GIS-AWS Cloud Genomics Workshop > Terminate EC2 instance & Save Volume snapshot > b. Detach the additional EBS Volume
b. Detach the additional EBS Volume
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In the AWS Management Console search bar, type EC2.
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In the left Navigation pane click on Instances under the Instances section.
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Select your EC2 Instance and in the Instance Details pane below, select Storage to view the Block Devices and then click on the Volume ID of your additional EBS Volume attached previously (e.g. /dev/sdh; the device name may be different in your case).
This will open the Volumes page showing the specific Volume details.
- Click on the Actions button and further click on Detach Volume to detach the volume from the EC2 Instance.
- In the Detach Volume dialog box, click Detach; the volume will now be detached and in a few moments the Status of the volume will change to available, indicating that it could be attached to another instance if required.
