Creating Systems Manager Documents
If the Systems Manager public documents limit the actions you want to perform on your managed instances, you can create your own documents. When creating a new document, we recommend that you use schema version 2.2 or later.
Before You Begin
Before you create an SSM document, we recommend that you read about the different schemas, features, and syntax available for SSM documents. For more information, see AWS Systems Manager Documents.
Note
If you plan to create an SSM document for State Manager, be aware of the following details:
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You can assign multiple documents to a target by creating different State Manager associations that use different documents.
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You can use a shared document with State Manager, as long as you have permission, but you can't associate a shared document to an instance. If you want to use or share a document that is associated with one or more targets, you must create a copy of the document and then use or share it.
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If you create a document with conflicting plugins (e.g., domain join and remove from domain), the last plugin executed will be the final state. State Manager does not validate the logical sequence or rationality of the commands or plugins in your document.
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When processing documents, instance associations are applied first, and next tagged group associations are applied. If an instance is part of multiple tagged groups, then the documents that are part of the tagged group will not be executed in any particular order. If an instance is directly targeted through multiple documents by its instance ID, there is no particular order of execution.
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If you change the default version of an State Manager document, any association that uses the document will start using the new default version the next time Systems Manager applies the association to the instance.
If you create an SSM document for State Manager, you must associate the document with your managed instances after you add it to the system. For more information, see Create an Association (Console).
