AWSSupport-TroubleshootSUSERegistration - Amazon Systems Manager Automation runbook reference
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AWSSupport-TroubleshootSUSERegistration

Description

The AWSSupport-TroubleshootSUSERegistration runbook helps you to identify why registering an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server instance with SUSE Update Infrastructure failed. The automation output provides steps to resolve, or helps you troubleshoot, the issue. If the instance passes all checks during the automation, the instance is registered with SUSE Update Infrastructure.

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Document type

Automation

Owner

Amazon

Platforms

Linux

Parameters

  • AutomationAssumeRole

    Type: String

    Description: (Optional) The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Amazon 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 you want to troubleshoot.

Required IAM permissions

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

  • ssm:StartAutomationExecution

  • ssm:DescribeInstanceProperties

  • ssm:DescribeInstanceInformation

  • ssm:ListCommandInvocations

  • ssm:SendCommand

  • ssm:ListCommands

Document Steps

  • aws:assertAwsResourceProperty - Checks if the Amazon EC2 instance is managed by Amazon Systems Manager.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the Amazon EC2 instance platform is SLES.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the package cloud-regionsrv-client version is greater than or equal to the required version 9.0.10.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the symbolic link for base product is broken, and fixes the link it it is broken.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the hosts file (/etc/hosts) contains records for smt-ec2-suscloud.net. The automation removes any duplicate entries.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the curl command is installed.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the Amazon EC2 instance can access the Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) address 169.254.169.254.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the Amazon EC2 instance has a billing code or Amazon Web Services Marketplace product code.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the Amazon EC2 instance can reach at least 1 regional server over HTTPS.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the Amazon EC2 instance can reach the Subscription Management Tool (SMT) servers over HTTP.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the Amazon EC2 instance can reach the Subscription Management Tool (SMT) servers over HTTPS.

  • aws:runCommand - Checks if the Amazon EC2 instance can reach the smt-ec2.susecloud.net address over HTTPS.

  • aws:runCommand - Registers the Amazon EC2 instance with SUSE Update Infrastructure.

  • aws:executeScript - Gathers and outputs the output of all the previous steps.