Implement and manage networking features, connectivity, and content delivery (~18% of exam).
Covers implementing networking features including VPC components (subnets, route tables, internet gateways, NAT gateways), VPC peering, VPC endpoints (interface and gateway), AWS Transit Gateway, and AWS Direct Connect. Also covers DNS and content delivery using Amazon Route 53 (hosted zones, record types, routing policies, health checks), Amazon CloudFront (distributions, behaviors, caching, origin configurations), and AWS Global Accelerator. Covers hybrid connectivity including Site-to-Site VPN, Client VPN, and network troubleshooting using VPC Flow Logs, Reachability Analyzer, and Network Access Analyzer.
5 minutes
5 Questions
Networking and Content Delivery is a critical domain in the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate exam, focusing on how to configure, manage, and troubleshoot AWS networking services.
**Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)** is the foundation of AWS networking. SysOps administrators must understand how to create and configure VPCs, subnets (public and private), route tables, internet gateways, NAT gateways, and VPC peering connections. Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) and Security Groups are essential for controlling inbound and outbound traffic at the subnet and instance levels respectively.
**Amazon Route 53** is AWS's scalable DNS service. Administrators should know how to configure hosted zones, create various record types (A, AAAA, CNAME, Alias), and implement routing policies including simple, weighted, latency-based, failover, and geolocation routing for high availability and disaster recovery scenarios.
**Amazon CloudFront** is AWS's content delivery network (CDN) that caches content at edge locations globally. Understanding distribution configurations, cache behaviors, origin settings, and SSL/TLS certificate management is essential for optimizing content delivery and reducing latency.
**Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)** distributes incoming traffic across multiple targets. SysOps administrators must understand Application Load Balancers (Layer 7), Network Load Balancers (Layer 4), and Gateway Load Balancers, including health checks, target groups, and listener configurations.
**AWS Global Accelerator** improves application availability and performance using the AWS global network, providing static IP addresses and intelligent traffic routing.
**VPN and AWS Transit Gateway** enable hybrid connectivity between on-premises networks and AWS, while **VPC Flow Logs** help monitor and troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
Key responsibilities include monitoring network performance using CloudWatch metrics, troubleshooting connectivity issues, implementing secure network architectures, and ensuring high availability through proper load balancing and DNS configurations.Networking and Content Delivery is a critical domain in the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate exam, focusing on how to configure, manage, and troubleshoot AWS networking services.
**Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)** is the foundation of AWS networking. SysOps administrators must un…