Ops needs a repeatable, approval-gated process to restart a fleet of instances in batches with health checks between batches. Which SSM capability provides prebuilt or custom multi-step workflows?
A.Run Command
Run Command sends one-off commands, not orchestrated workflows.
B.Automation runbooks
Correct. Runbooks = scripted multi-step ops with approval gates.
C.Session Manager
Session Manager is interactive shell access.
D.State Manager associations
State Manager enforces configuration state, not procedural workflows.
Why this answer
SSM Automation runbooks define multi-step workflows — actions like aws:executeScript, waitForAwsResourceProperty, approvals, and rate control across targets — with prebuilt runbooks for common ops tasks.
Correct answer: B · Last reviewed 2026-10-26
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