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AWS SAP-C02 · Question 28 · Domain 2.1: Deployment Strategy
A company wants to implement a blue/green deployment strategy for a containerized application running on Amazon ECS with AWS Fargate. The application is fronted by an Application Load Balancer (ALB). The deployment must automatically roll back if CloudWatch alarms indicate high error rates during the green phase. Which AWS service is BEST suited to orchestrate this deployment?
A company wants to implement a blue/green deployment strategy for a containerized application running on Amazon ECS with AWS Fargate. The application is fronted by an Application Load Balancer (ALB). The deployment must automatically roll back if CloudWatch alarms indicate high error rates during the green phase. Which AWS service is BEST suited to orchestrate this deployment?
Answer options:
A.
AWS CloudFormation
B.
AWS CodeDeploy
C.
AWS CodePipeline
D.
AWS Systems Manager Automation
How to approach this question
Identify the AWS service specifically designed for complex deployment strategies.
Full Answer
B.AWS CodeDeploy✓ Correct
AWS CodeDeploy is specifically designed to handle complex deployment strategies, including blue/green deployments for ECS. It integrates directly with ALBs to shift traffic and can automatically roll back if specified CloudWatch alarms are triggered.
Common mistakes
Choosing CodePipeline, which is the orchestrator, but CodeDeploy is the engine that actually performs the blue/green traffic shifting.
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