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Add a "Building Windows Images with AWS Session Manager" guide

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#9,464 opened on Jun 22, 2020

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Description

The use of SSM with Windows currently only works with the SSH communicator, which is stock for Linux operating systems but not for Windows. The latter can make the time to first image for a user wishing to use SSM with Windows a little tricky.

This request is to create a simple guide similar to the Windows Example that users could use to bootstrap a Windows instance with SSH and SSM.

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Tech stack
aws
Domain
documentationclouddevops
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
familiarity with PackerAWS accountunderstanding of Windows AMI creation
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Review the existing Windows example at https://learn.hashicorp.com/packer/getting started/build image#a windows example and understand how the SSH communicator is used. Study the Packer documentation for the SSM communicator and how it differs on Windows. Check the two comments on this issue for any additional requirements or suggestions. Propose a guide structure that mirrors the existing example but replaces SSH with SSM.