What is the difference between an instance and a server AWS?

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A Server is either manually or automatically launched. RightScale makes an API request to the cloud provider on your behalf (using your cloud credentials) to launch a new instance. An instance will be provisioned to you based upon how you defined the Server above.

What is the difference between instance and server?

A server is a (physical or virtual) machine hosting SQL Server software. An instance is a collection of SQL Server databases run by a single SQL Server service, ahem, instance. You can view each separate instance you're running in your service console. Each instance can be started or stopped individually.

Is an instance a server in AWS?

An Amazon EC2 instance is a virtual server in Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) for running applications on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure.

Does instance mean server?

An instance is a single copy of the software running on a single physical or virtual server. If you run two copies of the software on the same physical or virtual server, that counts as two instances.

What is an instance in AWS?

An instance is a virtual server in the AWS Cloud. With Amazon EC2, you can set up and configure the operating system and applications that run on your instance. When you sign up for AWS, you can get started with Amazon EC2 using the AWS Free Tier .

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