AWS Systems Manager Run Command
Using Run Command, a capability of AWS Systems Manager, you can remotely and securely manage the configuration of your managed instances. A managed instance is any Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance or on-premises machine in your hybrid environment that has been configured for Systems Manager. Run Command allows you to automate common administrative tasks and perform one-time configuration changes at scale. You can use Run Command from the AWS Management Console, the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell, or the AWS SDKs. Run Command is offered at no additional cost.
Administrators use Run Command to perform the following types of tasks on their managed instances: install or bootstrap applications, build a deployment pipeline, capture log files when an instance is removed from an Auto Scaling group, and join instances to a Windows domain.
Getting Started
The following table includes information to help you get started with Run Command.
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(Required) Verify that your instances meet the minimum requirements for Run Command, configure required roles, and install the SSM Agent. |
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(Optional) Register on-premises servers and VMs with AWS so that you can manage them using Run Command. |
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Learn how to run a command from the Amazon EC2 console and how to run commands to a fleet of managed instances. |
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Learn how to run commands using either Tools for Windows PowerShell or the AWS CLI. |
EventBridge support
This Systems Manager capability is supported as both an event type and a target type in Amazon EventBridge rules. For information, see Monitoring Systems Manager events with Amazon EventBridge and Reference: Amazon EventBridge event patterns and types for Systems Manager.
Related content
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Remotely Run Command on an EC2 Instance (10 minute tutorial)
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Systems Manager service quotas in the Amazon Web Services General Reference
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