Amazon EBS · Finder + automated fixer
EBS GP3 to ST1 Migration
gp3st1
Migrates GP3 volumes to ST1 HDD for ~44% cost savings. Analyzes CloudWatch metrics for compatibility.
What happens, in order.
Finder · read-only
Finds the opportunity
Scans your connected accounts with a read-only role. It can see resource metadata and usage; it can’t change anything.
You
Approve in Recommendations
It appears in your Recommendations view with what it would save. Approve the resources you choose. Nothing has changed yet.
Fixer
Runs in your account
The fixer runs as an AWS Systems Manager Automation runbook in your AWS account, and acts only on the resources you approved.
Record
Logs the execution
The Systems Manager execution is logged, so every change can be audited.
Finder role
Read-only. It can see resource metadata and usage. It can’t change anything.
Fixer role
A separate, minimal role that acts only on the resources you approved, through AWS Systems Manager.
See whether this one applies to your account.
A free savings assessment reports which fixers can be applied to your environment. Results typically within 24 hours.