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SOA-C02 · Question #255

A SysOps administrator is attempting to deploy resources by using an AWS CloudFormation template. An Amazon EC2 instance that is defined in the template fails to launch and produces an…

The correct answer is B. Modify the AWS CloudFormation template to not specify an Availability Zone for the EC2 C. Modify the AWS CloudFormation template to use a different EC2 instance type. If you're launching an instance, submit a new request without specifying an Availability Zone. If you're launching an instance, submit a new request using a different instance type (which you can resize at a later stage). For more information, see Change the instance type…

Submitted by naveen.iyer· Mar 30, 2026Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation

Question

A SysOps administrator is attempting to deploy resources by using an AWS CloudFormation template. An Amazon EC2 instance that is defined in the template fails to launch and produces an InsufficientInstanceCapacity error. Which actions should the SysOps administrator take to resolve this error? (Choose two.)

Options

  • ACreate a separate AWS CloudFormation template for the EC2 instance.
  • BModify the AWS CloudFormation template to not specify an Availability Zone for the EC2
  • CModify the AWS CloudFormation template to use a different EC2 instance type.
  • DUse a different Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for the EC2 instance.
  • EUse the AWS CLI's validate-template command before creating a stack from the template.

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    79% (27)
  • D
    3% (1)
  • E
    12% (4)

Explanation

If you're launching an instance, submit a new request without specifying an Availability Zone. If you're launching an instance, submit a new request using a different instance type (which you can resize at a later stage). For more information, see Change the instance type. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/troubleshooting- launch.html#troubleshooting-launch-capacity

Topics

#CloudFormation#InsufficientInstanceCapacity#Availability Zone#instance type

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