Enable hibernation for an Amazon EC2 instance - Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
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Enable hibernation for an Amazon EC2 instance

To hibernate an instance, you must first enable it for hibernation while launching the instance.

Important

You can't enable or disable hibernation for an instance after you launch it.

Enable hibernation for On-Demand Instances

Use one the following methods to enable hibernation for your On-Demand Instances.

New console
To enable hibernation for an On-Demand Instance

  1. Follow the procedure to launch an instance, but don't launch the instance until you've completed the following steps to enable hibernation.

  2. To enable hibernation, configure the following fields in the launch instance wizard:

    1. Under Application and OS Images (Amazon Machine Image), select an AMI that supports hibernation. For more information, see AMIs.

    2. Under Instance type, select a supported instance type. For more information, see Instance families.

    3. Under Configure storage, choose Advanced (at the right), and specify the following information for the root volume:

      • For Size (GiB), enter the EBS root volume size. The volume must be large enough to store the RAM contents and accommodate your expected usage.

      • For Volume type, select a supported EBS volume type: General Purpose SSD (gp2 and gp3) or Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1 and io2).

      • For Encrypted, choose Yes. If you enabled encryption by default in this AWS Region, Yes is selected.

      • For KMS key, select the encryption key for the volume. If you enabled encryption by default in this AWS Region, the default encryption key is selected.

      For more information about the prerequisites for the root volume, see Prerequisites for Amazon EC2 instance hibernation.

    4. Expand Advanced details, and for Stop - Hibernate behavior, choose Enable.

  3. In the Summary panel, review your instance configuration, and then choose Launch instance. For more information, see Launch an instance using the new launch instance wizard.

Old console
To enable hibernation for an On-Demand Instance

  1. Follow the Launch an instance using the old launch instance wizard procedure.

  2. On the Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) page, select an AMI that supports hibernation. For more information about supported AMIs, see Prerequisites for Amazon EC2 instance hibernation.

  3. On the Choose an Instance Type page, select a supported instance type, and choose Next: Configure Instance Details. For information about supported instance types, see Prerequisites for Amazon EC2 instance hibernation.

  4. On the Configure Instance Details page, for Stop - Hibernate Behavior, select the Enable hibernation as an additional stop behavior check box.

  5. On the Add Storage page, for the root volume, specify the following information:

    • For Size (GiB), enter the EBS root volume size. The volume must be large enough to store the RAM contents and accommodate your expected usage.

    • For Volume Type, select a supported EBS volume type, General Purpose SSD (gp2 and gp3) or Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1 and io2).

    • For Encryption, select the encryption key for the volume. If you enabled encryption by default in this AWS Region, the default encryption key is selected.

    For more information about the prerequisites for the root volume, see Prerequisites for Amazon EC2 instance hibernation.

  6. Continue as prompted by the wizard. When you've finished reviewing your options on the Review Instance Launch page, choose Launch. For more information, see Launch an instance using the old launch instance wizard.

AWS CLI
To enable hibernation for an On-Demand Instance

Use the run-instances command to launch an instance. Specify the EBS root volume parameters using the --block-device-mappings file://mapping.json parameter, and enable hibernation using the --hibernation-options Configured=true parameter.

aws ec2 run-instances \
    --image-id ami-0abcdef1234567890 \
    --instance-type m5.large \
    --block-device-mappings file://mapping.json \
    --hibernation-options Configured=true \
    --count 1 \
    --key-name MyKeyPair

Specify the following in mapping.json.

[
    {
        "DeviceName": "/dev/xvda",
        "Ebs": {
            "VolumeSize": 30,
            "VolumeType": "gp2",
            "Encrypted": true
        }
    }
]
Note

The value for DeviceName must match the root device name that's associated with the AMI. To find the root device name, use the describe-images command.

aws ec2 describe-images --image-id ami-0abcdef1234567890

If you enabled encryption by default in this AWS Region, you can omit "Encrypted": true.

PowerShell
To enable hibernation for an On-Demand Instance using the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell

Use the New-EC2Instance command to launch an instance. Specify the EBS root volume by first defining the block device mapping, and then adding it to the command using the -BlockDeviceMappings parameter. Enable hibernation using the -HibernationOptions_Configured $true parameter.

PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt = New-Object Amazon.EC2.Model.BlockDeviceMapping
PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt.DeviceName = "/dev/xvda"
PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt.Ebs = New-Object Amazon.EC2.Model.EbsBlockDevice
PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt.Ebs.VolumeSize = 30
PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt.Ebs.VolumeType = "gp2"
PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt.Ebs.Encrypted = $true

PS C:\> New-EC2Instance `
             -ImageId ami-0abcdef1234567890 `
             -InstanceType m5.large `
             -BlockDeviceMappings $ebs_encrypt `
             -HibernationOptions_Configured $true `
             -MinCount 1 `
             -MaxCount 1 `
             -KeyName MyKeyPair
Note

The value for DeviceName must match the root device name associated with the AMI. To find the root device name, use the Get-EC2Image command.

Get-EC2Image -ImageId ami-0abcdef1234567890

If you enabled encryption by default in this AWS Region, you can omit Encrypted = $true from the block device mapping.

Enable hibernation for Spot Instances

Use one of the following methods to enable hibernation for your Spot Instances. For more information about hibernating a Spot Instance on interruption, see Spot Instance interruptions.

Console

You can use the launch instance wizard in the Amazon EC2 console to enable hibernation for a Spot Instance.

To enable hibernation for a Spot Instance

  1. Follow the procedure to request a Spot Instance using the launch instance wizard, but don't launch the instance until you've completed the following steps to enable hibernation.

  2. To enable hibernation, configure the following fields in the launch instance wizard:

    1. Under Application and OS Images (Amazon Machine Image), select an AMI that supports hibernation. For more information, see AMIs.

    2. Under Instance type, select a supported instance type. For more information, see Instance families.

    3. Under Configure storage, choose Advanced (at the right), and specify the following information for the root volume:

      • For Size (GiB), enter the EBS root volume size. The volume must be large enough to store the RAM contents and accommodate your expected usage.

      • For Volume type, select a supported EBS volume type: General Purpose SSD (gp2 and gp3) or Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1 and io2).

      • For Encrypted, choose Yes. If you enabled encryption by default in this AWS Region, Yes is selected.

      • For KMS key, select the encryption key for the volume. If you enabled encryption by default in this AWS Region, the default encryption key is selected.

      For more information about the prerequisites for the root volume, see Prerequisites for Amazon EC2 instance hibernation.

    4. Expand Advanced details, and, in addition to the fields for configuring a Spot Instance, do the following:

      1. For Request type, choose Persistent.

      2. For Interruption behavior, choose Hibernate. Alternatively, for Stop - Hibernate behavior, choose Enable. Both fields enable hibernation on your Spot Instance. You need only configure one of them.

  3. In the Summary panel, review your instance configuration, and then choose Launch instance. For more information, see Launch an instance using the new launch instance wizard.

AWS CLI

You can enable hibernation for a Spot Instance using the run-instances AWS CLI command.

To enable hibernation for a Spot Instance using the hibernation-options parameter

Use the run-instances command to request a Spot Instance. Specify the EBS root volume parameters using the --block-device-mappings file://mapping.json parameter, and enable hibernation using the --hibernation-options Configured=true parameter. The Spot request type (SpotInstanceType) must be persistent.

aws ec2 run-instances \
    --image-id ami-0abcdef1234567890 \
    --instance-type c4.xlarge \
    --block-device-mappings file://mapping.json \
    --hibernation-options Configured=true \
    --count 1 \
    --key-name MyKeyPair
    --instance-market-options
        {
           "MarketType":"spot",
           "SpotOptions":{
              "MaxPrice":"1",
              "SpotInstanceType":"persistent"
            }
        }

Specify the EBS root volume parameters in mapping.json as follows.

[
    {
        "DeviceName": "/dev/xvda",
        "Ebs": {
            "VolumeSize": 30,
            "VolumeType": "gp2",
            "Encrypted": true
        }
    }
]
Note

The value for DeviceName must match the root device name that's associated with the AMI. To find the root device name, use the describe-images command.

aws ec2 describe-images --image-id ami-0abcdef1234567890

If you enabled encryption by default in this AWS Region, you can omit "Encrypted": true.

PowerShell
To enable hibernation for a Spot Instance using the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell

Use the New-EC2Instance command to request a Spot Instance. Specify the EBS root volume by first defining the block device mapping, and then adding it to the command using the -BlockDeviceMappings parameter. Enable hibernation using the -HibernationOptions_Configured $true parameter.

PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt = New-Object Amazon.EC2.Model.BlockDeviceMapping
PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt.DeviceName = "/dev/xvda"
PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt.Ebs = New-Object Amazon.EC2.Model.EbsBlockDevice
PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt.Ebs.VolumeSize = 30
PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt.Ebs.VolumeType = "gp2"
PS C:\> $ebs_encrypt.Ebs.Encrypted = $true

PS C:\> New-EC2Instance `
             -ImageId ami-0abcdef1234567890 `
             -InstanceType m5.large `
             -BlockDeviceMappings $ebs_encrypt `
             -HibernationOptions_Configured $true `
             -MinCount 1 `
             -MaxCount 1 `
             -KeyName MyKeyPair `
             -InstanceMarketOption @(
                   MarketType = spot;
                   SpotOptions @{
                   MaxPrice = 1;
                   SpotInstanceType = persistent}
                )
Note

The value for DeviceName must match the root device name associated with the AMI. To find the root device name, use the Get-EC2Image command.

Get-EC2Image -ImageId ami-0abcdef1234567890

If you enabled encryption by default in this AWS Region, you can omit Encrypted = $true from the block device mapping.

There are several ways in which you can enable hibernation for a Spot Instance. For more information, see Specify the interruption behavior.

View if an instance is enabled for hibernation

Use the following instructions to view whether an instance is enabled for hibernation.

Console
To view if an instance is enabled for hibernation

  1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Instances.

  3. Select the instance and, on the Details tab, in the Instance details section, inspect Stop-hibernate behavior. Enabled indicates that the instance is enabled for hibernation.

AWS CLI
To view if an instance is enabled for hibernation

Use the describe-instances command and specify the --filters "Name=hibernation-options.configured,Values=true" parameter to filter instances that are enabled for hibernation.

aws ec2 describe-instances \
    --filters "Name=hibernation-options.configured,Values=true"

The following field in the output indicates that the instance is enabled for hibernation.

"HibernationOptions": {
    "Configured": true
}
PowerShell
To view if an instance is enabled for hibernation using the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell

Use the Get-EC2Instance command and specify the -Filter @{ Name="hibernation-options.configured"; Value="true"} parameter to filter instances that are enabled for hibernation.

(Get-EC2Instance -Filter @{Name="hibernation-options.configured"; Value="true"}).Instances

The output lists the EC2 instances that are enabled for hibernation.