Module 04: Resources
Official Documentation
EC2 Overview and Concepts
Instance Types and Sizing
Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
Key Pairs and Connecting to Instances
- Amazon EC2 Key Pairs and Amazon EC2 Instances
- Connect to a Linux Instance Using EC2 Instance Connect
- Connect to Your Amazon EC2 Instance Using Session Manager
- AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
- What Is Amazon Elastic Block Store?
- Amazon EBS Volume Types
- Amazon EBS General Purpose SSD Volumes (gp3)
- Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS SSD Volumes (io2)
- Amazon EBS Throughput Optimized HDD and Cold HDD Volumes (st1, sc1)
- Amazon EBS Snapshots
- Amazon EBS Encryption
- Enable Amazon EBS Encryption by Default
User Data
Auto Scaling and Launch Templates
- What Is Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling?
- Auto Scaling Groups
- Auto Scaling Launch Templates
- Target Tracking Scaling Policies for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
- Health Checks for Instances in an Auto Scaling Group
- Use an Instance Refresh to Update Instances in an Auto Scaling Group
EC2 Pricing Models
IAM Roles for EC2
Networking (Referenced in Lab)
AWS Free Tier
AWS Whitepapers
Module 04 focuses on EC2 compute fundamentals using the Amazon EC2 User Guide, Amazon EBS User Guide, and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide as primary references. There are no AWS whitepapers dedicated specifically to introductory EC2 compute topics. For broader compute architecture guidance, students will encounter relevant whitepapers in later modules covering reliability (Module 16) and the Well-Architected Framework (Module 17).
AWS FAQs
AWS Architecture References
No specific architecture references for this module. EC2 instances are a foundational building block that appears in nearly every AWS reference architecture. Students will work with EC2-based architecture patterns in later modules when they add load balancers (Module 07), deploy containerized applications (Module 10), and design multi-tier architectures (Module 18).
AWS Skill Builder (Free)
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- SAA-C03 Official Practice Questions, Free official practice question set for the Solutions Architect Associate exam
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