SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company wants to centralize management of Amazon EC2 instances across multiple accounts using AWS Systems Manager. The company uses AWS Organizations. What is the simplest way to enable Systems Manager to manage instances in all accounts?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse the provisioning of resources (StackSets) with the centralized management and visibility of existing resources (Explorer), leading them to choose Option D because they think deploying the SSM Agent is the key requirement, when in fact the agent is already present and the real need is cross-account operational visibility.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Use Systems Manager Explorer with multi-account management
Systems Manager Explorer provides a built-in, multi-account view that aggregates operational data (e.g., patch compliance, inventory) from all member accounts in AWS Organizations without requiring custom scripts or manual setup. It leverages AWS Organizations to automatically discover and manage instances across accounts, making it the simplest centralized management solution.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Use AWS Config to aggregate configuration data
Why it's wrong here
Config aggregates compliance data, not operational management.
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Use Systems Manager Automation runbooks in each account
Why it's wrong here
Automation runbooks are per-account and not a centralized management view.
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Use Systems Manager Explorer with multi-account management
Why this is correct
Explorer provides a single pane of glass for all accounts in the organization.
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Use CloudFormation StackSets to deploy Systems Manager agents
Why it's wrong here
This only installs the agent, but management still needs a central console.
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