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AWS SAP-C02 · Question 45 · Domain 3.1: Operational Excellence

An operations team manually patches 500 EC2 instances across 10 AWS accounts every month. This process is error-prone and time-consuming. How can the architect automate this process across all accounts?

Answer options:

A.

Write a cross-account Lambda function to run 'yum update' via SSH.

B.

Use AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager integrated with AWS Organizations. Define a patch baseline and maintenance window.

C.

Use AWS CodeDeploy to deploy OS patches.

D.

Use Amazon Inspector to automatically apply patches.

How to approach this question

Identify the native AWS service for OS patching at scale.

Full Answer

B.Use AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager integrated with AWS Organizations. Define a patch baseline and maintenance window.✓ Correct
Use AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager integrated with AWS Organizations. Define a patch baseline and maintenance window.
AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager automates the process of patching managed instances with security-related updates, supporting multi-account setups via Organizations.

Common mistakes

Confusing Inspector (detection) with Patch Manager (remediation).

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