Amazon EC2 Instances Stopped

This Recommendation identifies Amazon EC2 instances that are currently stopped and may be candidates for termination to reduce costs.

Overview

AWS Trusted Advisor monitors your EC2 instances and identifies those that are in a stopped state. While stopped instances don't incur compute charges, they may still have associated costs from EBS volumes, Elastic IP addresses, and other resources that continue to be billed.

What it identifies

• EC2 instances that are currently stopped
• Instances that have been stopped for extended periods
• Associated resources that may still be incurring costs
• Opportunities to terminate unused stopped instances
• Cost optimization recommendations from AWS Trusted Advisor

Key features

• Uses AWS Trusted Advisor's c18d2gz150 check for stopped EC2 instances
• Leverages Trusted Advisor's cost estimates and recommendations
• Provides dynamic titles with specific actions
• Covers all EC2 instance types and regions
• Instance-level recommendations for targeted optimization

Cost impact

While stopped instances don't incur compute charges, they may still have associated costs from:

• EBS volumes (storage costs)
• Elastic IP addresses (if not attached to running instances)
• Data transfer costs
• Other associated resources

Terminating unused stopped instances can eliminate these ongoing costs.

Recommended actions

• Review stopped instances to determine if they are still needed
• Check for associated EBS volumes and other resources
• Consider terminating instances that are no longer required
• Verify no critical data will be lost before termination
• Use this as an opportunity to clean up unused resources