How to automate upgrade of any Windows Server using AWS Systems Manager (SSM) | 2012R2 to 2016 demo

In this video, we will explore how to automate upgrade of Windows Server OS versions using AWS Systems Manager Automation document AWSEC2-CloneInstanceAndUpgradeWindows.
We take the example of upgrading Windows server 2012 R2 OS to Windows Server 2016. However, this method can be used for other supported upgrade paths.

Links:
Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 reaching end of support
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lif...

Overview of Windows Server upgrades
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/win...

Key Management Services (KMS) client activation and product keys
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/win...

AWSEC2-CloneInstanceAndUpgradeWindows
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-m...

Prerequisites to configure SSM agent (unmaskITnow YouTube links)
Configure SSM agent in public/private subnets
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Configure SSM agent using VPC interface endpoints
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