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A company needs to host a legacy database application on AWS. The application requires administrative (root) access to the underlying operating system and custom kernel configuration changes. Which AWS compute service should the company use to meet these requirements?

  1. A
    AWS Lambda
  2. B
    AWS Fargate
  3. Amazon EC2Answer
  4. D
    AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Answer

Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) provides virtual servers in the cloud where customers have full control over the guest operating system. This allows customers to log in with administrative (root) privileges, install custom software, and perform kernel modifications.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the workload requirements
The application requires root/administrative access to the operating system and custom kernel configuration changes.
This determines the level of control and responsibility the customer needs over the compute infrastructure.
2
Evaluate AWS compute services based on control level
Amazon EC2 provides complete control over the guest operating system, whereas serverless options like AWS Lambda and AWS Fargate abstract the OS. Elastic Beanstalk is a platform for deployment rather than a low-level compute resource provider.
Matching the administrative control requirements to the appropriate AWS Shared Responsibility model tier identifies the correct service.

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AWS Compute Services
Estimated Time:45s
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