CloudFormation stacks, failures and drift

SOA-C03 · Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation · Updated

Understand how CloudFormation creates, rolls back and updates stacks, protect data with DeletionPolicy, and use StackSets, change sets and drift detection.

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In this lesson
  • Template anatomy
  • Why stacks fail
  • Protecting resources
  • Multiple Regions and accounts
  • Drift
  • Exam traps
  • Practice questions

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  1. CloudWatch agent, metrics and alarmsMonitoring, Logging, Analysis, Remediation, and Performance Optimization Free
  2. EventBridge, Config and automated remediationMonitoring, Logging, Analysis, Remediation, and Performance Optimization Free
  3. AWS Backup, snapshots and S3 replicationReliability and Business Continuity Full access
  4. Load balancing and Auto Scaling for availabilityReliability and Business Continuity Full access
  5. CloudFormation stacks, failures and driftDeployment, Provisioning, and Automation Full access
  6. Systems Manager patching and fleet managementDeployment, Provisioning, and Automation Full access
  7. KMS keys, Secrets Manager and S3 access controlSecurity and Compliance Full access
  8. Route 53 routing, VPC connectivity and DNSNetworking and Content Delivery Full access