Table of Contents

1. Challenge

   Create an S3 Bucket

   1. Navigate to S3.
   2. Click Create Bucket.
   3. Give the bucket a unique name (e.g., "vpcflow4learningactivity" and a series of numbers at the end, like the account ID of the AWS account provisioned with the lab, to make it globally unique).
   4. Click Next three times.
   5. Click Create Bucket.
   6. Click to open your newly created bucket.
   7. Click Create folder.
   8. In the box next to the folder, enter "AWSLogs".
   9. Click Save.
   10. Click Create folder.
   11. In the box next to the folder, enter "QueryResults".
   12. Click Save.
2. Challenge

   Configure VPC Flow Logs

   1. Navigate to VPC > Your VPCs.
   2. Select the LinuxAcademy VPC.
   3. Click Actions > Create flow log.
   4. Set the following values:
      • Filter: All
      • Destination: Send to an S3 bucket
      • S3 bucket ARN: arn:aws:s3:::<YOUR_BUCKET_NAME>
   5. Click Create.
   6. Click the Flow Logs tab to verify the flow log exists.
3. Challenge

   Create and Query a Sample Table in Amazon Athena

   1. In Athena, specify the QueryResults folder in the S3 bucket as the query results location.
   2. Use the Athena tutorial to create a sample table.
   3. Run a select * from query on the table.
   4. Edit the query by replacing * with request_ip and run it again.
4. Challenge

   Configure and Query the VPC Flow Logs

   1. In S3, verify that logs have populated the AWSLogs folder in the vpcflow4learningactivity bucket.
   2. In Athena, run the scripts provided on the lab page.