Review operating-system and installed-package information across many EC2 instances.
Search centrally instead of connecting to each instance over SSH.
Which feature is most appropriate?
Enable Systems Manager Inventory to collect operating-system, application, and package information from managed nodes.
Detailed explanation
Inventory collects and centralizes OS, application, and package data from managed nodes.
Inventory collects and centralizes OS, application, and package data from managed nodes.
API audit events do not provide a list of installed packages.
API audit events do not provide a list of installed packages.
DNS records do not describe operating-system inventory.
DNS records do not describe operating-system inventory.
S3 Inventory lists objects and does not inspect EC2 software.
S3 Inventory lists objects and does not inspect EC2 software.
Check official documentation
Compare the following points with the official documentation.
AWS Systems Manager Inventoryの公式説明を確認する。
What to confirm
S3 InventoryとSystems Manager Inventoryの対象を区別できる。
Key points
- Systems Manager Inventory
- Package
- Managed node
Notes
- Environment: AWS公式SOA-C03試験ガイドとAWS公式ドキュメントの確認
- Confirm current AWS service behavior in the official documentation.
Foundation review
Central inventory
A managed collection avoids logging in to each host and supports fleet-wide searches.
Inventory versus audit
Inventory reports installed state; CloudTrail reports API activity.