Class: AWS.Discovery
- Inherits:
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AWS.Service
- Object
- AWS.Service
- AWS.Discovery
- Identifier:
- discovery
- API Version:
- 2015-11-01
- Defined in:
- (unknown)
Overview
Constructs a service interface object. Each API operation is exposed as a function on service.
Service Description
Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service (Application Discovery Service) helps you plan application migration projects. It automatically identifies servers, virtual machines (VMs), and network dependencies in your on-premises data centers. For more information, see the Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service FAQ.
Application Discovery Service offers three ways of performing discovery and collecting data about your on-premises servers:
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Agentless discovery using Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service Agentless Collector (Agentless Collector), which doesn't require you to install an agent on each host.
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Agentless Collector gathers server information regardless of the operating systems, which minimizes the time required for initial on-premises infrastructure assessment.
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Agentless Collector doesn't collect information about network dependencies, only agent-based discovery collects that information.
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Agent-based discovery using the Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Agent (Application Discovery Agent) collects a richer set of data than agentless discovery, which you install on one or more hosts in your data center.
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The agent captures infrastructure and application information, including an inventory of running processes, system performance information, resource utilization, and network dependencies.
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The information collected by agents is secured at rest and in transit to the Application Discovery Service database in the Amazon Web Services cloud. For more information, see Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Agent.
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Amazon Web Services Partner Network (APN) solutions integrate with Application Discovery Service, enabling you to import details of your on-premises environment directly into Amazon Web Services Migration Hub (Migration Hub) without using Agentless Collector or Application Discovery Agent.
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Third-party application discovery tools can query Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service, and they can write to the Application Discovery Service database using the public API.
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In this way, you can import data into Migration Hub and view it, so that you can associate applications with servers and track migrations.
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Working With This Guide
This API reference provides descriptions, syntax, and usage examples for each of the actions and data types for Application Discovery Service. The topic for each action shows the API request parameters and the response. Alternatively, you can use one of the Amazon Web Services SDKs to access an API that is tailored to the programming language or platform that you're using. For more information, see Amazon Web Services SDKs.
- Remember that you must set your Migration Hub home Region before you call any of these APIs.
- You must make API calls for write actions (create, notify, associate, disassociate, import, or put) while in your home Region, or a
HomeRegionNotSetException
error is returned. - API calls for read actions (list, describe, stop, and delete) are permitted outside of your home Region.
- Although it is unlikely, the Migration Hub home Region could change. If you call APIs outside the home Region, an
InvalidInputException
is returned. - You must call
GetHomeRegion
to obtain the latest Migration Hub home Region.
This guide is intended for use with the Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service User Guide.
All data is handled according to the Amazon Web Services Privacy Policy. You can operate Application Discovery Service offline to inspect collected data before it is shared with the service.
Sending a Request Using Discovery
var discovery = new AWS.Discovery();
discovery.associateConfigurationItemsToApplication(params, function (err, data) {
if (err) console.log(err, err.stack); // an error occurred
else console.log(data); // successful response
});
Locking the API Version
In order to ensure that the Discovery object uses this specific API, you can
construct the object by passing the apiVersion
option to the constructor:
var discovery = new AWS.Discovery({apiVersion: '2015-11-01'});
You can also set the API version globally in AWS.config.apiVersions
using
the discovery service identifier:
AWS.config.apiVersions = {
discovery: '2015-11-01',
// other service API versions
};
var discovery = new AWS.Discovery();
Constructor Summary collapse
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new AWS.Discovery(options = {}) ⇒ Object
constructor
Constructs a service object.
Property Summary collapse
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endpoint ⇒ AWS.Endpoint
readwrite
An Endpoint object representing the endpoint URL for service requests.
Properties inherited from AWS.Service
Method Summary collapse
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associateConfigurationItemsToApplication(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Associates one or more configuration items with an application.
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batchDeleteAgents(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Deletes one or more agents or collectors as specified by ID.
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batchDeleteImportData(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Deletes one or more import tasks, each identified by their import ID.
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createApplication(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Creates an application with the given name and description.
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createTags(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Creates one or more tags for configuration items.
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deleteApplications(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Deletes a list of applications and their associations with configuration items.
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deleteTags(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Deletes the association between configuration items and one or more tags.
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describeAgents(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Lists agents or collectors as specified by ID or other filters.
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describeBatchDeleteConfigurationTask(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Takes a unique deletion task identifier as input and returns metadata about a configuration deletion task.
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describeConfigurations(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieves attributes for a list of configuration item IDs.
Note: All of the supplied IDs must be for the same asset type from one of the following:- server
- application
- process
- connection
- describeContinuousExports(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Lists exports as specified by ID.
- describeExportConfigurations(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
DescribeExportConfigurations
is deprecated.- describeExportTasks(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieve status of one or more export tasks.
- describeImportTasks(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Returns an array of import tasks for your account, including status information, times, IDs, the Amazon S3 Object URL for the import file, and more.
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- describeTags(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieves a list of configuration items that have tags as specified by the key-value pairs, name and value, passed to the optional parameter
filters
.There are three valid tag filter names:
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tagKey
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tagValue
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configurationId
Also, all configuration items associated with your user that have tags can be listed if you call
.DescribeTags
as is without passing any parameters.- disassociateConfigurationItemsFromApplication(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Disassociates one or more configuration items from an application.
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- exportConfigurations(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Deprecated.
- getDiscoverySummary(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieves a short summary of discovered assets.
This API operation takes no request parameters and is called as is at the command prompt as shown in the example.
.- listConfigurations(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieves a list of configuration items as specified by the value passed to the required parameter
configurationType
.- listServerNeighbors(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieves a list of servers that are one network hop away from a specified server.
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- startBatchDeleteConfigurationTask(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Takes a list of configurationId as input and starts an asynchronous deletion task to remove the configurationItems.
- startContinuousExport(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Start the continuous flow of agent's discovered data into Amazon Athena.
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- startDataCollectionByAgentIds(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Instructs the specified agents to start collecting data.
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- startExportTask(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Begins the export of a discovered data report to an Amazon S3 bucket managed by Amazon Web Services.
Note: Exports might provide an estimate of fees and savings based on certain information that you provide.- startImportTask(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Starts an import task, which allows you to import details of your on-premises environment directly into Amazon Web Services Migration Hub without having to use the Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service (Application Discovery Service) tools such as the Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service Agentless Collector or Application Discovery Agent.
- stopContinuousExport(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Stop the continuous flow of agent's discovered data into Amazon Athena.
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- stopDataCollectionByAgentIds(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Instructs the specified agents to stop collecting data.
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- updateApplication(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Updates metadata about an application.
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Methods inherited from AWS.Service
makeRequest, makeUnauthenticatedRequest, waitFor, setupRequestListeners, defineService
Constructor Details
new AWS.Discovery(options = {}) ⇒ Object
Constructs a service object. This object has one method for each API operation.
Property Details
Method Details
associateConfigurationItemsToApplication(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Associates one or more configuration items with an application.
batchDeleteAgents(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Deletes one or more agents or collectors as specified by ID. Deleting an agent or collector does not delete the previously discovered data. To delete the data collected, use
StartBatchDeleteConfigurationTask
.batchDeleteImportData(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Deletes one or more import tasks, each identified by their import ID. Each import task has a number of records that can identify servers or applications.
Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service has built-in matching logic that will identify when discovered servers match existing entries that you've previously discovered, the information for the already-existing discovered server is updated. When you delete an import task that contains records that were used to match, the information in those matched records that comes from the deleted records will also be deleted.
createApplication(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Creates an application with the given name and description.
createTags(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Creates one or more tags for configuration items. Tags are metadata that help you categorize IT assets. This API accepts a list of multiple configuration items.
Do not store sensitive information (like personal data) in tags.
deleteApplications(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Deletes a list of applications and their associations with configuration items.
deleteTags(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Deletes the association between configuration items and one or more tags. This API accepts a list of multiple configuration items.
describeAgents(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Lists agents or collectors as specified by ID or other filters. All agents/collectors associated with your user can be listed if you call
DescribeAgents
as is without passing any parameters.describeBatchDeleteConfigurationTask(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Takes a unique deletion task identifier as input and returns metadata about a configuration deletion task.
describeConfigurations(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieves attributes for a list of configuration item IDs.
Note: All of the supplied IDs must be for the same asset type from one of the following:- server
- application
- process
- connection
describeContinuousExports(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Lists exports as specified by ID. All continuous exports associated with your user can be listed if you call
DescribeContinuousExports
as is without passing any parameters.describeExportConfigurations(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
DescribeExportConfigurations
is deprecated. Use DescribeExportTasks, instead.describeExportTasks(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieve status of one or more export tasks. You can retrieve the status of up to 100 export tasks.
describeImportTasks(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Returns an array of import tasks for your account, including status information, times, IDs, the Amazon S3 Object URL for the import file, and more.
describeTags(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieves a list of configuration items that have tags as specified by the key-value pairs, name and value, passed to the optional parameter
filters
.There are three valid tag filter names:
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tagKey
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tagValue
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configurationId
Also, all configuration items associated with your user that have tags can be listed if you call
DescribeTags
as is without passing any parameters.disassociateConfigurationItemsFromApplication(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Disassociates one or more configuration items from an application.
exportConfigurations(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Deprecated. Use
StartExportTask
instead.Exports all discovered configuration data to an Amazon S3 bucket or an application that enables you to view and evaluate the data. Data includes tags and tag associations, processes, connections, servers, and system performance. This API returns an export ID that you can query using the DescribeExportConfigurations API. The system imposes a limit of two configuration exports in six hours.
getDiscoverySummary(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieves a short summary of discovered assets.
This API operation takes no request parameters and is called as is at the command prompt as shown in the example.
listConfigurations(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieves a list of configuration items as specified by the value passed to the required parameter
configurationType
. Optional filtering may be applied to refine search results.listServerNeighbors(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Retrieves a list of servers that are one network hop away from a specified server.
startBatchDeleteConfigurationTask(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Takes a list of configurationId as input and starts an asynchronous deletion task to remove the configurationItems. Returns a unique deletion task identifier.
startContinuousExport(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Start the continuous flow of agent's discovered data into Amazon Athena.
startDataCollectionByAgentIds(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Instructs the specified agents to start collecting data.
startExportTask(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Begins the export of a discovered data report to an Amazon S3 bucket managed by Amazon Web Services.
Note: Exports might provide an estimate of fees and savings based on certain information that you provide. Fee estimates do not include any taxes that might apply. Your actual fees and savings depend on a variety of factors, including your actual usage of Amazon Web Services services, which might vary from the estimates provided in this report.If you do not specify
preferences
oragentIds
in the filter, a summary of all servers, applications, tags, and performance is generated. This data is an aggregation of all server data collected through on-premises tooling, file import, application grouping and applying tags.If you specify
agentIds
in a filter, the task exports up to 72 hours of detailed data collected by the identified Application Discovery Agent, including network, process, and performance details. A time range for exported agent data may be set by usingstartTime
andendTime
. Export of detailed agent data is limited to five concurrently running exports. Export of detailed agent data is limited to two exports per day.If you enable
ec2RecommendationsPreferences
inpreferences
, an Amazon EC2 instance matching the characteristics of each server in Application Discovery Service is generated. Changing the attributes of theec2RecommendationsPreferences
changes the criteria of the recommendation.startImportTask(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Starts an import task, which allows you to import details of your on-premises environment directly into Amazon Web Services Migration Hub without having to use the Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service (Application Discovery Service) tools such as the Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service Agentless Collector or Application Discovery Agent. This gives you the option to perform migration assessment and planning directly from your imported data, including the ability to group your devices as applications and track their migration status.
To start an import request, do this:
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Download the specially formatted comma separated value (CSV) import template, which you can find here: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/templates-7cffcf56-bd96-4b1c-b45b-a5b42f282e46/import_template.csv.
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Fill out the template with your server and application data.
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Upload your import file to an Amazon S3 bucket, and make a note of it's Object URL. Your import file must be in the CSV format.
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Use the console or the
StartImportTask
command with the Amazon Web Services CLI or one of the Amazon Web Services SDKs to import the records from your file.
For more information, including step-by-step procedures, see Migration Hub Import in the Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service User Guide.
Note: There are limits to the number of import tasks you can create (and delete) in an Amazon Web Services account. For more information, see Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service Limits in the Amazon Web Services Application Discovery Service User Guide.stopContinuousExport(params = {}, callback) ⇒ AWS.Request
Stop the continuous flow of agent's discovered data into Amazon Athena.