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AWS Systems Manager

Operations service with capabilities for application and resource configuration, parameters, automation, and managed-node operations.

Key points

  • Parameter Store can hold hierarchical configuration values with access controls.
  • AppConfig is a Systems Manager capability for validated configuration deployment.
  • DVA-C02 stays at application configuration and existing-environment use, not fleet administration.

Best-known use cases

  • Supply application parameters to deployed environments.
  • Participate in existing automation and configuration workflows.

What candidates often confuse it with

  • Parameter Store provides parameter storage; AppConfig adds application configuration validation and deployment behavior.
  • Secrets Manager specializes in secret lifecycle and supported rotation.

Key takeaway

Recognize Systems Manager for application parameters and existing automation without drifting into server administration.

Related services

  • AWS AppConfig
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Amazon EC2

Relevant exam tasks

  • D3.1 — Prepare application artifacts to be deployed to AWS
  • 3.1.5 — Prepare application configurations for specific environments (for example, by using AWS AppConfig)
  • D3.4 — Deploy code by using AWS Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) services
  • 3.4.4 — Manage application environments by using AWS services

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DVA-C02 at a glance

Category
Associate
Duration
130 minutes
Questions
65 total; 50 scored and 15 unidentified unscored
Formats
Multiple choice and multiple response
Scoring
100–1,000 scaled score; 720 minimum passing score

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