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Monitoring and Metrics Flashcards

1
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Largest EBS size

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16TiB

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2
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How many instances can an EBS volume be mounted to at any time?

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1

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What format does EBS use?

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Raw, unformatted. Must be managed by OS

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4
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True or false: UBS supports RAID

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True, as long as the OS supports RAID

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5
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True or False: EBS volume and the instance must be in the same availability zone?

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True.

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6
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By default, what happens to the EBS volume when the instance is terminated?

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The volume will persist.

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7
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By default, what happens to root volumes when the instance is deleted?

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The root volume is deleted. Modify the DeleteOnTermination to change this.

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8
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In order to ensure root volumes are not deleted when the instance is deleted, what must be done?

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uncheck, or unflag the DeleteOnTermination option

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9
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Where are EBS snapshots stored?

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S3

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10
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True or false: Snapshots are an exact copy of the EBS volume?

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True: If the volume is encrypted, the snapshot and the restore will be encrypted.

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11
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True or false: Each snapshot is a full copy of the EBS volume?

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False: Snapshots are incremental. Only the changes since the last snapshot will be copied.

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12
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True or false: Multiple EBS volumes can be mounted to a single instance?

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True: While any one volume can only be attached to one instance at a time, multiple volumes can be attached to an instance.

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13
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SSD - IOPS standard size

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256kb I/O size

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14
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SSD - One 1024kb operation will equal how many IOPS?

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4

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SSD - Four 64kb sequential operations will equal how many IOPS?

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1

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SSD - Four 64kb random operations will equal how many IOPS?

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  1. Random operations cannot be grouped together and will each be counted as an IOPS.
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17
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What is a burst bucket?

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Allows an EBS volume to “burst” above its basic performance.

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18
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How are bursts allocated?

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Through burst credits

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19
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How are burst credits earned?

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Volumes earn burst credits over time and depend on volume type

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20
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True or false: Volumes can earn unlimited credits?

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False: They are limited.

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21
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Under what metric is the burst credits reported in CloudWatch?

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BurstBalance metric

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22
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What is the minimum gp2 SSD volume size?

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1GiB

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23
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What is the maximum gp2 SSD volume size?

24
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What is the minimum gp2 IOPS

25
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What are the two SSD volume types?

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GP2 - General Purpose

io1 - Provisioned IOPS

26
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What is the maximum gp2 IOPS

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10,000 IOPS

27
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How is the maximum IOPS for gp2 volumes determined?

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3 IOPS per 1 GiB of volume size

ex. 100GiB volume = 300 IOPS

28
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What is the maximum throughput of gp2 volumes?

29
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How many IOPS for a gp2 volume size of 20GiB?

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100 IOPS. Remember, while the formula is 3 IOPS per GiB of volume, the minimum IOPS is 100.

30
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What is the starting gp2 burst bucket credit balance?

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5.4 million. This provides 3000 IOPS for 30 minutes

31
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How are gp2 burst credits earned?

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3 IOPS per GiB of volume size

32
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What is the minimum io1 volume size?

33
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What is the maximum io1 volume size?

34
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What is the minimum IOPS for io1?

35
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What is the maximum IOPS for io1?

36
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How are IOPS determined in io1 volumes?

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io1 IOPS is assigned by the user from 100 to 32,000

37
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How is the maximum IOPS for io1 volumes determined?

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50 IOPS per GiB

38
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What is the smallest volume size required to achieve 32,000 IOPS in io1 volumes?

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640

640 x 50 = 32,000

39
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What is the AWS recommended IOPS to GiB ratio?

40
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What is the maximum throughput of io1 volumes?

41
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What are the HDD volume types?

A 
Throughput optimized (st1)
Cold HDD (sc1)
Magnetic
42
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Is st1 supported as boot device?

43
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Is sc1 supported as a boot device?

44
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What is the st1 volume type?

A

Throughput optimized

45
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What is the code for throughput optimized volumes?

46
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Can you use magnetic storage as a boot device?

47
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What workloads are sc1 volumes ideal for?

A

infrequently accessed data. Low storage cost

48
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What is the max throughput of sc1 volumes?

49
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What workloads are st1 volumes ideal for?

A

frequently accessed and throughput intensive workloads

50
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What is the minimum st1 volume size?

51
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What is the maximum st1 volume size?

52
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What is the ideal use case for magnetic volumes?

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Where cost is a primary factor.

53
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What is the smallest volume size for magnetic volumes?

54
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What is the largest volume size for magnetic volumes?

55
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For st1 volumes, what is the ratio for throughput baseline?

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40MB/s per TiB

Max throughput: 500MB/s

56
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For sc1 volumes, what is the ratio for throughput baseline?

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12MB/s per TiB

Max throughput: 250MB/s

AWS Certified SysOps Associate (3 decks)

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