Adding your AWS Account

To enable Cloud Manager to explore your AWS cloud account(s), please follow the instructions below to create an IAM user and Cost & Usage Report

Creating an IAM user
Cloud Manager will use this IAM user to connect to your AWS account and discover the resources

1. Create a new IAM User for the parent AWS account with programmatic access (Instructions from AWS)
2. Attach the “ReadOnlyAccess” policy to the IAM User (AWS Policies Explained)
3. Capture the following details:
   1. AWS Account ID
   2. IAM User Access Key ID
   3. IAM User Secret Access Key

Creating a Cost & Usage Report
Cloud Manager will use this report to obtain the most comprehensive set of AWS cost and usage data available

1. Create a new AWS Cost & Usage Report by clicking here
2. Choose a ‘Report name’ and select the checkboxes highlighted below
3. Click ‘Configure’ to select an existing S3 bucket or to create a new one. Then choose a ‘Report path prefix’ and select the checkboxes as highlighted below
   
4. On the final page, click ‘Review and Complete’
5. Capture the following details to add to Cloud Manager:
   1. S3 Bucket Name
   2. Report Path Prefix