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This article explains how to add AWS accounts to Cloudaware using an AWS IAM role. Ensure you have the necessary permissions in AWS.

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  1. Log in to Cloudaware account → Admin.

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  1. Find Amazon Organizations & Accounts. Click +N Configured CONFIGURED +ADD AMAZON ACCOUNT:

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  1. 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.

    c. Select the option for CloudFormation stack creation:

Quick launch

Manual creation

This option allows launching AWS CloudFormation stack with a pre-generated Cloudaware template. Click

Launch Stack

LAUNCH STACK to be redirected to AWS Console:

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Manual creation

This option allows the manual creation of AWS CloudFormation stack. Click

Template

TEMPLATE to download* the CloudFormation template:

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*Download populated with account data - the template will contain your AWS Account data auto-populated, e.g.

billing buckets

S3 bucket names
Download with placeholders - the template will contain placeholders that need to be populated with data from your AWS

accounts data

account

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  1. Log in to the AWS console:

Quick launch

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Manual creation

Note that Amazon S3 URL is pre-selected as Template source. 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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Under 'Prerequisite - Prepare template', select Choose an existing template.

Under 'Specify template', select Upload a template file click Choose file

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and upload the Cloudaware template.

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Click Next.

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* - upload the Cloudaware template.

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  1. Specify stack details:

    a. Provide Stack name

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  1. b. Fill in Parameters:

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    WHERE
    CloudAware Role ARN

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  1. - leave it as is
    CloudAware Role Name

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  1. - replace auto-generate with a meaningful name, e.g.

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  1. CloudawareRole
    External ID

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  1. - paste External ID generated in the Cloudaware console (see step 3.b)

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  1. Set up tags and permissions, stack failure options, and advanced options if necessary.

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  1. Check the box I acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might create IAM resources with custom names

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  1. . Click Next.

  2. Review the stack details. Click Submit.

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Note

Please allow some time for the stack to be created.

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  1. Open the tab 'Outputs' for the created stack. Copy the IAM Role ARN value.

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  1. Go back to Cloudaware.

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  1. Paste Role ARN in the form. Click 

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  1. CHECK:

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    Once validation is passed,click

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  1. SAVE.

Please allow some time for Cloudaware to collect your AWS data.