A company has deployed several relational databases on Amazon RDS. Every month, the database software vendor releases new security patches that need to be applied to the database.<br/><br/>What is the MOST efficient way to apply the security patches?
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AIn AWS Config, configure a rule for the instances and the required patch level
BUse AWS Systems Manager to automate database patching according to a schedule
CConnect to each database instance on a monthly basis, and download and apply the necessary security patches from the vendor
DEnable automatic patching for the instances using the Amazon RDS console
✓ Correct answer: D. Enable automatic patching for the instances using the Amazon RDS consolePeriodically, Amazon RDS performs maintenance on Amazon RDS resources. Maintenance most often involves updates to the DB instance's underlying hardware, underlying operating system (OS), or database engine version. Updates to the operating system most often occur for security issues and should be done as soon as possible.<br/><br/>Required patching is automatically scheduled only for patches that are related to security and instance reliability. Such patching occurs infrequently (typically once every few months) and seldom requires more than a fraction of your maintenance window.<br/><br/><img src="asset:assets/questions/7a77e37196bbb338.jpg"><br/><br/>All you need to do to get enable patching is specify the maintenance window in which the patching will take place. This can be done at instance creation time or at any time afterwards.<br/><br/><strong>CORRECT: </strong>"Enable automatic patching for the instances using the Amazon RDS console" is the correct answer.<br/><br/><strong>INCORRECT:</strong> "Connect to each database instance on a monthly basis, and download and apply the necessary security patches from the vendor" is incorrect. Amazon RDS is a managed service and you do not need to do this manually.<br/><br/><strong>INCORRECT:</strong> "In AWS Config, configure a rule for the instances and the required patch level" is incorrect. This service is used for auditing and evaluating resource configurations.<br/><br/><strong>INCORRECT:</strong> "Use AWS Systems Manager to automate database patching according to a schedule" is incorrect. Systems Manager can be used to manage EC2 instances but it cannot be used to patch RDS instances.
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