Creating stacks in AWS - Interactive Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to create a new CloudFormation stack using AWS CLI.

AWS

aws cloudformation create-stack --stack-name MyStack --template-body file://template.yaml --[1]

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Aregion us-west-2

Bregion us-east-1

Cprofile default

Doutput json

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Common Mistakes

Forgetting to specify the region causes the command to use the default region, which might not be intended.

Using incorrect option names like --regions instead of --region.

The --region option specifies the AWS region where the stack will be created. Here, us-west-2 is used.

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medium

Complete the code to update an existing CloudFormation stack with a new template file.

AWS

aws cloudformation update-stack --stack-name MyStack --template-body file://[1]

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Aold-template.yaml

Bstack-template.yaml

Ctemplate.json

Dnew-template.yaml

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Common Mistakes

Using the old template file instead of the new one.

Mistyping the file name or path.

To update a stack, you provide the new template file. Here, new-template.yaml is the updated template.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to delete a CloudFormation stack.

AWS

aws cloudformation [1]-stack --stack-name MyStack

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Aremove

Bdestroy

Cdelete

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Common Mistakes

Using incorrect verbs like remove or destroy which are not valid AWS CLI commands.

Misspelling the command.

The correct AWS CLI command to delete a stack is delete-stack.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a stack with parameters and specify the region.

AWS

aws cloudformation create-stack --stack-name MyStack --template-body file://template.yaml --parameters ParameterKey=InstanceType,ParameterValue=[1] --[2]

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At2.micro

Bt3.micro

Cregion us-east-1

Dregion us-west-1

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Common Mistakes

Using an invalid instance type.

Not specifying the region or using wrong option syntax.

The instance type parameter is set to t3.micro, and the region is specified as us-east-1.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to update a stack with a new template, specify a parameter, and set the region.

AWS

aws cloudformation update-stack --stack-name MyStack --template-body file://[1] --parameters ParameterKey=KeyName,ParameterValue=[2] --[3]

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Anew-template.yaml

Bmy-keypair

Cregion us-west-2

Dregion us-east-2

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Common Mistakes

Using wrong template file or parameter value.

Incorrect region option syntax.

The stack is updated with new-template.yaml, the key pair parameter is set to my-keypair, and the region is us-west-2.