AWS Compute Optimizer Overview:
AWS Compute Optimizer analyzes the configuration and utilization of AWS resources, including EBS volumes, to provide cost-optimization recommendations.
Steps to Use AWS Compute Optimizer for EBS Volumes:
Enable Compute Optimizer:
Open the Compute Optimizer Console.
Enable the service for your account.
Allow Metrics Collection:
Allow sufficient time (up to 12 hours) for Compute Optimizer to gather metrics on your EBS volumes.
Review Recommendations:
Go to the Compute Optimizer dashboard.
Navigate to the EBS volume recommendations.
Review the findings for underutilized or overprovisioned volumes.
Why Other Options Are Incorrect:
A: Manually reviewing EC2 monitoring graphs is less efficient and prone to errors compared to Compute Optimizer.
B: Changing instance types to EBS-optimized without assessing performance is unnecessary and unrelated to cost optimization.
D: Installing the fio tool and benchmarking is a time-intensive, manual process that does not align with operational efficiency.
[References:, AWS Compute Optimizer Documentation, EBS Volume Optimization, , , , ]