Launch templates in AWS - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to create a launch template with a name.

AWS

aws ec2 create-launch-template --launch-template-name [1] --version-description "v1" --launch-template-data file://template.json

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Atemplate123

BMyLaunchTemplate

CLaunchTemplate1

DTestTemplate

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Common Mistakes

Using spaces in the launch template name

Leaving the name empty

The --launch-template-name parameter requires a unique name. "template123" is a valid example.

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medium

Complete the code to specify the AMI ID in the launch template data.

AWS

{
  "ImageId": "[1]",
  "InstanceType": "t2.micro"
}

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Aami-xyz789

Bami-12345

Cami-0abcdef1234567890

Dimage-123456

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Common Mistakes

Using invalid AMI ID formats

Using placeholder text instead of real AMI IDs

The ImageId must be a valid AMI ID format like "ami-0abcdef1234567890".

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hard

Fix the error in the launch template data to correctly specify the instance type.

AWS

{
  "ImageId": "ami-0abcdef1234567890",
  "InstanceType": "[1]"
}

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At2.micro

Bmicro.t2

Ct2_micro

Dt2micro

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Common Mistakes

Using underscores or missing dots in instance type

Swapping family and size order

The correct instance type format is like "t2.micro" with a dot separating family and size.

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hard

Fill both blanks to specify the key name and security group IDs in the launch template data.

AWS

{
  "KeyName": "[1]",
  "SecurityGroupIds": ["[2]"]
}

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AMyKeyPair

Bdefault

Csg-0a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8

Dsg-12345678

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Common Mistakes

Using security group names instead of IDs

Using invalid key pair names

The KeyName should be your SSH key pair name, and SecurityGroupIds must be valid security group IDs like "sg-0a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8".

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a launch template data snippet with user data, tag specifications, and block device mappings.

AWS

{
  "UserData": "[1]",
  "TagSpecifications": [{"ResourceType": "instance", "Tags": [{"Key": "Name", "Value": "[2]"}]}],
  "BlockDeviceMappings": [{"DeviceName": "/dev/xvda", "Ebs": {"VolumeSize": [3]]
}

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AIyEvYmluL2Jhc2gKZWNobyAiSGVsbG8gV29ybGQiID4gL2hvbWUvZXMvdXNlci9pbmRleC50eHQ=

BMyInstance

C30

DHelloWorld

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Common Mistakes

Using plain text instead of base64 for user data

Incorrect volume size types

Missing tag keys or values

UserData must be base64 encoded script, TagSpecifications include the instance name, and BlockDeviceMappings specify the volume size in GB.