AWS Console Patterns
Accessing the Console
Access is via AWS IAM Identity Center (SSO) at the Rhapsody SSO portal. You need to be added to the correct permission set for the account you need access to — raise a request with Lee or the platform team.
Common Workflows
| Task | Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| View running EC2 instances | EC2 → Instances | Filter by region (most UK accounts are eu-west-2) |
| Check SSM associations | Systems Manager → State Manager | Used for cert monitoring and config |
| View S3 buckets | S3 | RaaS S3 buckets follow raas-* naming |
| Check CloudWatch logs | CloudWatch → Log Groups | Rhapsody logs stream here |
| View VPN connections | VPC → Site-to-Site VPN | Per-customer VPN status |
| Run Ansible playbooks | Systems Manager → Run Command | For ad-hoc operations |
Warning
Never start, stop, or restart EC2 instances from the console without explicit senior engineer authorisation. Use the Ansible Tower tool for operational tasks.