SAP-C02 Q13 · Monitoring

Question

A company needs to implement a patching process for its servers. The on-premises servers and Amazon EC2 instances use a variety of tools to perform patching. Management requires a single report showing the patch status of all the servers and instances. Which set of actions should a solutions architect take to meet these requirements?

Accepted Answer

**Answer A is correct because AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager is purpose-built for this exact scenario:**

1. **Requirement: Manage patches on BOTH on-premises and EC2 instances** → Systems Manager supports hybrid environments. On-premises servers can be registered as **managed instances** by installing the SSM Agent and creating a hybrid activation. EC2 instances natively support SSM Agent.

2. **Requirement: Single report showing patch status of ALL servers** → Systems Manager **Patch Manager** automatically tracks patch compliance status. The built-in **Compliance** feature generates unified patch compliance reports across all managed instances — both on-premises and cloud — in a single dashboard.

3. **Requirement: Single toolset** → Systems Manager provides an end-to-end solution: p

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