2023-Nov-03-R11.1a

Configuring NetBrain System

After you have set up the monitored accounts and gateway accounts, follow these steps to add the accounts to monitor:

  1. On the Domain Management page, navigate to Operations > Discover Settings > API Server Manager.
  2. In the API Server Manager configuration page, click Add API Server to add an API Server entry into the table for each account to be monitored.
  3. Configure the parameters in the Edit External API Server window as follows:
  1. API Source Type: Select Amazon AWS.
  2. Access Method: Select Role-based Access.
  3. Endpoints (Account ID): Enter the AWS account ID to be monitored.
  4. External Id: Enter the External Id previously selected for the trust relationship in the AWS account to be monitored.
  5. Role Name: Enter the role name previously selected in the AWS account to be monitored.
  1. In the Advanced section, click +Add and add the following keys for the gateway accounts:
  • Master Access Key:  This is the public key used to access the gateway account.
  • Master Secret Access Key:  This is the secret key used to access the monitored accounts.
  1. Click Test in the Add External API Server window to verify the connection to the monitored accounts to ensure they are connected successfully.
  2. Click Test in the Edit External API Server window to verify that NetBrain IE has access to the AWS account resources. If it fails, check if the roles and policies are configured properly.  

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