PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
An SAP administrator needs to apply an OS-level security patch to all EC2 instances in an SAP landscape. The administrator wants to automate this process and track compliance. Which AWS service should be used?
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Correct answer & explanation
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AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager
AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager automates OS patching and tracks compliance. Elastic Beanstalk is for application deployments. OpsWorks is for configuration management. CodeDeploy is for application code. Patch Manager is the correct service for OS patches.
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AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager
Why this is correct
Patch Manager automates OS patching and provides compliance reporting.
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AWS CodeDeploy
Why it's wrong here
CodeDeploy deploys application code, not OS patches.
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AWS OpsWorks
Why it's wrong here
OpsWorks is for Chef/Puppet configuration management, not primarily patching.
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AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Why it's wrong here
Beanstalk is for deploying web applications, not OS patching.
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Variation 1. An SAP system administrator needs to automate the patching of SAP applications on EC2 instances. Which AWS service should they use?
easy- A.Amazon Inspector
- ✓ B.AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager
- C.AWS OpsWorks
- D.AWS Config
Why B: AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager automates patching for managed instances, including SAP applications on EC2. Option A (Amazon Inspector) is for vulnerability assessment, not patching. Option C (AWS OpsWorks) is for configuration management with Chef/Puppet, not specifically for patching. Option D (AWS Config) is for configuration compliance monitoring, not patching.
Variation 2. An SAP Basis administrator needs to apply security patches to the operating system of SAP EC2 instances. The administrator wants to use AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager. Which THREE steps are required to set up patching? (Choose THREE.)
easy- ✓ A.Create a patch baseline in AWS Systems Manager.
- B.Create an AWS Lambda function to invoke the patching process.
- ✓ C.Install the AWS Systems Manager Agent (SSM Agent) on each EC2 instance.
- D.Configure Amazon CloudWatch Logs to store patch logs.
- ✓ E.Associate the instances with a maintenance window.
Why A: To set up patching with AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager, you need three steps: Create a patch baseline (A) to define which patches to apply. Install the SSM Agent on each EC2 instance (C) to allow Systems Manager to communicate with the instances. Associate the instances with a maintenance window (E) to schedule when patching occurs. Options B and D are not required: Lambda is not needed because Patch Manager handles the patching process, and CloudWatch Logs are not mandatory for patching operations.
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Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
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