Amazon EC2 and VPC now display related resources for all resource types

Amazon EC2 and Amazon VPC Console Enhancements

Amazon EC2, Amazon VPC, and AWS Global View now display related resources for all resource types in their consoles. Previously, only security groups had an option to view related resources. Now you can see relationships for all EC2 and VPC resource types, including EC2 instances, Amazon EBS volumes, Launch Templates, Auto Scaling groups, subnets, route tables, and more. The Related Resources tab has also been moved to the console toolbar for easier access.

This capability helps you better understand your infrastructure dependencies and troubleshoot issues more efficiently. For example, when investigating an EC2 instance issue, you can quickly view its associated EBS volumes, security groups, subnets, and route tables without navigating between multiple console pages. Network administrators can now trace connections from a subnet to its associated route tables, network ACLs, and instances, streamlining network configuration reviews and security audits.

This feature is now available in all commercial AWS Regions.

What to do

• Explore the new Related Resources tab in the console toolbar.
• Investigate EC2 instance issues more efficiently by viewing associated resources.
• Streamline network configuration reviews and security audits.

Source: AWS release notes

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