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A SysOps administrator is notified that an Amazon EC2 instance has stopped responding. The AWS Management Console indicates that the system checks are failing. What should the administrator do first…

The correct answer is B. Stop and then start the EC2 instance so that it can be launched on a new host. system status check -- stop and restart instance status check -- reboot https://acloud.guru/forums/aws-certified-sysops-administrator-associate/discussion/- K9I3MvysRcTvbNJHKLj/status_checks

Submitted by deeparc· Mar 30, 2026Compute - Amazon EC2

Question

A SysOps administrator is notified that an Amazon EC2 instance has stopped responding. The AWS Management Console indicates that the system checks are failing. What should the administrator do first to resolve this issue?

Options

  • AReboot the EC2 instance so it can be launched on a new host.
  • BStop and then start the EC2 instance so that it can be launched on a new host.
  • CTerminate the EC2 instance and relaunch it.
  • DView the AWS CloudTrail log to investigate what changed on the EC2 instance.

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    81% (30)
  • C
    11% (4)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

system status check -- stop and restart instance status check -- reboot https://acloud.guru/forums/aws-certified-sysops-administrator-associate/discussion/- K9I3MvysRcTvbNJHKLj/status_checks

Topics

#EC2 system status checks#instance troubleshooting#host recovery

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