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SOA-C02 · Question #411

SOA-C02 Question #411: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: Store a CloudWatch agent configuration in the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store. Install. The most operationally efficient method is to centralize the CloudWatch agent configuration so that it can be deployed and managed uniformly across all instances. By storing the CloudWatch agent configuration in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, you can centrally manage and up

Submitted by rohit_dlh· Mar 30, 2026

Question

A SysOps administrator needs to collect the content of log files from a custom application that is deployed across hundreds of Amazon EC2 instances running Ubuntu. The log files need to be stored in Amazon CloudWatch Logs. How should the SysOps administrator collect the application log files with the LOWEST operational overhead?

Options

  • AConfigure the syslogd service on each EC2 instance to collect and send the application log files
  • BInstall the CloudWatch agent by using the Amazon Linux package manager on each EC2
  • CInstall the CloudWatch agent on each EC2 instance by using AWS Systems Manager. Create an
  • DStore a CloudWatch agent configuration in the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store. Install

Explanation

The most operationally efficient method is to centralize the CloudWatch agent configuration so that it can be deployed and managed uniformly across all instances. By storing the CloudWatch agent configuration in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, you can centrally manage and update the configuration for the agents. Then, using AWS Systems Manager, you can install the CloudWatch agent on each EC2 instance (even though they are running Ubuntu) without manually configuring each one.

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