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Creating AWS Tags and Resource Groups

To simplify the management of AWS resources such as EC2 instances, you can assign metadata using tags. Resource groups can then use these tags to automate tasks on large numbers of resources at one time. They serve as a unique identifier for custom automation, to break out cost reporting by department, and much more. In this hands-on lab, you will create a project-level tag and assign it to multiple resources at once, before creating a resource group based on the tag.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

45m

Published

Sep 07, 2023

Challenge

Create and Assign Project-Level Tags to Resources
- Navigate to Resource Groups & Tag Editor > Tag Editor.
- Filter by EC2 and S3.
- Locate all resources related to Star. Add a new tag to the resources with a Tag Key called Project and a Tag Value called Star.
- Repeat the process for Big. Create a new tag with a Tag Key called Project and a Tag Value called Big.
Challenge

Create Resource Groups from the Assigned Tags
- Navigate to Resource Groups & Tag Editor > Create Resource Group.
- Select Tag based.
- For grouping criteria, make sure All supported resource types is selected, and then under Tags, select Project.
- Filter the tag value with the keyword Big.
- Select all resources displayed.
- Make the group name Big-Project-Resource-Group.
- Repeat the same for the Star project.
- Filter the tag value with the keyword Star.
- Select all resources displayed.
- Make the group name Star-Project-Resource-Group.
Challenge

Test Resource Groups through AWS CloudWatch
- Go into CloudWatch, Overview Page.
- Use the dropdown arrow next to Filter by resource group, and select either the Big-Project-Resource-Group or the Star-Project-Resource-Group.
- Spend some time looking over the resource-group-level statistics.

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