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Amazon VPC

Full configure, optimize, audit, and troubleshoot task surface.

Key points

  • VPC operations combine addressing, subnets, routes, gateways, endpoints, filters, flow evidence, and cost paths.

Best-known use cases

  • D2.1, D2.2, and D5.1: configure or troubleshoot the named VPC flow from source through its return path.

What candidates often confuse it with

  • A VPC defines the network boundary; route tables choose paths, security controls filter them, and endpoints or gateways provide targets.

Key takeaway

Localize the address, route, attachment, filter, DNS, and return-path layer before making a VPC change.

Related services

  • Amazon Application Recovery Controller
  • AWS Client VPN
  • Amazon CloudFront

Relevant exam tasks

  • D2.1 — Task 2.1: Implement scalability and elasticity.
  • 2.1.1 — Configure and manage scaling mechanisms in compute environments.
  • D2.2 — Task 2.2: Implement highly available and resilient environments.
  • 2.2.1 — Configure and troubleshoot Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) and Amazon Route 53 health checks.
  • D5.1 — Task 5.1: Implement and optimize networking features and connectivity.
  • 5.1.1 — Configure a VPC (for example, subnets, route tables, network ACLs, security groups, NAT gateways, internet gateway, egress-only internet gateway).

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SOA-C03 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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