Import cloud service provider data for AWS EC2
FlexNet Manager Suite version 2018 R2
The new Virtual Devices group), displays data for devices hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2, with links to matching inventory device records, if any. This data is collected using a new inventory connector that automatically identifies devices hosted in AWS EC2, and imports the associated metadata into FlexNet Manager Suite. Detailed inventory can be collected in other ways, such as by including the FlexNet inventory agent in the image used to instantiate virtual machines in AWS.
page (located in thePrerequisites
A FlexNet Manager Suite administrator must create a connection on an inventory beacon to import data. The inventory beacon requires:
- FlexNet Beacon version 13.1.x.x (2018 R2) or later
- PowerShell 3.0 or later
- AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.3.283.0 or later.
The account that is used for the AWS EC2 connection must have the following
permissions, set by policies in the AWS console:
- DescribeInstances
- DescribeHosts
- DescribeReservedInstances
- GetUser.