Service Limitations

Quotas, Limits & Constraints

Service Quotas

Managed Instances: 50,000 per account/region
Concurrent Executions: 100 Run Command per account
Session Manager: 100 concurrent sessions
Automation: 100 concurrent executions

Parameter Store Limits

Standard: 10,000 parameters, 4KB size
Advanced: 100,000 parameters, 8KB size
API Rate: 1,000 TPS (higher tier: 10,000 TPS)
Versions: 100 versions per parameter

Run Command

  • 100 concurrent executions
  • 50 targets per command
  • 48 hours max duration
  • 2,400 commands/sec rate

Patch Manager

  • 500 patch baselines
  • 50 patch groups
  • 5 maintenance windows
  • 50 targets per window

Automation

  • 100 concurrent executions
  • 500 documents per account
  • 1,000 steps per document
  • 48 hours max duration

Session Manager

  • 100 concurrent sessions
  • 60 minutes idle timeout
  • 20 hours max duration
  • S3 log size: 5GB/session

Pricing Overview

Free
EC2 Instances
Most SSM features free for EC2
$0.00695
On-Premises/Month
Per managed instance
$0.002
Automation Step
Per step execution

Monitoring

  • CloudWatch metrics included
  • CloudTrail logging free
  • Standard CloudWatch charges
  • S3 storage charges apply

Regional

  • Available in all commercial regions
  • GovCloud support
  • China regions supported
  • Regional service limits

Quota Increases

  • Request via Service Quotas
  • Most limits are adjustable
  • Approval typically within days
  • Document business justification

Exam Strategy Tip

Remember: Most SSM features are free for EC2 instances. 50,000 managed instances per account/region. Parameter Store Standard tier is free with 10,000 parameters. On-premises instances cost $0.00695/month.

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