Who is responsible for patching the guest operating system for Amazon RDS?
A. The AWS Product team
B. The customer Database Administrator
C. Managed partners
D. AWS Support
Who is responsible for patching the guest operating system for Amazon RDS?
A. The AWS Product team
B. The customer Database Administrator
C. Managed partners
D. AWS Support
A is correct, RDS is completely managed service
should be B, because -> Patch Management – AWS is responsible for patching and fixing flaws within the infrastructure, but customers are responsible for patching their guest OS and applications.
https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/#:~:text=Patch%20Management%20%E2%80%93%20AWS%20is%20responsible,their%20guest%20OS%20and%20applications.
patching the guest operating not patching database
A is correct. B is incorrect because Amazon RDS is provided as a service. Customers do not need to worry about administration tasks such as hardware provisioning, database setup, patching and backups.
https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
RDS is a service provided by AWS, so it is AWS responsibility to perform patching.
If customer is using database in EC2, then it is customer responsibility to perform patching.
I feel, Option A is the correct answer.
https://aws.amazon.com/rds/faqs/
Once your database is up and running, Amazon RDS automates common administrative tasks such as performing backups and patching the software that powers your database.
the correct option is B