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AWS Systems Manager Hybrid Activations - AWS Systems Manager

AWS Systems Manager Hybrid Activations

To configure non-EC2 machines for use with AWS Systems Manager in a hybrid and multicloud environment, you create a hybrid activation. Non-EC2 machine types supported as managed nodes include the following:

  • Servers on your own premises (on-premises servers)

  • AWS IoT Greengrass core devices

  • AWS IoT and non-AWS edge devices

  • Virtual machines (VMs), including VMs in other cloud environments

When you run the create-activation command to start a hybrid activation process, you receive an activation code and ID in the command response. You then include the activation code and ID with the command to install SSM Agent on the machine, as described in step 3 of Install SSM Agent on hybrid Linux nodes and step 4 of Install SSM Agent on hybrid Windows Server nodes.

This activation process applies to all non-EC2 machine types except AWS IoT Greengrass core devices. For information about configuring AWS IoT Greengrass core devices for Systems Manager, see Managing edge devices with Systems Manager.

Note

Support isn't currently provided for non-EC2 macOS machines.

Note

Important: Effective June 30, 2026, the advanced-instances tier has been removed. There is no longer a 1,000-instance limit for hybrid managed nodes, and you no longer need to enable a paid tier to use Session Manager on non-EC2 machines. Instead, starting September 30, 2026, Session Manager and Run Command use pay-as-you-go pricing when used on hybrid managed nodes.

For more information about pricing, see AWS Systems Manager Pricing.