A Company Has an Application Running on a Fleet of Microsoft

question 653

Multiple Choice

A company has an application running on a fleet of Microsoft Windows instances. Patches to the operating system need to be applied each month. AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager is used to apply the patches on a schedule. When the fleet is being patched, customers complain about delayed service responses. What can be done to ensure patches are deployed with MINIMAL customer impact?

• A) Change the number of instances patched at any one time to 100%.
• B) Create a snapshot of each server in the fleet using a Systems Manager Automation document before starting the patch process.
• C) Configure the maintenance window to patch 10% of the instances in the patch group at a time.
• D) Create a patched Amazon Machine Image (AMI). Configure the maintenance window option to deploy the patched AMI on only 10% of the fleet at a time.

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Definitions:

Operating System

The foundational software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

User Interface

Part of the operating system that enables individuals to interact with the computer.

JSON

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Boot Process

The process for loading the operating system (OS) into random access memory (RAM) when the computer is turned on.