Prerequisites for Patching Servers in Hybrid Environment
Question
Your company has a hybrid environment with on-premises servers and servers hosted in the AWS cloud.
They are planning to use the Systems Manager for patching servers.
Which of the following is a pre-requisite for this to work?
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A. B. C. D.Answer: B.
Option A is incorrect since it is unnecessary for on-premises servers to run on Hyper-V.
Option B is correct because you need to ensure that an IAM service role is created for allowing the on-premises servers to communicate with the AWS Systems Manager.
Options C is incorrect because an IAM role is required instead of an IAM user.
Options D is incorrect because creating an IAM group would NOT be a necessary requirement for the Systems Manager to work in a hybrid environment.
For more information on the Systems Manager Hybrid Environment using IAM Role, kindly refer to the below URL:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-service-role.htmlThe correct answer is B. Ensure that an IAM service role is created.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Systems Manager is a service that helps in managing EC2 instances, on-premises servers, and virtual machines (VMs) from a central place. With Systems Manager, you can automate the process of patching your servers, which helps in ensuring that your servers are up-to-date with the latest security patches and software updates.
To use Systems Manager for patching on-premises servers, you need to install the Systems Manager Agent on those servers. The Systems Manager Agent is a software component that runs on your servers and communicates with the Systems Manager service.
To install the Systems Manager Agent on your on-premises servers, you need to create an IAM service role that allows the Systems Manager service to access the on-premises servers. This role is used to define the permissions required by Systems Manager to manage your servers.
Therefore, the correct pre-requisite for using Systems Manager for patching servers in a hybrid environment is to ensure that an IAM service role is created.
Option A is incorrect as there is no requirement for on-premises servers to run on Hyper-V to use Systems Manager. Option C is incorrect as creating an IAM user for on-premises servers is not a pre-requisite for using Systems Manager. Option D is incorrect as creating an IAM group for on-premises servers is also not a pre-requisite for using Systems Manager.
