In this blog, we will show you the Steps to Add an EC2 Windows Instance in AWS SSM.
ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW FOR SSM CONFIGURATION
- For demo purposes, we created a windows 2012 R2 EC2 instance under the Mumbai region.
CREATING IAM ROLE FOR EC2 SSM
- Go to the services page and search for the IAM service.
- Click on Roles option and create a new role.
- Select the EC2 Service and click Next.
- Search for AmazonEC2RoleforSSM and select it. Then click Next.
- In the review page, provide the role name and description and click on create the role.
- The role created successfully.
ASSIGNING THE ROLES TO EC2 INSTANCES
- Go to the services page and access EC2 service.
- Right click on EC2 instance and go to instance settings and click on Attach/Replace IAM role.
- Select the newly created role from the drop-down list and click the Apply button.
VERIFICATION
- Go to AWS services and search for systems manager.
Note: By default, it will take upto 5 minutes to display your machine in Systems Manager.
- Click on Managed Instances under Instances & Nodes. You will able to see your EC2 machine on the list.
REFERENCE
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-install-win.html
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