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[20.09] amazonImage: Upload disks as GP3 for cheaper & faster IO #109028

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GP3 is always faster and cheaper than GP2, so sticking to GP2 is
leaving money on the table.

https://cloudwiry.com/ebs-gp3-vs-gp2-pricing-comparison/
(cherry picked from commit 98eca2c)

Backport of #109027

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  • Tested using sandboxing (nix.useSandbox on NixOS, or option sandbox in nix.conf on non-NixOS linux)
  • Built on platform(s)
    • NixOS
    • macOS
    • other Linux distributions
  • Tested via one or more NixOS test(s) if existing and applicable for the change (look inside nixos/tests)
  • Tested compilation of all pkgs that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review wip"
  • Tested execution of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
  • Determined the impact on package closure size (by running nix path-info -S before and after)
  • Ensured that relevant documentation is up to date
  • Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

GP3 is always faster and cheaper than GP2, so sticking to GP2 is
leaving money on the table.

https://cloudwiry.com/ebs-gp3-vs-gp2-pricing-comparison/
(cherry picked from commit 98eca2c)
@grahamc grahamc changed the title amazonImage: Upload disks as GP3 for cheaper & faster IO [20.09] amazonImage: Upload disks as GP3 for cheaper & faster IO Jan 11, 2021
@grahamc grahamc merged commit b5e9f8b into NixOS:release-20.09 Jan 11, 2021
@grahamc grahamc deleted the 20.09-gp3 branch January 11, 2021 19:16
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