To access the cloud instances discovery options click Cloud on the left pane of the Discovery Center Options view.
Discovering Amazon Instances
The Amazon tab on the Cloud Discovery Settings section allows you to set and edit Amazon accounts for discovering instances. To add an account click Add Amazon Account and follow these steps:
To configure the discovery of instances on Amazon click on
Before you begin
Make sure you perform these steps before adding an Amazon account on SIM.
- Create an AWS account as trusted entity for read-only role on the main AWS account where SQL Inventory Manager discovery will be running.
- Create a read-only role on the user’s main AWS account (where SQL Inventory Manager discovery will be running)
Adding an Amazon account
Click Add Amazon Account and enter the following information on the Amazon Account dialog.
Name
<Short Description of what it is>
AWS Account #
AWS Role ARN
AWS External ID
AWS Login
AWS Password
Editing an account
To edit an Amazon account click on the gear icon next to the account name you want to edit and select Edit. Once you modify your information on the Add/Edit dialog click Save to save your changes.
Removing an account
To remove an Amazon account click on the gear icon
next to the account name you want to remove and select Remove.Note: All the instances discovered before removing an account remain on the Discovered View.