AWS Systems Manager (SMS) Flashcards
Will Systems Manager work for on-prem?
Yes
Will Systems Manager work for Windows?
Yes
Will Systems Manager work for Linux?
Yes
How will Systems Manager enable control over you EC2 instances?
Each EC2 instances has an agent that has too be installed.
What is the cost of using EC2 systems manager?
Zero, no cost.
How can you see changes in system manager, like I need to audit the changes to system manager?
You use AWS Trail.
How can I perform access management of system manager?
You can use AWS IAM.
What are System Managers capabilities?
- Run Command
- State Manager
- Inventory
- Maintenance windows
- Patch manager
- Automation
- Parameter Store
What are the System Manager documents?
They document with a set of command that
How is the Systems Manager carrying out tasks on EC2?
Using an agent installed on the EC2 instance.
What networking do I need to enable Systems Manager to work?
Systems manager used two methods for networking,
- Use the VPU internet gateway (public internet access)
- Use a VPC endpoint
What do you need for SSM to be able to access resources such as EC2?
You need a role attached to the resource (EC2) to give it access to SSM, a role like AWSEC2RoleForSSM.
How can I manage my inventory of both my on-prem, AWS and Azure?
Use SSM, you install an agent and any VM and it will send its inventory to Systems Manager (SSM)
Where do instances appear in SSM?
They are visible in Managed Instances where you can see the instances thet are seen by SSM.
What do I need ot add a server to SSM?
You need to install the SSM agent and have internet or endpoint access, for on-prem you need internet access.
