Discovery in AWS

Functions for Discovery in AWS include: 

• Set up AWS Credentials for Discovery

• Set up AWS Profiles for Discovery

• Discovering and Importing Assets into the CMDB

• Scheduling Discovery

ChangeGear requires programmatic access to AWS to perform discovery. Below are the details needed for connecting to AWS and retrieving asset details.

AWS requirements for Discovery:

• AWSAccessKeyId

• AWSSecretAccessKey

• RegionEndPoint

Steps to set up discovery of assets in AWS:

1. Login to your AWS account and navigate to Identity and Access Management (IAM).

2. Create a policy with an access level set to List and the access type set to Programmatic Access. This enables an Access Key Id and Secret Access Key for AWS development tools.

3. Create an Access Key and Secret and note it for later use when setting up an AWS Discovery Profile within ChangeGear.

 

Once you've set the application up to query for assets, you need to set up discovery credentials, then set up profiles to scan or run discovery.

Note: If more information is needed, please refer to AWS documentation.