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Redshift Reserved Nodes Should Not Have Status - Payment Failed
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Ensure that none of your AWS Redshift Reserved Node purchases have been failed.
Risk Level
Low
Address
Cost Optimisation
Compliance Standards
CBP
Triage and Remediation
Remediation
To remediate the issue of Redshift Reserved Nodes having a status of “Payment Failed” in AWS, you can follow these steps using the AWS Management Console:
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Navigate to the AWS Redshift Console:
- Go to the AWS Management Console (https://aws.amazon.com/console/).
- In the “Find Services” search bar, type “Redshift” and select “Amazon Redshift” from the options.
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Access the Reserved Nodes Dashboard:
- In the Amazon Redshift console, navigate to the “Clusters” section from the left-hand menu.
- Click on the “Reserved Nodes” tab to view the list of reserved nodes.
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Identify Reserved Nodes with Payment Failed Status:
- Look for the reserved nodes that have a status of “Payment Failed” in the list of reserved nodes.
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Modify the Reserved Node:
- Select the reserved node with the “Payment Failed” status by clicking on it.
- Click on the “Modify” button to edit the reservation.
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Update Payment Information:
- In the modification form, update the payment information associated with the reserved node.
- Ensure that the payment method linked to the reserved node is valid and has sufficient funds to cover the reservation.
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Save Changes:
- After updating the payment information, click on the “Save” or “Apply Changes” button to confirm the modifications.
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Verify Status:
- Once the changes are saved, verify that the status of the reserved node has been updated to a valid state (e.g., “Active”).
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Monitor and Confirm:
- Monitor the status of the reserved node over the next few minutes to ensure that the changes are successfully applied.
- Confirm that the reserved node no longer shows a status of “Payment Failed.”
By following these steps, you should be able to remediate the issue of Redshift Reserved Nodes having a status of “Payment Failed” in AWS Redshift using the AWS Management Console.
To remediate the issue of Redshift Reserved Nodes having a status of “Payment Failed” in AWS, you can follow these steps using the AWS CLI:
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Identify the Reserved Node with Payment Failed status: Use the following AWS CLI command to list all the Redshift Reserved Nodes and their statuses:
aws redshift describe-reserved-nodesLook for the Reserved Node(s) with the “Payment Failed” status.
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Modify the Reserved Node: Use the following AWS CLI command to modify the Reserved Node with the Payment Failed status:
aws redshift modify-reserved-node --reserved-node-id <ReservedNodeId> --reserved-node-offering-id <NewReservedNodeOfferingId>Replace
<ReservedNodeId>with the ID of the Reserved Node with Payment Failed status and<NewReservedNodeOfferingId>with the ID of a new Reserved Node offering that you want to apply. -
Confirm the modification: Use the following AWS CLI command to confirm the modification and apply the changes:
aws redshift purchase-reserved-node-offering --reserved-node-offering-id <NewReservedNodeOfferingId>Replace
<NewReservedNodeOfferingId>with the ID of the new Reserved Node offering that you specified in step 2. -
Verify the status: Use the following AWS CLI command to verify that the Reserved Node status has been updated:
aws redshift describe-reserved-nodesCheck if the Reserved Node status is now updated and no longer shows “Payment Failed”.
By following these steps using the AWS CLI, you should be able to remediate the issue of Redshift Reserved Nodes having a status of “Payment Failed” in AWS.
To remediate the misconfiguration of Redshift Reserved Nodes having a status of “Payment Failed” in AWS, you can use the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) to automate the remediation process. Here are the step-by-step instructions to remediate this issue:
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Install Boto3: If you haven’t already installed Boto3, you can do so using pip:
pip install boto3 -
Configure AWS Credentials: Make sure you have your AWS credentials configured either through environment variables, shared credentials file, or AWS config file.
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Write Python Script: Create a Python script with the following code to identify and update the status of Redshift Reserved Nodes with “Payment Failed” status:
import boto3 # Initialize the Redshift client redshift_client = boto3.client('redshift') # Describe reserved nodes to get the list of reserved nodes response = redshift_client.describe_reserved_nodes() for reserved_node in response['ReservedNodes']: if reserved_node['State'] == 'payment-failed': # Modify the status of the reserved node redshift_client.modify_reserved_node( ReservedNodeId=reserved_node['ReservedNodeId'], ReservedNodeOfferingType=reserved_node['OfferingType'], NodeCount=reserved_node['NodeCount'], NodeType=reserved_node['NodeType'], Duration=reserved_node['Duration'], OfferingType=reserved_node['OfferingType'], PaymentOption='ALL_UPFRONT' ) print(f"Successfully updated the status of Reserved Node {reserved_node['ReservedNodeId']}") -
Run the Script: Execute the Python script to identify Redshift Reserved Nodes with “Payment Failed” status and update their status to “ALL_UPFRONT” payment option.
python remediate_redshift_reserved_nodes.py
By following these steps, you can automatically remediate the misconfiguration of Redshift Reserved Nodes with a status of “Payment Failed” in AWS Redshift using Python and Boto3.