Q13 — AWS SAA-C03 Ch.12

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Q813. A company stores multiple Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) in an AWS account to launch its Amazon EC2 instances. The AMIs contain critical data and configurations that are necessary for the company operations. The company wants to implement a solution that will recover accidentally deleted AMIs quickly and efficiently.Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

• A. Create Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) snapshots of the AMIs. Store the snapshots in a separate AWS account.
• B. Copy all AMIs to another AWS account periodically.
• C. Create a retention rule in Recycle Bin. ✓
• D. Upload the AMIs to an Amazon S3 bucket that has Cross-Region Replication.

Correct Answer: C. Create a retention rule in Recycle Bin.

Explanation

My apologies for the incorrect response earlier. For recovering accidentally deleted Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) quickly and efficiently with the least operational overhead, the recommended solution is:C. Create a retention rule in Recycle Bin.\1. The Recycle Bin is a feature available in AWS EC2 that allows you to recover deleted resources, including AMIs. When an AMI is deleted, it is moved to the Recycle Bin instead of being permanently deleted.\2. By creating a retention rule in the Recycle Bin, you can specify the duration for which deleted AMIs should be retained. This provides a buffer period during which accidentally deleted AMIs can be easily recovered.\3. When an AMI is in the Recycle Bin, it can be restored with a few clicks, allowing for quick and efficient recovery without the need for additional backups or snapshots.Here's why the other options are not the best fit for the given requirements:A. Creating Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) snapshots of the AMIs and storing them in a separate AWS account provides a backup mechanism, but recovering an accidentally deleted AMI requires manually restoring the AMI from the EBS snapshot, which can be more time-consuming and operationally intensive.B. Copying all AMIs to another AWS account periodically involves regular manual or automated copying of the AMIs, which adds operational overhead and complexity, especially as the number of AMIs increases.D. Uploading the AMIs to an Amazon S3 bucket with Cross-Region Replication provides redundancy and data protection, but it does not directly address the recovery of accidentally deleted AMIs. Cross-Region Replication focuses on replicating data across regions, not on recovering deleted AMIs.Therefore, the recommended solution to recover accidentally deleted AMIs quickly and efficiently with the least operational overhead is:C. Create a retention rule in Recycle Bin.