Working with AWS Systems Manager

The AWS Systems Manager allows you to manage and operate the infrastructure on AWS. Using the Systems Manager console, you can view operational data from multiple AWS services and automate operational tasks across the AWS services.

For more information about AWS Systems Manager, refer to the following link:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/what-is-systems-manager.html

Prerequisites

Before using the AWS Systems Manager, ensure that the IAM role or IAM user to integrate with the appliance has a policy assigned to it. You can attach one or more IAM policies that define the required permissions for a particular IAM role.

For more information about the IAM role, refer to section Configuring Access for AWS Instances.

For more information about creating an IAM instance profile for Systems Manager, refer to the following link:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/setup-instance-profile.html

Setting up AWS Systems Manager

FAQs on AWS Systems Manager

Last modified February 7, 2025