AWSSupport-TroubleshootManagedInstance - AWS Systems Manager Automation runbook reference

AWSSupport-TroubleshootManagedInstance

Description

The AWSSupport-TroubleshootManagedInstance runbook helps you to determine why an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance does not report as managed by AWS Systems Manager. This runbook reviews the VPC configuration for the instance including security group rules, VPC endpoints, network access control list (ACL) rules, and route tables. It also confirms an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) instance profile that contains the required permissions is attached to the instance.

Important

This automation runbook does not evaluate IPv6 rules.

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Document type

Automation

Owner

Amazon

Platforms

Linux, macOS, Windows

Parameters

  • AutomationAssumeRole

    Type: String

    Description: (Optional) The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that allows Systems Manager Automation to perform the actions on your behalf. If no role is specified, Systems Manager Automation uses the permissions of the user that starts this runbook.

  • InstanceId

    Type: String

    Description: (Required) The ID of the Amazon EC2 instance that is not reporting as managed by Systems Manager.

Required IAM permissions

The AutomationAssumeRole parameter requires the following actions to use the runbook successfully.

  • ssm:DescribeAutomationExecutions

  • ssm:DescribeAutomationStepExecutions

  • ssm:DescribeInstanceInformation

  • ssm:DescribeInstanceProperties

  • ssm:StartAutomationExecution

  • ssm:GetAutomationExecution

  • ssm:GetDocument

  • ssm:ListDocuments

  • ssm:StartAutomationExecution

  • iam:ListRoles

  • iam:GetInstanceProfile

  • iam:ListAttachedRolePolicies

  • ec2:DescribeInstances

  • ec2:DescribeNetworkAcls

  • ec2:DescribeRouteTables

  • ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups

  • ec2:DescribeVpcEndpoints

Document Steps

  • aws:executeScript - Gathers the PingStatus of the instance.

  • aws:branch - Branches based on whether the instance is already reporting as managed by Systems Manager.

  • aws:executeAwsApi - Gathers details about the instance including the VPC configuration.

  • aws:executeScript - If applicable, gathers additional details related to VPC endpoints that have been deployed to use with Systems Manager, and confirms the security groups attached to the VPC endpoint allow inbound traffic on TCP port 443 from the instance.

  • aws:executeScript - Checks whether the route table allows traffic to the VPC endpoint or public Systems Manager endpoints.

  • aws:executeScript - Checks whether the network ACL rules allow traffic to the VPC endpoint or public Systems Manager endpoints.

  • aws:executeScript - Checks whether outbound traffic to the VPC endpoint or public Systems Manager endpoints is allowed by the security group associated with the instance.

  • aws:executeScript - Checks if the instance profile attached to the instance includes a managed policy that provides the required permissions.

  • aws:branch - Branches based on the operating system of the instance.

  • aws:executeScript - Provides reference to ssmagent-toolkit-linux shell script.

  • aws:executeScript - Provides reference to ssmagent-toolkit-windows PowerShell script.

  • aws:executeScript - Generates final output for the automation.

  • aws:executeScript - If the PingStatus of the instance is Online , returns that the instance is already managed by Systems Manager.