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Systems Manager

SMS Session Manager​

  • Allows to start a secure shell on EC2 and on-prem servers.
  • No SSH access, Bastion hosts, or SSH keys needed.
  • No port 22 needed.

Run Command​

  • Execute a script or just run a command.
  • Run command across multiple instances.
  • No SSH needed.
  • Output can be shown in AWS Console, sent to S3 bucket or CloudWatch logs.
  • Send notifications to SNS about command status.

Patch Manager​

  • Automates the process of patching managed instances.
  • Supports EC2 instances and on-prem servers.
  • Patch on-demand or on a schedule.

Automation​

  • Simplifies common maintenance and deployment tasks for EC2 instances or other resources.
  • Automation Runbook: SSM documents to define actions preformed.