Step 1: Define a workload - AWS Well-Architected Tool

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Step 1: Define a workload

You begin by defining a workload. There are two ways to define a workload. In this tutorial, we are not defining a workload from a review template. For more details on defining a workload from a review template, see Defining a workload.

To define a workload

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Well-Architected Tool console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/.

    Note

    The user who documents the workload state must have full access permissions to AWS WA Tool.

  2. In the Define a workload section, choose Define workload.

  3. In the Name box, enter Retail Website - North America as the workload name.

  4. In the Description box, enter a description for the workload.

  5. In the Review owner box, enter the name of the person responsible for the workload review process.

  6. In the Environment box, indicate that the workload is in a production environment.

  7. Our workload runs on both AWS and at our local data center:

    1. Select AWS Regions, and choose the two Regions in North America where the workload runs.

    2. Also select Non-AWS regions, and enter a name for the local data center.

  8. The Account IDs box is optional. Do not associate any AWS accounts with this workload.

  9. The Application box is optional. Do not enter an Application ARN for this workload.

  10. The Architectural diagram box is optional. Do not associate an architectural diagram with this workload.

  11. The Industry type and Industry boxes are optional and are not specified for this workload.

  12. The Trusted Advisor section is optional. Do not Activate Trusted Advisor Support for this workload.

  13. The Jira section is optional. Do not Override account level settings in the Jira section for this workload.

  14. For this example, do not apply any tags to the workload. Choose Next.

  15. The Apply profile step is optional. Do not apply a profile for this workload. Choose Next.

  16. For this example, apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework lens, which is automatically selected. Choose Define workload to save these values and define the workload.

  17. After the workload is defined, choose Start reviewing to begin documenting the state of the workload.