AWS Cloud Formation Basics - AWS CloudFormation Drift Detection

The video tutorial introduces AWS CloudFormation's configuration drift feature, explaining its significance in managing infrastructure changes. It demonstrates how to detect and incorporate drifts into templates using a practical example with an EC2 instance. The tutorial also covers automating notifications and updating templates to maintain control over resources, ensuring they remain in sync with the infrastructure as code process.

What is the main purpose of the CloudFormation configuration drift feature?

• To delete unused resources in the cloud environment

• To identify and manage changes made outside the CloudFormation template

• To automatically update all resources to the latest version

• To create new templates for resource management

How can the drift detection feature be integrated for automated notifications?

• By using AWS EC2

• By using AWS Lambda and SMS notifications

• By using AWS RDS

• By using AWS S3

What is the first step in the practical demonstration of drift detection?

• Modifying a JSON template

• Deleting an existing stack

• Launching an EC2 instance

• Creating a new security group

What change is made to the security group in the demonstration?

• Removing all inbound rules

• Adding an HTTPS rule open to the world

• Adding an SSH rule

• Changing the instance type

What does the drift status indicate when everything is aligned?

• Out of Sync

• In Sync

• Error

• Pending

How can you incorporate a detected drift into the CloudFormation template?

• By exporting the template to a CSV file

• By using the update stack option

• By deleting the stack and creating a new one

• By manually editing the resource in the console

What is the result after incorporating changes into the template?

• The template becomes invalid

• The stack is automatically deleted

• The resources are managed through infrastructure as code

• The resources are no longer managed by CloudFormation