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    Cloud Discovery

    When you create a Cloud Discovery schedule, you select the accounts to discover, the credentials for accessing these accounts, and the MID Servers to scan the cloud resources. You can then view the results of the Discovery in a dashboard and track any errors that might have occurred.

    Supported cloud providers

    You can create schedules to discover resources for these cloud providers:
    • Amazon Web Service (AWS)
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
    • IBM cloud
    • VMware cloud

    How Cloud Discovery works

    You select an existing service account to discover in a wizard called the Discovery Manager. Select the appropriate credentials for the account and then test the connection. If the connection is successful, Discovery returns the logical datacenters associated with the account, as well as any sub-accounts for selection. The cloud schedule creation process launches the necessary patterns to discover the sub-accounts and datacenters you select.

    The Discovery Manager offers you the option to discover your cloud resources (virtual machines). Cloud Discovery by IP ranges finds all the VMs in a cloud service account. Just select a MID Server configured for Cloud Discovery and create the schedule. Discovery determines the IP addresses to scan, based on the IP ranges in your cloud service account. Make sure you have one or more MID Servers up and running that can access those addresses.
    Note: You do not need the Cloud Management plugin to use Cloud Discovery. The Discovery plugin includes the necessary components from Cloud Management to perform Cloud Discovery.

    Managing your cloud resources

    The instance displays all results from a Cloud Discovery in the Discovery Home page. You can drill down into specific schedules, discovered devices, cloud resources, and errors. Sort these results for a closer look and view Discovery trends for the devices you find. Error results give you specific suggestions for fixing any problems you encounter.

    Your instance can detect notifications and alerts from AWS cloud, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You can configure these events to make the necessary updates to your CMDB without additional scanning. For more information on configuring Event-based discovery, see
    • Configure the Amazon AWS Config service to auto-update the CMDB
    • Configure the Azure Alert service to auto-update the CMDB
    • Configure the Google Stackdriver Logging service to auto-update the CMDB
    Note: Event-driven Discovery for AWS, Microsoft Azure Cloud and Google Cloud Platform does not require the Cloud Provisioning and Governance plugin.

    Cloud Discovery process

    1. Install and validate a MID Server using the procedure in MID Server installation. If you do not have a MID Server running in your environment, you can use Guided Setup to quickly install and validate a MID Server. Make sure you configure Cloud Discovery MID Server with the Cloud Management capability.
    2. Open the Discovery Manager and configure the following:
      Service account
      You can provide the information for an existing account or add an account. Select your cloud credentials and test the connection to your account. A successful credential test returns a list of available sub-accounts that you can include in your schedule.
      Datacenters
      Select specific datacenters in your account to discover or configure Discovery to automatically include all current and future datacenters.
      Virtual machine (VM) resources
      Optionally, configure the schedule to discover VM resources by IP address. Discovery returns additional information about the VMs, including installed software and running applications.
      Note: For the Cloud Insights application, Cloud Discovery does not display the Discover Virtual Machines (optional) phase in the Discovery Manager tab bar.
      Schedule
      Create a Cloud Discovery schedule. You can run your schedule immediately from the Discovery Manager or exit the configuration and let Discovery run as scheduled.
    3. View Discovery results on the Discovery Home page. You can view details for:
      • Schedules
      • Discovered devices (VMs)
      • Cloud resources
      • Errors

    Using a MID Server through a proxy

    If your MID Server must go through an unauthenticated proxy server to access cloud resources, you must modify the agent\conf\wrapper-override.conf file, as follows:

    wrapper.java.additional.1=-Dhttp.proxySet=true 
              wrapper.java.additional.2=-Dhttp.proxyHost=<proxyHost> 
              wrapper.java.additional.3=-Dhttp.proxyPort=<proxyPort> 
              wrapper.java.additional.4=-DuseProxy=true 

    As with any changes to the MID Server files, restart the MID Server and then test Discovery.

    Related concepts
    • Discovery Manager
    • Amazon AWS Cloud Discovery
    • Azure Cloud Discovery
    • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Discovery
    • IBM Cloud Discovery
    • VMware Cloud Discovery

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      Cloud Discovery

      When you create a Cloud Discovery schedule, you select the accounts to discover, the credentials for accessing these accounts, and the MID Servers to scan the cloud resources. You can then view the results of the Discovery in a dashboard and track any errors that might have occurred.

      Supported cloud providers

      You can create schedules to discover resources for these cloud providers:
      • Amazon Web Service (AWS)
      • Microsoft Azure
      • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
      • IBM cloud
      • VMware cloud

      How Cloud Discovery works

      You select an existing service account to discover in a wizard called the Discovery Manager. Select the appropriate credentials for the account and then test the connection. If the connection is successful, Discovery returns the logical datacenters associated with the account, as well as any sub-accounts for selection. The cloud schedule creation process launches the necessary patterns to discover the sub-accounts and datacenters you select.

      The Discovery Manager offers you the option to discover your cloud resources (virtual machines). Cloud Discovery by IP ranges finds all the VMs in a cloud service account. Just select a MID Server configured for Cloud Discovery and create the schedule. Discovery determines the IP addresses to scan, based on the IP ranges in your cloud service account. Make sure you have one or more MID Servers up and running that can access those addresses.
      Note: You do not need the Cloud Management plugin to use Cloud Discovery. The Discovery plugin includes the necessary components from Cloud Management to perform Cloud Discovery.

      Managing your cloud resources

      The instance displays all results from a Cloud Discovery in the Discovery Home page. You can drill down into specific schedules, discovered devices, cloud resources, and errors. Sort these results for a closer look and view Discovery trends for the devices you find. Error results give you specific suggestions for fixing any problems you encounter.

      Your instance can detect notifications and alerts from AWS cloud, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You can configure these events to make the necessary updates to your CMDB without additional scanning. For more information on configuring Event-based discovery, see
      • Configure the Amazon AWS Config service to auto-update the CMDB
      • Configure the Azure Alert service to auto-update the CMDB
      • Configure the Google Stackdriver Logging service to auto-update the CMDB
      Note: Event-driven Discovery for AWS, Microsoft Azure Cloud and Google Cloud Platform does not require the Cloud Provisioning and Governance plugin.

      Cloud Discovery process

      1. Install and validate a MID Server using the procedure in MID Server installation. If you do not have a MID Server running in your environment, you can use Guided Setup to quickly install and validate a MID Server. Make sure you configure Cloud Discovery MID Server with the Cloud Management capability.
      2. Open the Discovery Manager and configure the following:
        Service account
        You can provide the information for an existing account or add an account. Select your cloud credentials and test the connection to your account. A successful credential test returns a list of available sub-accounts that you can include in your schedule.
        Datacenters
        Select specific datacenters in your account to discover or configure Discovery to automatically include all current and future datacenters.
        Virtual machine (VM) resources
        Optionally, configure the schedule to discover VM resources by IP address. Discovery returns additional information about the VMs, including installed software and running applications.
        Note: For the Cloud Insights application, Cloud Discovery does not display the Discover Virtual Machines (optional) phase in the Discovery Manager tab bar.
        Schedule
        Create a Cloud Discovery schedule. You can run your schedule immediately from the Discovery Manager or exit the configuration and let Discovery run as scheduled.
      3. View Discovery results on the Discovery Home page. You can view details for:
        • Schedules
        • Discovered devices (VMs)
        • Cloud resources
        • Errors

      Using a MID Server through a proxy

      If your MID Server must go through an unauthenticated proxy server to access cloud resources, you must modify the agent\conf\wrapper-override.conf file, as follows:

      wrapper.java.additional.1=-Dhttp.proxySet=true 
                wrapper.java.additional.2=-Dhttp.proxyHost=<proxyHost> 
                wrapper.java.additional.3=-Dhttp.proxyPort=<proxyPort> 
                wrapper.java.additional.4=-DuseProxy=true 

      As with any changes to the MID Server files, restart the MID Server and then test Discovery.

      Related concepts
      • Discovery Manager
      • Amazon AWS Cloud Discovery
      • Azure Cloud Discovery
      • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Discovery
      • IBM Cloud Discovery
      • VMware Cloud Discovery

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