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Here’s a list of 50 commonly asked AWS DevOps questions and their answers:

General Questions

1. What is AWS DevOps?

- AWS DevOps involves using AWS services and tools to implement DevOps practices such as continuous
integration, continuous deployment, monitoring, and automation in software development and
operations.

2. What is AWS CodePipeline?

- AWS CodePipeline is a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service that automates
the build, test, and deploy phases of your release process.

3. What is AWS CodeBuild?

- AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces
software packages that are ready to deploy.

4. What is AWS CodeDeploy?

- AWS CodeDeploy is a deployment service that automates application deployments to a variety of
compute services including EC2, Lambda, and on-premises servers.

5. What is AWS CodeCommit?

- AWS CodeCommit is a fully managed source control service that makes it easy for teams to host secure
and scalable Git repositories.

6. What are AWS CloudFormation templates?

- AWS CloudFormation templates are JSON or YAML files that define the AWS infrastructure and
application resources needed for a deployment.

7. What is AWS Elastic Beanstalk?

- AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that simplifies the deployment and management
of applications by handling the infrastructure, including load balancing, scaling, and monitoring.

8. What is AWS OpsWorks?

- AWS OpsWorks is a configuration management service that provides managed instances of Chef and
Puppet, allowing you to automate server configuration and management.

9. What is AWS Systems Manager?

- AWS Systems Manager provides a unified interface for managing and automating your AWS
infrastructure and applications, including patching, configuration management, and automation tasks.

10. What is AWS X-Ray?

- AWS X-Ray is a service that helps with debugging and analyzing microservices applications by tracing
requests as they travel through your application.

Deployment and CI/CD

11. How do you set up a CI/CD pipeline with AWS CodePipeline?

 - Create a new pipeline in the CodePipeline console, define the source stage (e.g., CodeCommit
repository), add build stages (e.g., CodeBuild), and configure deploy stages (e.g., CodeDeploy or Elastic
Beanstalk).

12. What is blue/green deployment in AWS?

- Blue/green deployment is a strategy where two identical environments are maintained (blue and
green). Traffic is shifted from the blue environment to the green environment to ensure smooth
deployments with minimal downtime.

13. How do you handle rollbacks in AWS CodeDeploy?

- AWS CodeDeploy automatically rolls back to the previous version if deployment fails based on the
deployment configuration settings.

14. What is a deployment group in AWS CodeDeploy?

- A deployment group is a set of instances or Lambda functions that CodeDeploy deploys your
application to.

15. How do you use AWS CodePipeline with GitHub?

- Integrate GitHub as a source provider in CodePipeline to automatically trigger pipeline executions
when code changes are pushed to the GitHub repository.

Monitoring and Logging

16. What is Amazon CloudWatch?

- Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring and observability service that provides data and actionable
insights into AWS resources and applications.

17. How do you set up CloudWatch Alarms?

- Create a CloudWatch Alarm by defining a metric, setting the conditions (e.g., thresholds), and
specifying actions (e.g., sending notifications or triggering Auto Scaling).

18. What is AWS CloudTrail?

- AWS CloudTrail is a service that enables governance, compliance, and operational and risk auditing by
logging API calls made on your AWS account.

19. What are CloudWatch Logs?

- CloudWatch Logs collect and store log files from Amazon EC2 instances, AWS CloudTrail, and other
sources for monitoring and troubleshooting.

20. How do you use CloudWatch Logs Insights?

- CloudWatch Logs Insights allows you to query and analyze log data using a powerful query language
to gain insights and troubleshoot issues.

Security

21. What is AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)?

- AWS IAM enables you to control access to AWS services and resources securely by creating and
managing users, groups, and permissions.
22. What are IAM roles?
- IAM roles are AWS identities with specific permissions that can be assumed by users, applications, or
services to perform actions on AWS resources.

23. What is AWS Key Management Service (KMS)?

- AWS KMS is a managed service that makes it easy to create and control the encryption keys used to
encrypt your data.

24. How do you enable MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) in AWS?

- Enable MFA in IAM by selecting a user, adding an MFA device, and following the prompts to configure
the device and provide a verification code.

25. What is AWS Shield?

- AWS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards
applications from DDoS attacks.

Automation and Infrastructure

26. What is AWS CloudFormation?

- AWS CloudFormation is a service that provides a common language for describing and provisioning all
infrastructure resources in your cloud environment.

27. How do you create a stack in AWS CloudFormation?

- Define your infrastructure in a CloudFormation template, then create a stack by uploading the
template to the CloudFormation console or using the AWS CLI.

28. What is AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS)?

- AWS ECS is a fully managed container orchestration service that supports Docker containers and allows
you to run and scale containerized applications on AWS.

29. What is AWS Fargate?

- AWS Fargate is a serverless compute engine for containers that works with ECS and EKS, allowing you
to run containers without managing the underlying infrastructure.

30. What is AWS Lambda?

- AWS Lambda is a serverless compute service that lets you run code in response to events without
provisioning or managing servers.

Configuration Management

31. What is Chef and how does it integrate with AWS?

- Chef is a configuration management tool that automates infrastructure management. AWS OpsWorks
provides managed Chef servers to integrate with AWS services.

32. What is Puppet and how does it integrate with AWS?

- Puppet is a configuration management tool that automates the deployment and management of
infrastructure. AWS OpsWorks offers managed Puppet servers to integrate with AWS.
33. What is AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store?
- Parameter Store is a service within AWS Systems Manager that allows you to securely store and
manage configuration data and secrets.

34. How do you manage infrastructure with Terraform in AWS?

- Define your infrastructure using HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) in Terraform configuration
files, and use Terraform to create, update, and manage AWS resources.

35. What is AWS CloudFormation StackSets?

- StackSets extend AWS CloudFormation functionality to deploy and manage stacks across multiple AWS
accounts and regions from a single template.

Scaling and Load Balancing

36. What is AWS Auto Scaling?

- AWS Auto Scaling automatically adjusts the number of EC2 instances in response to changes in demand
to ensure the right number of instances are running.

37. What is an Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)?

- ELB distributes incoming application or network traffic across multiple targets, such as EC2 instances,
to ensure high availability and fault tolerance.

38. What are the types of ELBs in AWS?

- The three types are Application Load Balancer (ALB), Network Load Balancer (NLB), and Gateway Load
Balancer (GLB).

39. What is Amazon Route 53?

- Amazon Route 53 is a scalable and highly available Domain Name System (DNS) web service that
provides DNS routing and domain registration.

40. How do you configure Route 53 health checks?

- Create a health check in Route 53 by specifying the endpoint to monitor, the request interval, and the
threshold for declaring the endpoint healthy or unhealthy.

Backup and Recovery

41. What is AWS Backup?

- AWS Backup is a centralized backup service that simplifies and automates backup management across
AWS services.

42. How do you create a backup plan in AWS Backup?

- Define backup rules and schedules, select the resources to back up, and configure backup vaults and
lifecycle policies using the AWS Backup console.

43. What is AWS Glacier?

- AWS Glacier is a low-cost, long-term archival storage service designed for data that is infrequently
accessed but needs to be retained for extended periods.
44. What is AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) snapshot?
- EBS snapshots are backups of your EBS volumes that are stored in Amazon S3 and can be used to
create new EBS volumes or restore existing ones.

45. How do you restore an EBS volume from a snapshot?

- Create a new EBS volume from the snapshot using the AWS Management Console, CLI, or API, and
attach it to an EC2 instance as needed.

Miscellaneous

46. What is AWS Trusted Advisor?

- AWS Trusted Advisor provides real-time guidance to help you provision your resources following AWS
best practices, covering cost optimization, performance, security, and fault tolerance.

47. What is AWS Cost Explorer?

- AWS Cost Explorer is a tool that enables you to view and analyze your AWS spending and usage
patterns to identify cost-saving opportunities.

48. What is AWS Service Catalog?

- AWS Service Catalog allows organizations to create and manage catalogs of IT services that are
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