A SysOps administrator exported a CloudFormation template of existing infrastructure in us-west-2 and tried to use that same template to create a stack in eu-west-1. The stack failed partway through, returned an error, and rolled back. Which two reasons could explain this failure? (Choose two.)
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Correct answer: The template referenced an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that is not present in eu-west-1., The template requested services or resources that are not available in eu-west-1..
Why this is the answer
When deploying CloudFormation templates across regions, you must ensure that all referenced resources and services are available in the target region. AMIs are region-specific, so an AMI ID valid in us-west-2 will likely not exist in eu-west-1, causing stack creation to fail. Similarly, not all AWS services are available in every region. If the template attempts to provision a resource from a service not offered in eu-west-1, the stack creation will fail. The other options are less likely or incorrect. IAM users are global resources, so referencing one wouldn't typically cause a regional deployment failure. Insufficient IAM permissions would likely cause a failure at the very beginning, not "partway through." CloudFormation templates are primarily used to create new resources, not just update existing ones.
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