Updating and deleting stacks in AWS - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the AWS CLI command to update a CloudFormation stack named 'MyStack'.

AWS

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

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AMyStack

BNewStack

CStackUpdate

DOldStack

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Common Mistakes

Using a different stack name that does not exist.

Forgetting to specify the stack name.

The --stack-name option specifies the name of the stack to update. Here, it should be 'MyStack'.

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medium

Complete the AWS CLI command to delete a CloudFormation stack named 'TestStack'.

AWS

aws cloudformation [1] --stack-name TestStack

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Acreate-stack

Bupdate-stack

Cdelete-stack

Ddescribe-stacks

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Common Mistakes

Using 'update-stack' instead of 'delete-stack'.

Confusing 'describe-stacks' with delete operation.

The delete-stack command removes the specified CloudFormation stack and all its resources.

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hard

Fix the error in the AWS CLI command to update a stack with a new template file named 'new-template.yaml'.

AWS

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

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Anew-template.yaml

Bold-template.yaml

Ctemplate.yaml

Dtemplate.txt

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Common Mistakes

Using the old template file name instead of the new one.

Using a file with wrong extension.

The --template-body option must point to the correct new template file. Here, it should be 'new-template.yaml'.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the AWS CLI command that updates a stack named 'ProdStack' with a template file and a parameter override.

AWS

aws cloudformation update-stack --stack-name [1] --template-body file://[2] --parameters ParameterKey=InstanceType,ParameterValue=t2.micro

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AProdStack

BDevStack

Cprod-template.yaml

Ddev-template.yaml

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Common Mistakes

Using development stack name with production template.

Swapping template files between environments.

The stack name is 'ProdStack' and the template file is 'prod-template.yaml' to match the production environment.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the AWS CLI command that deletes a stack named 'TestStack' and waits until the deletion is complete.

AWS

aws cloudformation [1] --stack-name [2] && aws cloudformation wait [3] --stack-name TestStack

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Adelete-stack

BTestStack

Cstack-delete-complete

Dupdate-stack

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3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'update-stack' instead of 'delete-stack'.

Using wrong wait condition like 'stack-update-complete'.

The command deletes the stack 'TestStack' and then waits until the stack deletion is complete using 'stack-delete-complete'.