<p>The issue is with the <code>availability_zone</code> on the <code>aws_ebs_volume</code> resource. it depends on the <code>aws_instance</code>, so when Terraform destroys the EC2, it thinks that your EBS can't live without it. Even though it's an EC2 independent variable.</p>
<p>For more info check a very detailed description:
<a href="https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/30614#issuecomment-1058769588" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/30614#issuecomment-1058769588</a></p>
<p>If you have a reference to your VPC, use that. For me it's <code>module.vpc-prod.azs[0]</code></p>

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<p>I am using this template to create AWS resources.</p>
<p>My count is 2, and everything is getting created as per plan, I am attaching a 2nd EBS volume of 1 GB to both machines, which is also happening well, but the only issue is when I try to delete one EC2 instance by below cmd, both of the 2 EBS volume of 1GB are getting destroyed. I checked, and they are connected on separate instances.</p>
<pre><code>$ terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.jumpserver[1]
aws_vpc.main_vpc: Refreshing state... (ID: vpc-06b59734024ad6adc)
aws_key_pair.ProdKeypair: Refreshing state... (ID: ProdKeypair)
aws_security_group.sg_internet_facing: Refreshing state... (ID: sg-05a2739733f4f8a32)
aws_subnet.public_subnet: Refreshing state... (ID: subnet-0a8c6ea2718a44224)
aws_instance.jumpserver[1]: Refreshing state... (ID: i-05646d53baa34a988)

An execution plan has been generated and is shown below.
Resource actions are indicated with the following symbols:
  - destroy

Terraform will perform the following actions:

  - aws_ebs_volume.vol_generic_data[0]

  - aws_ebs_volume.vol_generic_data[1]

  - aws_instance.jumpserver[1]

  - aws_volume_attachment.generic_data_vol_att[0]

  - aws_volume_attachment.generic_data_vol_att[1]
</code></pre>
<p>This is the main.tf</p>
<pre><code># Define webserver inside the public subnets 
resource &quot;aws_instance&quot; &quot;jumpserver&quot; {
  count                       = &quot;${var.num_of_instances}&quot;
  ami                         = &quot;${var.ami}&quot;
  instance_type               = &quot;t2.micro&quot;
  key_name                    = &quot;${aws_key_pair.ProdKeypair.id}&quot;
  subnet_id                   = &quot;${aws_subnet.public_subnet.id}&quot;
  vpc_security_group_ids      = [&quot;${aws_security_group.sg_internet_facing.id}&quot;]
  associate_public_ip_address = true
  source_dest_check           = false
  #   user_data = &quot;${file(&quot;install.sh&quot;)}&quot;

  root_block_device = {
    volume_type           = &quot;gp2&quot;
    volume_size           =  &quot;8&quot;  
    delete_on_termination = &quot;${var.delete_on_termincation}&quot;
  }

  tags {
    Name = &quot;${format(&quot;jump-%01d&quot;,count.index+1)}&quot;
  }

  provisioner &quot;remote-exec&quot; {
    inline = [&quot;sudo apt-get  -y install python&quot;]

    connection {
      type        = &quot;ssh&quot;
      user        = &quot;ubuntu&quot;
      private_key = &quot;${file(var.private_key_path)}&quot;
    }
  }
}

resource &quot;aws_ebs_volume&quot; &quot;vol_generic_data&quot; {
  size              = &quot;1&quot;
  count             = &quot;${var.num_of_instances}&quot;
  type              = &quot;gp2&quot;
  availability_zone = &quot;${element(aws_instance.jumpserver.*.availability_zone, count.index)}&quot;

 tags = {
    Name = &quot;${format(&quot;jump-%01d&quot;,count.index+1)}&quot;
  }
}


resource &quot;aws_volume_attachment&quot; &quot;generic_data_vol_att&quot; {
  device_name = &quot;/dev/xvdf&quot;
  volume_id   = &quot;${element(aws_ebs_volume.vol_generic_data.*.id, count.index)}&quot;
  instance_id = &quot;${element(aws_instance.jumpserver.*.id, count.index)}&quot;
  count       = &quot;${var.num_of_instances}&quot;
}


# Define webserver inside the private subnet
resource &quot;aws_instance&quot; &quot;backendserver&quot; {
  ami                         = &quot;${var.ami}&quot;
  instance_type               = &quot;t2.micro&quot;
  key_name                    = &quot;${aws_key_pair.ProdKeypair.id}&quot;
  subnet_id                   = &quot;${aws_subnet.private_subnet.id}&quot;
  vpc_security_group_ids      = [&quot;${aws_security_group.sg_backend.id}&quot;]
  associate_public_ip_address = false
  source_dest_check           = false
  user_data                   = &quot;${file(&quot;install.sh&quot;)}&quot;

  tags {
    Name = &quot;backendserver&quot;
  }
}
</code></pre>

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The issue is with the `availability_zone` on the EBS resource. it depends on the aws_instance, so when terraform destroys the EC2, it thinks that your EBS can't live without it. Even though it's an EC2 independent variable.
For more info check a very detailed description: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/30614#issuecomment-1058769588
marcellsimon
<amazon-web-services><terraform>
Why are all volumes deleted when 1 EC2 instance is deleted via Terraform?
Mohammed Ali
# Why are all volumes deleted when 1 EC2 instance is deleted via Terraform?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-27)

I am using this template to create AWS resources.
My count is 2, and everything is getting created as per plan, I am attaching a 2nd EBS volume of 1 GB to both machines, which is also happening well, but the only issue is when I try to delete one EC2 instance by below cmd, both of the 2 EBS volume of 1GB are getting destroyed. I checked, and they are connected on separate instances.
$ terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.jumpserver[1]
aws_vpc.main_vpc: Refreshing state... (ID: vpc-06b59734024ad6adc)
aws_key_pair.ProdKeypair: Refreshing state... (ID: ProdKeypair)
aws_security_group.sg_internet_facing: Refreshing state... (ID: sg-05a2739733f4f8a32)
aws_subnet.public_subnet: Refreshing state... (ID: subnet-0a8c6ea2718a44224)
aws_instance.jumpserver[1]: Refreshing state... (ID: i-05646d53baa34a988)

An execution plan has been generated and is shown below.
Resource actions are indicated with the following symbols:
  - destroy

Terraform will perform the following actions:

  - aws_ebs_volume.vol_generic_data[0]

  - aws_ebs_volume.vol_generic_data[1]

  - aws_instance.jumpserver[1]

  - aws_volume_attachment.generic_data_vol_att[0]

  - aws_volume_attachment.generic_data_vol_att[1]

This is the main.tf
# Define webserver inside the public subnets 
resource "aws_instance" "jumpserver" {
  count                       = "${var.num_of_instances}"
  ami                         = "${var.ami}"
  instance_type               = "t2.micro"
  key_name                    = "${aws_key_pair.ProdKeypair.id}"
  subnet_id                   = "${aws_subnet.public_subnet.id}"
  vpc_security_group_ids      = ["${aws_security_group.sg_internet_facing.id}"]
  associate_public_ip_address = true
  source_dest_check           = false
  #   user_data = "${file("install.sh")}"

  root_block_device = {
    volume_type           = "gp2"
    volume_size           =  "8"  
    delete_on_termination = "${var.delete_on_termincation}"
  }

  tags {
    Name = "${format("jump-%01d",count.index+1)}"
  }

  provisioner "remote-exec" {
    inline = ["sudo apt-get  -y install python"]

    connection {
      type        = "ssh"
      user        = "ubuntu"
      private_key = "${file(var.private_key_path)}"
    }
  }
}

resource "aws_ebs_volume" "vol_generic_data" {
  size              = "1"
  count             = "${var.num_of_instances}"
  type              = "gp2"
  availability_zone = "${element(aws_instance.jumpserver.*.availability_zone, count.index)}"

 tags = {
    Name = "${format("jump-%01d",count.index+1)}"
  }
}


resource "aws_volume_attachment" "generic_data_vol_att" {
  device_name = "/dev/xvdf"
  volume_id   = "${element(aws_ebs_volume.vol_generic_data.*.id, count.index)}"
  instance_id = "${element(aws_instance.jumpserver.*.id, count.index)}"
  count       = "${var.num_of_instances}"
}


# Define webserver inside the private subnet
resource "aws_instance" "backendserver" {
  ami                         = "${var.ami}"
  instance_type               = "t2.micro"
  key_name                    = "${aws_key_pair.ProdKeypair.id}"
  subnet_id                   = "${aws_subnet.private_subnet.id}"
  vpc_security_group_ids      = ["${aws_security_group.sg_backend.id}"]
  associate_public_ip_address = false
  source_dest_check           = false
  user_data                   = "${file("install.sh")}"

  tags {
    Name = "backendserver"
  }
}

**Tags:** amazon-web-services, terraform

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Could you add the log? Without it, it will be hard to answer the question. Please edit the Q&A and let us know when it can be reviewed. In the mean time the question will be closed.  
> **username_2**: The issue is with the `availability_zone` on the EBS resource. it depends on the aws_instance, so when terraform destroys the EC2, it thinks that your EBS can't live without it. Even though it's an EC2 independent variable. For more info check a very detailed description: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/30614#issuecomment-1058769588  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2022-06-25. Score: 2

The issue is with the `availability_zone` on the `aws_ebs_volume` resource. it depends on the `aws_instance`, so when Terraform destroys the EC2, it thinks that your EBS can't live without it. Even though it's an EC2 independent variable.

For more info check a very detailed description:
<https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/30614#issuecomment-1058769588>

If you have a reference to your VPC, use that. For me it's `module.vpc-prod.azs[0]`


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