance type** wizard, search for **Storage type = HDD** and click on it to view the HDD Instance types
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On the **Instance type** wizard, search for **Storage type = -** and click on it to view both SSD and HDD Instance types
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In conclusion, we explored the different Elastic Block Store (EBS) volume types available in Amazon EC2: General Purpose SSD, Provisioned IOPS SSD, Cold HDD, and Throughput Optimized HDD. We learned how to choose the appropriate volume type based on performance and storage requirements, and checked instance type compatibility for EBS volume types. Overall, we gained insights into optimizing performance and storage for EC2 instances with the right EBS volume type selection.
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Congratulations on completing the lab and exploring the creation of different EBS storage types! Well done!