Update instance type of EC2 running SQL server

Question

A customer is running SQL Server Standard 2012 on an i2.xlarge instance.  He wants to upgrade to i3.xlarge and SQL Server Standard 2017.

Are there any issues with SQL server and changing the instance type?  
Things like SQL expecting certain processor types or numbers?

IS this the correct steps for the upgrade?

1. Stop the instance
2. change the instance type to i3.xlarge
3. start the instance
4. upgrade sql server to 2017

Answer

AWS has also created System Manager Automation workflows to assist with the upgrade of SQL Server, the below documentation will provide more information: 
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager-automation-runbooks/latest/userguide/automation-awsec2-CloneInstanceAndUpgradeSQLServer.html

Update instance type of EC2 running SQL server

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