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To ensure that none of your AWS EC2 Reserved Instance purchases are pending.

Risk Level

Low

Address

Cost Optimisation

Compliance Standards

CBP

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

Here are the step-by-step instructions to remediate the misconfiguration “EC2 Reserved Instances Should Not Have Payment Pending” for AWS using the AWS console:

  1. Log in to your AWS Management Console.

  2. Navigate to the EC2 Dashboard.

  3. Click on the “Reserved Instances” option from the left-hand side menu.

  4. In the Reserved Instances page, filter the results by selecting “Payment Pending” from the “Payment Status” dropdown.

  5. Select the Reserved Instance that has the “Payment Pending” status.

  6. Click on the “Actions” button at the top of the page and select “Modify Reserved Instances”.

  7. In the “Modify Reserved Instances” page, select the correct payment option and click on “Purchase”.

  8. Once the payment is completed, the Reserved Instance will be available for use.

  9. Verify that the Reserved Instance payment status has been updated to “Active” by checking the “Payment Status” column in the Reserved Instances page.

By following these steps, you can remediate the misconfiguration “EC2 Reserved Instances Should Not Have Payment Pending” for AWS using the AWS console.

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