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AWS Certified DevOps
1 Domain 1: SDLC Automation
1.1 Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CICD)
1.1 1 Design and implement CICD pipelines
1.1 2 Manage code repositories
1.1 3 Implement deployment strategies
1.2 Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
1.2 1 Define and deploy infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation
1.2 2 Manage and modularize templates
1.2 3 Implement service and infrastructure bluegreen deployments
1.3 Configuration Management
1.3 1 Automate configuration management
1.3 2 Implement and manage configuration changes
1.3 3 Implement and manage infrastructure changes
1.4 Monitoring and Logging
1.4 1 Design and implement logging and monitoring
1.4 2 Analyze and troubleshoot issues
1.4 3 Implement and manage alarms and notifications
2 Domain 2: Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code
2.1 Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
2.1 1 Define and deploy infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation
2.1 2 Manage and modularize templates
2.1 3 Implement service and infrastructure bluegreen deployments
2.2 Configuration Management
2.2 1 Automate configuration management
2.2 2 Implement and manage configuration changes
2.2 3 Implement and manage infrastructure changes
2.3 Version Control
2.3 1 Manage code repositories
2.3 2 Implement version control strategies
2.3 3 Manage branching and merging
3 Domain 3: Monitoring and Logging
3.1 Monitoring
3.1 1 Design and implement monitoring
3.1 2 Implement and manage alarms and notifications
3.1 3 Analyze and troubleshoot issues
3.2 Logging
3.2 1 Design and implement logging
3.2 2 Analyze and troubleshoot issues
3.2 3 Implement and manage log retention and archival
3.3 Metrics and Dashboards
3.3 1 Design and implement metrics collection
3.3 2 Create and manage dashboards
3.3 3 Analyze and troubleshoot performance issues
4 Domain 4: Policies and Standards Automation
4.1 Security and Compliance
4.1 1 Implement and manage security policies
4.1 2 Implement and manage compliance policies
4.1 3 Automate security and compliance checks
4.2 Cost Management
4.2 1 Implement and manage cost optimization strategies
4.2 2 Automate cost monitoring and alerts
4.2 3 Analyze and troubleshoot cost issues
4.3 Governance
4.3 1 Implement and manage governance policies
4.3 2 Automate governance checks
4.3 3 Analyze and troubleshoot governance issues
5 Domain 5: Incident and Event Response
5.1 Incident Management
5.1 1 Design and implement incident management processes
5.1 2 Automate incident detection and response
5.1 3 Analyze and troubleshoot incidents
5.2 Event Management
5.2 1 Design and implement event management processes
5.2 2 Automate event detection and response
5.2 3 Analyze and troubleshoot events
5.3 Root Cause Analysis
5.3 1 Perform root cause analysis
5.3 2 Implement preventive measures
5.3 3 Analyze and troubleshoot root cause issues
6 Domain 6: High Availability, Fault Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery
6.1 High Availability
6.1 1 Design and implement high availability architectures
6.1 2 Implement and manage load balancing
6.1 3 Analyze and troubleshoot availability issues
6.2 Fault Tolerance
6.2 1 Design and implement fault-tolerant architectures
6.2 2 Implement and manage failover strategies
6.2 3 Analyze and troubleshoot fault tolerance issues
6.3 Disaster Recovery
6.3 1 Design and implement disaster recovery strategies
6.3 2 Implement and manage backup and restore processes
6.3 3 Analyze and troubleshoot disaster recovery issues
Manage and Modularize Templates

Manage and Modularize Templates

Key Concepts

Detailed Explanation

Template Management

Template management involves organizing and maintaining infrastructure templates. This includes creating, updating, and deleting templates as needed. Effective management ensures that templates are easy to find, understand, and use.

Modularization

Modularization is the process of breaking down large templates into smaller, reusable components. This makes templates easier to manage, test, and reuse. For example, you can create separate templates for networking, compute, and storage resources.

Parameterization

Parameterization involves using parameters to make templates flexible and reusable. Parameters allow you to define variables that can be customized when deploying the template. This reduces the need to create multiple templates for similar configurations.

Inheritance and Composition

Inheritance and composition are techniques for reusing and combining template components. Inheritance allows a template to inherit properties from a parent template, while composition allows you to include one template within another. These techniques help in creating complex templates from simpler components.

Version Control

Version control systems like Git track changes to templates. This allows you to maintain a history of changes, collaborate with team members, and revert to previous versions if needed. Version control is essential for managing the lifecycle of templates.

Examples and Analogies

Example: Modularization

Consider a web application that requires a VPC, EC2 instances, and an RDS database. Instead of creating a single large template, you can break it down into smaller components:

VPCTemplate.yaml
EC2Template.yaml
RDSTemplate.yaml

Example: Parameterization

Here is an example of a parameterized CloudFormation template:

Parameters:
  InstanceType:
    Type: String
    Default: t2.micro
    Description: EC2 instance type

Resources:
  MyInstance:
    Type: 'AWS::EC2::Instance'
    Properties:
      InstanceType: !Ref InstanceType
      ImageId: 'ami-0abcdef1234567890'

Example: Inheritance and Composition

Using AWS CloudFormation, you can create a base template and extend it in another template:

BaseTemplate.yaml
ExtendedTemplate.yaml (includes BaseTemplate.yaml)

Example: Version Control

Using Git to manage template versions:

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial template setup"

Analogy: Building a House

Think of managing and modularizing templates as building a house. Just as you would use blueprints and modular components (walls, doors, windows) to construct a house, you can use modular templates and components to build your infrastructure. Parameterization allows you to customize the house (e.g., choosing the color of the walls), while version control helps you track changes to the blueprints over time.

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