Starting today, AWS EC2 allows customers to skip the graceful operating system (OS) shutdown during an instance stop or terminate operation.
Previously, EC2 would attempt a graceful shutdown of the OS, which could introduce delays in high-availability environments. With this update, customers can now:
✅ Accelerate failovers and recovery in HA clusters
✅ Reduce downtime when instance data isn't critical
✅ Skip OS shutdown gracefully via CLI or EC2 Console
This is especially useful for applications with stateless workloads or replicated data where stopping gracefully isn’t essential.
🗺️ Available across all commercial AWS regions and GovCloud.
📖 Learn more:
👉 StopInstances
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-stop-methods.html
👉 TerminateInstances
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-terminate-methods.html
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