OpsWorks

Question 1

What is OpsWorks?

Answer 1

A service which allows you to automate your server configuration management using Puppet or Chef

Question 2

True or False: To use OpsWorks, you much install and manage instances of Chef and Puppet?

Answer 2

False: OpsWorks uses manages instances or either Puppet or Chef

Question 3

True or False: OpsWorks is compatible with existing Chef and Puppet code?

Answer 3

True. No need to recreate code for OpsWorks

Question 4

Are Chef and Puppet compatible with Linux or Windows?

Answer 4

BOTH!

Question 5

What are some examples of configurations that you can manage with OpsWorks?

Answer 5

Service accounts, local accounts, scheduled tasks / cron jobs, NTP configurations, application configurations

Question 6

When should you use OpsWorks?

Answer 6

When you have a requirement to manage your systems using Puppet or Chef

Question 7

True or False: OpsWorks works in both the AWS environment and on-prem systems?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

For the exam, do you need to know how OpsWorks works, or how to set it up?

Answer 8

Nope, just generally what it’s for and when you would use it.