What will happen in this case?

A user is trying to launch a similar EC2 instance from an existing instance with the option “Launch More like this”. The AMI of the selected instance is deleted.

What will happen in this case?
A . AWS does not need an AMI for the “Launch more like this” option
B . AWS will launch the instance but will not create a new AMI
C . AWS will create a new AMI and launch the instance
D . AWS will throw an error saying that the AMI is deregistered

Answer: D

Explanation:

If the user has deregistered the AMI of an EC2 instance and is trying to launch a similar instance with the option “Launch more like this”, AWS will throw an error saying that the AMI is deregistered or not available.

Reference: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/launching-instance.html