You are maintaining over a dozen EC2 Ubuntu instances. The application installed in the instances had an issue last week, and the development team already knew the root cause. To prevent the issue from happening again, some debug logs have been added to the application. Your manager asked you to use AWS Systems Manager to send the logs to an S3 bucket every 2:00 AM for all the EC2 instances. Which AWS Systems Manager service should you use to meet this requirement? Choose 2 Options.

Answer options:

A.Use the Session manager to send the required logs to the S3 bucket every 2:00 AM.
B.Use Systems Manager Distributor to transfer the logs every 2:00 AM on all the AWS Systems Manager managed instances.
C.Use State Manager to run a shell script every 2:00 AM for all the EC2 instances.
D.Create a schedule in AWS Systems Manager Maintenance Windows to move the logs to the S3 bucket every 2:00 AM.

Correct Answer – C and D
For this case, the State Manager should be used. The “AWS-RunPowerShellScript” document can be created, and its target is all the EC2 instances.
AWS Systems Manager State Manager is a service that automates the process of keeping the Amazon EC2 or hybrid infrastructure in the state that you desire.
Option A is incorrect: Because Session Manager is a service to provide secure and auditable instance management, which is not a tool to execute a script or command.
Option B is incorrect: Because Distributor packages the software to install on AWS Systems Manager managed instances. It is not designed to run a script or command as a schedule.
Option C is CORRECT: Because in State Manager, the user can design an association that contains a proper document to accomplish this mission.
Option D is CORRECT: Configure instance permissions with IAM needed to run maintenance window tasks on your instances and Configure user permissions in your account who assigns tasks to maintenance windows.