How do we quiesce an AWS instance to perform an uninterrupted operating system upgrade in-place, like from Microsoft Server 2012R2 to 2019, which can be easily done on other virtualized platforms, like VMware?
We have a problem in our upgrades in Windows Server where the install backs out at 90%. AWS has looked and claims the install is being interrupted. VMware has long had the “quiesce” option to prevent this very issue, so where is Amazon’s solution?
Short of stopping every service possible, we don’t see an easy solution beyond new builds.