DOP-C02 Domain 2: Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code

After a design review, leadership requires the team to import existing resources into IaC. Which approach is MOST reliable?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Golden AMI per update; OldestLaunchConfiguration termination; double capacity then return to original size; disable OS console access; use AWS Systems Manager for maintenance.
  2. b. CloudFormation resource import
  3. c. AWS CDK constructs or CloudFormation modules
  4. d. Values passed through the Elastic Beanstalk CLI/API (recommended values) take precedence over .ebextensions for settings such as instance type.

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Resource import brings legacy under management.

Correct answer(s): b. CloudFormation resource import

Exam domain: Domain 2: Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code (17% weight on the official guide).

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