# EC2 and VPC consoles now show related resources for every resource type

Hi, it's Shiichan! This update makes it easier to answer "what is this connected to?" in the console.

## What was announced?

AWS What's New says the Amazon EC2, Amazon VPC and AWS Global View consoles now display related resources for all resource types.

## The story so far

Previously, only security groups had an option to view related resources.

## What changes

You can now see relationships for all EC2 and VPC resource types, including:

- EC2 instances
- Amazon EBS volumes
- Launch Templates
- Auto Scaling groups
- Subnets
- Route tables

The list continues beyond these, so more types are covered. The Related Resources tab has also moved to the console toolbar for easier access.

## Dive Deep

The announcement gives these examples:

- When investigating an EC2 instance issue, you can view its associated EBS volumes, security groups, subnets and route tables without navigating between multiple console pages
- Network administrators can trace connections from a subnet to its route tables, network ACLs and instances, streamlining configuration reviews and security audits

It's available in all commercial AWS Regions.

## Wrap-up

- Related resources go from security groups only to every EC2 and VPC resource type
- The Related Resources tab moves to the toolbar
- Less page-hopping when troubleshooting or reviewing configuration
- Available in all commercial AWS Regions

This is for ops folks who often investigate incidents or audit networks!