Systems_Manager.md

Systems Management with AWS Systems Manager

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• Useful Links:

  • What is AWS Systems Manager
  • AWS Systems Manager FAQs
  • AWS Systems Manager hybrid activations
  • AWS Systems Manager Automation
  • AWS Systems Manager Run Command
  • AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager

• Exam Tips:

  • Activations for on-premise and the agent installed.
  • SSM agent and enough permissions for EC2.
  • Automation:
    • Uses roles for its permissions.
  • State manager:
    • Apply a desired state to managed resources.
  • If you used SSM to reset passwords, you'll need the proper KMS permissions attached to the instance role.
  • You can use a KMS key to encrypt sessions.