This question is more theoretical. I am studying to certify in AWS, I am reading for the second time the certified solutions architect study guide of aws and it is not clear to me what is the use that can be given to an ENI, I understand that they are used to connect a VPC with other services. Could someone give me an explanation "for dummies" and some examples of use? Thank you.
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1see Why do 'some examples' and 'list of things' questions get closed?– gnatNov 14, 2019 at 17:31
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2I recommend creating an AWS account and playing with the features of EC2 (including ENI) to become familiar with them. Reading a book will only get you so far.– Dan WilsonNov 14, 2019 at 21:24
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ENI is a network interface, which embodies some configuration, which can include IP addresses, an elastic IP (EIP), various security groups (firewall rules), a MAC address, a source/destination check flag, and a description. An EIN can be attached to an EC2 instance (a virtual server); the server that it is attached to can change over time.
This allows you to have a long-lived ENI that over its lifetime may be attached to many short-lived servers. We have ENIs that have not changed for years that are attached to EC2 instances that are replaced every couple of weeks.
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but then you have 2 private ip attached to the the EC2 , how will you make sure to use the IP of ENI (eth1) and not eth0– ETL_DevsApr 25, 2020 at 14:47
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In this scenario, the EIP (that is associated with the ENI) is often used as the public IP for the "service" (which is provided by the EC2 instance that the ENI is currently associated to). There is usually no need to ensure that traffic goes through any particular network interface.– RobApr 25, 2020 at 17:39