Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) virtual private cloud (VPC) Peering Connection pattern-based discovery

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    Summary of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Peering Connection Pattern-Based Discovery

    The Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application enables the identification of AWS services within your cloud environment. For optimal use, it is essential to update to the latest version of the application from the ServiceNow Store. This ensures compatibility and access to all features associated with AWS resources.

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    Key Features

    • Prerequisites: Ensure AWS discovery prerequisites are met, as detailed in the related documentation.
    • Resource Inclusion List: Confirm that the relevant resource is not listed in the Resource Inclusion List to prevent duplicate discovery.
    • Pattern Activation: The VPC Peering Connection pattern is disabled by default. From Visibility Content version 6.28.0 onwards, activating or deactivating patterns will not be classified as a customization and will continue to receive updates.
    • GovCloud Support: For AWS GovCloud accounts, configure the Discovery schedule with a datacenter URL while setting up AWS service accounts.
    • Data Population: The application populates data in both CMDB and non-CMDB tables when running the relevant patterns, enabling comprehensive visibility into your AWS resources.

    Key Outcomes

    When using the Amazon AWS - Elastic Compute Cloud VPC Peering Connection - Extended Inventory pattern, data is stored in both CMDB and non-CMDB tables, allowing for effective management and tracking of VPC Peering Connections. Key fields include Object Id, Name, and Status for both the VPC Peering Connection and Cloud Gateway data, providing vital information about resource identification, operational status, and relationships within your AWS environment.

    This capability ensures that ServiceNow customers can efficiently manage their AWS resources and maintain up-to-date information across systems, enhancing overall cloud infrastructure visibility and governance.

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds AWS services on your cloud environment. Discovering some of these resources may require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

    Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements

    Verify the AWS discovery prerequisites
    For more information, see the prerequisites section in AWS discovery using patterns.
    Remove resources from the Resource Inclusion List table
    Verify that the relevant resource isn't listed in the Resource Inclusion List [sa_cloud_inventory_resource_whitelist] table to avoid duplicate discovery. For more information on removing resources from the Resource Inclusion List, see AWS Resource Inventory discovery with Patterns.
    Enable the relevant pattern
    The pattern for this service is disabled by default. Starting with Visibility Content version 6.28.0, activating or deactivating a pattern won't be considered a customization, and it will continue to receive updates. Patterns that were previously activated or deactivated will reset to the latest predefined version after upgrading while retaining the last active field value. For more information on enabling patterns, see Activate a disabled pattern.
    Configure the Discovery schedule to support GovCloud
    Discovering AWS GovCloud (US) accounts requires using a datacenter URL when setting up an AWS service account. For more information, see Create AWS service accounts.

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in both CMDB and non-CMDB tables.

    Data stored in non-CMDB tables

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the non-CMDB table when running the Amazon AWS - Elastic Compute Cloud VPC Peering Connection - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern.

    You can review the non-CMDB AWS tables by navigating to All > Configuration > AWS. You can also search the navigation filter for the specific pattern name.

    Table 1. AWS Elastic Compute Cloud - VPC Peering Connection [cmdb_aws_elastic_compute_cloud_vpc_peering_connection]
    Field Description
    Object Id [object_id] The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) uniquely identifying the VPC Peering Connection.

    The ARN consists of the region, account ID, and VPC ID in the following format: arn:aws:ec2:<region>:<accountId>:vpc-peering-connection/<vpc_id>.
    Name [name] The unique identifier of the VPC involved in the peering connection.
    Status [status] The current status of the VPC peering connection.
    Configuration Item [configuration_item] References the Cloud Gateway [cmdb_ci_cloud_gateway] table.

    Data stored in CMDB tables

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the CMDB when running the Amazon AWS - Elastic Compute Cloud VPC Peering Connection - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern.

    Table 2. Cloud Gateway [cmdb_ci_cloud_gateway]
    Field Description
    Object ID [object_id] The ARN uniquely identifying the VPC Peering Connection.

    The ARN consists of the region, account ID, and VPC ID in the following format: arn:aws:ec2:<region>:<accountId>:vpc-peering-connection/<vpc_id>.
    Name [name] The unique identifier of the VPC involved in the peering connection.
    Install Status [install_status] Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed.
    Operational status [operational_status] Operational status of the resource. Default value is Operational.
    Description [short_description] Type of resource. The value is set to AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection.

    CI relationships

    The Amazon AWS - Elastic Compute Cloud VPC Peering Connection - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern creates these relationships to support Amazon EC2 VPC Peering Connection discovery.

    CI Relationship CI
    Cloud Gateway [cmdb_ci_cloud_gateway] Hosted on::Hosts AWS Datacenter [cmdb_ci_aws_datacenter]
    AWS Elastic Compute Cloud - VPC Peering Connection [cmdb_aws_elastic_compute_cloud_vpc_peering_connection] References Cloud Gateway [cmdb_ci_cloud_gateway]

    AWS tag discovery

    The pattern collects tags and populates them in the Key Value [cmdb_key_value] table.
    Table 3. Key Value [cmdb_key_value]
    Field Description
    Key [key] Tag name.
    Value [value] Tag value.