AWS documentation for: EC2 “Launch more like this”

Question

I have a running EC2 instance. I would like to know all about cloning, starting with the obvious feature:

Right-click on the instance and find \"Launch More Like

Answer 1

Even though this question has an accepted answer I am pasting the details straight from the AWS doc. The following configuration details are copied from the selected instance into the launch wizard:

• AMI ID

• Instance type

• Availability Zone, or the VPC and subnet in which the selected instance is located

• Public IPv4 address. If the selected instance currently has a public IPv4 address, the new instance receives a public IPv4 address - regardless of the selected instance's default public IPv4 address setting. For more information about public IPv4 addresses, see Public IPv4 addresses and external DNS hostnames.

• Placement group, if applicable

• IAM role associated with the instance, if applicable

• Shutdown behavior setting (stop or terminate)

• Termination protection setting (true or false)

• CloudWatch monitoring (enabled or disabled)

• Amazon EBS-optimization setting (true or false)

• Tenancy setting, if launching into a VPC (shared or dedicated)

• Kernel ID and RAM disk ID, if applicable

• User data, if specified

• Tags associated with the instance, if applicable

• Security groups associated with the instance

The following configuration details are not copied from your selected instance; instead, the wizard applies their default settings or behavior:

• Number of network interfaces: The default is one network interface, which is the primary network interface (eth0).

• Storage: The default storage configuration is determined by the AMI and the instance type

NOTE

The Launch More Like This wizard option does not clone your selected instance; it only replicates some configuration details. To create a copy of your instance, first create an AMI from it, then launch more instances from the AMI.