AWS Application Discovery Service | Agent-based Discovery Flashcards
Should I use agentless or agent-based application discovery?
Agent-based Discovery
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Agentless Application Discovery is recommended for VMware customers because it does not require customers installing an agent on each host, and gathers server information regardless of the VM’s operating systems. It does not collect information on non-VMware environments.
If you run a non-VMware environment, or are looking for process and network connection details, use the AWS Application Discovery Agent. You can run agent-based and agentless Application Discovery simultaneously.
What data does the AWS Application Discovery Agent capture?
Agent-based Discovery
AWS Application Discovery Service | Migration
The agent captures system configuration, system performance, running processes, and details of the network connections between systems.
What operating systems does AWS Application Discovery Service provide agents for?
Agent-based Discovery
AWS Application Discovery Service | Migration
AWS Application Discovery Service launched a new 2.0 version of the Discovery Agent that offers better operating system support. 2.0 version of the Discovery Agent supports Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2, 2008 R1 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012 R1, 2012 R2,2016, Amazon Linux 2012.03, 2015.03, Ubuntu 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11, 6.9, 7.3, CentOS 5.11, 6.9, 7.3 and SUSE 11 SP4, 12 SP2.
How is the data protected while in transit to AWS?
Agent-based Discovery
AWS Application Discovery Service | Migration
The AWS Application Discovery Agent uses HTTPS/TLS to transmit data to the AWS Application Discovery Service. The AWS Application Discovery Agent can be operated in an offline test mode that writes data to a local file so customers can review collected data before enabling online mode.
How do I install the AWS Application Discovery Agent in my data center?
Agent-based Discovery
AWS Application Discovery Service | Migration
Please refer to the documentation for details on how to install the AWS Application Discovery Agent.
Will the AWS Application Discovery Service Agent grant AWS remote access to my data center server?
Agent-based Discovery
AWS Application Discovery Service | Migration
No, the AWS Application Discovery Service Agent deployed on your data center server will not grant AWS remote access. However, the Agent does need to establish an outbound SSL connection to transfer the collected data to AWS.
