EC2 EBS Volume & Snapshot Failure Diagnostics
Data strictly extracted from official AWS troubleshooting documentation. Click the symptom below to get the targeted CLI remediation commands.
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Quick Reference Table
| # | Scenario | Key Error Signal | Primary Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instance Hung — NMI Required | kernel.unknown_nmi_panic=1 pre-configured | aws ec2 send-diagnostic-interrupt --instance-id <id> |
| 2 | EBS Volume Stuck in busy | "State": "busy" on detach | sudo umount -d /dev/sdh before detaching |
| 3 | Snapshot Creation Limit | ConcurrentSnapshotLimitExceeded | Wait for pending snapshots to complete (hard limit: 1 for st1/sc1, 5 for others) |
| 4 | Snapshot Copy Region Quota | ResourceLimitExceeded | Wait or request quota increase (hard limit: 20 concurrent copies per region) |
| 5 | Fast Snapshot Restore Capacity | Server.InsufficientCapacity | Retry in alternate AZ or wait for capacity to free up |