[archgoon]

So I was pleasantly surprised to discover that for the last several years, spot instances have provided a mechanism that give you 2 minutes notice prior to shutdown:

http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-inte...

Learn something new everyday. :)

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ec2-spot-instance-termi...

[bdcravens]

See my top-level comment - you can now set "shutdown" behavior to stop instead of terminate (though 2-minute notice still useful)