Discovering your cloud resources for use

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
  • 1 minute to read

    • Select the service accounts to discover, the credentials for accessing the accounts, and the MID Servers that scan the resources. If you use the Discovery application, the Discovery Manager wizard simplifies the configuration process for discovering cloud attributes. If you use a different method for discovering resources, you can skip this configuration operation.

    Important:
    This information applies to both the Cloud Cost Management and Cloud Insights Billing apps. All references to Cloud Cost Management also apply to Cloud Insights Billing.

    Initial set up from the home page

    Important:
    This configuration process applies only if you use the Discovery application to discover cloud resources. You skip this configuration operation if you use a different method such as Service Graph Connector for AWS to discover resources. For more information about this method, see Service Graph Connector for AWS.

    During initial installation, on the home page, when you select the Set up Discovery Schedule button in the Configure and Run Discovery section, the Discover Schedules form opens. For detailed instructions, see:

    About Cloud Discovery

    The Cloud Discovery plugin includes the necessary components from Cloud Provisioning and Governance to perform Cloud Discovery. See Cloud Discovery.