Automating AWS Services with Scripting and the AWS CLI

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This lab demonstrates how to access and manage AWS services in three ways: through the AWS Management Console, the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), and the AWS Software Development Kit (SDK). You will use one or more of these three options to access Amazon S3, Amazon EBS, Amazon EC2 and Amazon CloudWatch.

Level

Intermediate

Duration

1 Hours 15 Minutes

Course Objectives

In this course, you will learn how to:

• Using **AWS Systems Manager - Session Manager**
• Using the **AWS CLI** to access and manage AWS services from the command line
• Using the **AWS SDK** to programmatically access and manage AWS services
• Configuring **security** for the AWS CLI

Intended Audience

This course is intended for:

• Architects
• Developers
• DevOps Engineers

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:

• Familiarity with command-line interfaces
• A general understanding of scripting languages
• Basic knowledge of AWS Services including Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3

Course Outline

• Task 1: Connect to your Linux EC2 instance
• Task 2: Three Ways to Access AWS
• Task 3: Access Amazon S3 with the AWS CLI
• Task 4: Automate EBS Snapshots
• Task 5: Control Amazon EC2 Instances with The Stopinator!
• Task 6: Custom CloudWatch Metrics
• Task 7: Security Credentials for your Scripts
• Task 8: Accessing Help and Documentation