AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (DOP-C02) — Question 140

A company has an application that runs on Amazon EC2 instances. The company uses an AWS CodePipeline pipeline to deploy the application into multiple AWS Regions. The pipeline is configured with a stage for each Region. Each stage contains an AWS CloudFormation action for each Region.

When the pipeline deploys the application to a Region, the company wants to confirm that the application is in a healthy state before the pipeline moves on to the next Region. Amazon Route 53 record sets are configured for the application in each Region. A DevOps engineer creates a Route 53 health check that is based on an Amazon CloudWatch alarm for each Region where the application is deployed.

What should the DevOps engineer do next to meet the requirements?

Answer options

• A. Create an AWS Step Functions workflow to check the state of the CloudWatch alarm. Configure the Step Functions workflow to exit with an error if the alarm is in the ALARM state. Create a new stage in the pipeline between each Region deployment stage. In each new stage, include an action to invoke the Step Functions workflow.
• B. Configure an AWS CodeDeploy application to deploy a CloudFormation template with automatic rollback. Configure the CloudWatch alarm as the instance health check for the CodeDeploy application. Remove the CloudFormation actions from the pipeline. Create a CodeDeploy action in the pipeline stage for each Region.
• C. Create a new pipeline stage for each Region where the application is deployed. Configure a CloudWatch alarm action for the new stage to check the state of the CloudWatch alarm and to exit with an error if the alarm is in the ALARM state
• D. Configure the CloudWatch agent on the EC2 instances to report the application status to the Route 53 health check. Create a new pipeline stage for each Region where the application is deployed. Configure a CloudWatch alarm action to exit with an error if the CloudWatch alarm is in the ALARM state.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because using an AWS Step Functions workflow allows for a structured approach to monitor the CloudWatch alarm's state and handle errors effectively between deployments. Option B is incorrect as it removes the CloudFormation actions, which are essential for deployment management. Option C doesn't utilize a workflow, which lacks the error handling needed for multiple Regions. Option D adds unnecessary complexity by requiring a CloudWatch agent, which is not needed for this purpose.