R12.1 Project-2025Sep08

Configuring NetBrain System

Follow the steps below to add the accounts to monitor:

  1. On the Domain Management page, navigate to Discovery > API Server Manager.

  2. In the API Server Manager page, click Add API Server to add an API Server entry into the table for each account to be monitored.

    1. In the Server Name field, enter a meaningful name that can uniquely identify your AWS account 
    2. From the API Source Type dropdown, select Amazon AWS.
    3. From the Access Method dropdown, select Role-based Access.
    4. In the Endpoint (Account ID) field, enter the AWS Monitor account ID.
    5. In the External Id field, enter the External ID previously selected for the trust relationship in the AWS Monitor account.
    6. In the Role Name field, enter the role name previously selected in the AWS Monitor account. 
    7. Select a Front Server or Front Server Group from the dropdown menu. 
  3. Click Test to verify that NetBrain system has access to the AWS account resources. If it fails, check whether the roles and policies are configured properly.