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How to move reserved instance to a new instance

I am currently running an instance on a reserved instance.

That instance now I dont want to use but I want to still not lose that instance. Just shutdown.

How can I move the reserved instance that I paid long term to a newly created instance ?

Thanks.

Solution

  • From docs:

    Reserved Instances are not physical instances, but rather a billing discount that is applied to the running On-Demand Instances in your account. The On-Demand Instances must match certain specifications of the Reserved Instances in order to benefit from the billing discount.

    So you can terminate your current instance and if the new one match with your reserve (instance type, region, etc) then the reserve is applied automatically.