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A company runs Amazon EC2 instances in multiple AWS accounts that are individually billed. The company recently purchased a Savings Plan. Because of changes in the company's business requirements, the company has decommissioned a large number of EC2 instances. The company wants to use its Savings Plan discounts on its other AWS accounts.
Which combination of steps will meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
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From the AWS Account Management Console of the management account, turn on discount sharing from the billing preferences section.
B
From the AWS Account Management Console of the account that purchased the existing Savings Plan, turn on discount sharing from the billing preferences section. Include all accounts.
C
From the AWS Organizations management account, use AWS Resource Access Manager (AWS RAM) to share the Savings Plan with other accounts.
D
Create an organization in AWS Organizations in a new payer account. Invite the other AWS accounts to join the organization from the management account.
E
Create an organization in AWS Organizations in the existing AWS account with the existing EC2 instances and Savings Plan. Invite the other AWS accounts to join the organization from the management account.
Explanation:
Explanation
To share Savings Plan discounts across multiple AWS accounts, you need to:
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Enable discount sharing from the account that purchased the Savings Plan (Option B). This is done through the AWS Account Management Console by turning on discount sharing in the billing preferences section and including all accounts.
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Set up AWS Organizations with the existing AWS account (the one with the Savings Plan) as the management account (Option E). This allows you to create an organization and invite other AWS accounts to join.
Why these options are correct:
- Option B: The account that purchased the Savings Plan must enable discount sharing. This allows the Savings Plan benefits to be shared across accounts in the organization.
- Option E: You need to create an AWS Organizations structure with the existing account (the one with the Savings Plan) as the management account, then invite other accounts to join. This establishes the organizational structure needed for discount sharing.
Why other options are incorrect:
- Option A: Incorrect because you need to enable discount sharing from the account that purchased the Savings Plan, not just any management account.
- Option C: AWS RAM is used for sharing resources like VPCs, subnets, and transit gateways, not for sharing Savings Plan discounts.
- Option D: Incorrect because you should use the existing AWS account (the one with the Savings Plan) as the management account, not create a new payer account.
Key AWS Concepts:
- Savings Plans: Provide significant discounts on AWS usage in exchange for a commitment to a consistent amount of usage (measured in $/hour) for a 1- or 3-year term.
- Discount Sharing: Allows Savings Plan discounts to be applied across multiple accounts within an AWS Organization.
- AWS Organizations: Service for centrally managing multiple AWS accounts, enabling consolidated billing and sharing of benefits like Savings Plans.
This solution ensures that the company can maximize the utilization of their Savings Plan commitment across all their AWS accounts, optimizing costs even after decommissioning some EC2 instances.
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