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This article instructs on adding an AWS account to Cloudaware using the AWS IAM role. Ensure you have a Cloudaware account and the necessary level of access to the AWS console before proceeding.

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c. Select the preferable integration type for IAM role creation by clicking the corresponding tile.

Continue with the point 4 of this guide.

CloudFormation Stack

CloudFormation TemplateQuick launch

Manual creation

'CloudFormation Stack' allows launching the AWS CloudFormation stack with a pre-generated Cloudaware template. Click Launch Stack to be redirected to AWS Console:

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'CloudFormation Template' allows the manual creation of and setting up of a stack for the Cloudaware IAM role. Click Template to download* the CloudFormation template:

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*Download populated with account data - the template will contain your Cloudaware account-specific data with AWS Account data auto-populated
Download with placeholders - the template will contain placeholders that need to be populated with AWS accounts data

Replace the default placeholders of AccessRoleArn, AccessRoleName and AccessExternalId in both cases:

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"ParameterLabels": {
    "AccessRoleArn": {
     "default": "CloudAware Role ARN"
    },
    "AccessRoleName": {
     "default": "CloudAware Role Name"
    },
    "AccessExternalId": {
     "default": "External ID"

4. In AWS console, if you chose:

CloudFormation Stack

CloudFormation TemplateQuick launch

Manual creation

Note that Amazon S3 URL is pre-selected as Template source in Step 1. The URL for Cloudaware template is auto-populated. Click Next.

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Go to All Services → the section 'Management & Governance' → CloudFormation. 

Click Create Stack → With new resources (standard).

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At the 'Step 1 - Create Stack'* select Upload a template file →click Choose file* to upload the template. Click Next.

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* - upload the Cloudaware template.

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