Systems Manager

Question 1

Systems Manager Features

Answer 1

• View and control AWS and on-premises infrastructure.
• Agent based - installed on windows and Linux AWS AMi’s
• Manage Inventory & Patch Assets
• Run commands & Manage Desired State
• Parameter Store … configuration and secrets*
• SSM Session Manager Securely connect to EC2 .. even in private VPCS

Question 2

SSM On EC2

Answer 2

SSM Agent is pre-installed in most AMIs but requires an IAM Instance Role to work.

Question 3

SSM On-Prem

Answer 3

Once ssm agent is installed on on-prem instances and then an IAM Role is issued to the instances in order to access the SSM in aws public Zone.

Question 4

SSM Run Command

Answer 4

SSM Run Command does not require SSH/RDP access

Run command can also Integrate with Events Bridge

Question 5

SSM Document

Answer 5

Stored in SSM Document Store , A JSON or YAML Template document used for configuring things or making sure things are compliant. It contains the script for all commands

Question 6

SSM COmmand Documents

Answer 6

1. State Manager: for checking and applying State of configuration.
2. Run Command: For Storing Instructions to run commands logically.
3. Maintenance Window: Applying configurations based on schedule