Creating a Response Plan

Creating a Response Plan in System Manager Incident Manager

To create a response plan and automate incident response processes, follow these steps:

  1. Access the System Manager service dashboard

    • Navigate to the System Manager Service Console, select Operations Management -> Incident Manager -> Response plans in the left sidebar, and click on Create response plan.

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  2. Set defaults for incidents

    • a. Enter mysql-failover-plan as the Name.
    • b. Enter mysql-cluster-incident as the Title.
    • c. Choose High for the impact level.

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  3. Configure the runbook

    • a. Select Owned by me as the Owner.
    • b. Choose MySQL-failed-over-runbook as the Runbook.
    • c. Select Default version at runtime as the Version.
    • d. Choose Create new service role in Runbook service role.

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  4. Review and create the response plan

    • Double-check the information and click on create response plan.

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  5. Attach policy to the new service role for EC2 resource access when executing the runbook

    • a. In the Runbook section of the created response plan, click the link under Execution permissions -> Name to navigate to the IAM console and add additional access permissions.
    • b. Click on the Permissions tab -> Add permissions -> Attach policies.
    • c. Search for the EC2FullAccess policy, select it, and click Add permissions.

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    • d. Similarly, add AmazonSSMAutomationRole.

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By setting default values for incidents, the Incident Manager will apply these values to all incidents linked with a response plan. This aids in more efficient incident management.