AWS EC2 Image Builder

Question 1

What is the EC2 Image Builder

Answer 1

fully managed AWS service that makes it easier to automate the creation, management, and deployment of customized, secure, and up-to-date “golden” server images that are pre-installed and pre-configured with software and settings to meet specific IT standards

Question 2

Tools available to create “golden” images

Answer 2

• AWS Management Console
• AWS CLI
• AWS APIs

Question 3

Some things you can do with the EC2 Image Builder

Answer 3

• Provide starting artifacts
• Add and remove software
• Customize settings and scripts
• Run selected tests
• Distribute images to AWS regions

Question 4

Debugging

Answer 4

• Troubleshooting and debugging of image deployment by configuring build logs to be added to your S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) bucket