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This article instructs on adding an AWS account to Cloudaware using the AWS IAM role. Ensure you have the necessary permissions in AWS. |
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Type AWS account name in the form. Select 'AWS IAM role' as authentication type.
a. Select AWS Partition.:
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b. Generate External ID:
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Copy and save External ID required for Cloudaware IAM Role creation in AWS console.
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Quick launch | Manual creation |
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This option allows launching AWS CloudFormation stack with a pre-generated Cloudaware template. Click Launch Stack to be redirected to AWS Console: | This option allows the manual creation of AWS CloudFormation stack. Click Template to download* the CloudFormation template:  *Download populated with account data - the template will contain your Cloudaware account-specific data with AWS Account data auto-populated |
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CloudAware Role Name: Replace auto-generate with a meaningful name, e.g. CloudAwareIAMRoleCloudaware_Role
External ID: paste External ID generated in the Cloudaware console
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