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This article instructs on adding an AWS account explains how to add AWS accounts to Cloudaware using the an AWS IAM role. Ensure you have the necessary permissions in AWS. |
Log in to your Cloudaware account → Admin.
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Find Amazon Organizations & Accounts. Click +N Configured →+Add Amazon Account.ADD AMAZON ACCOUNT:
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Type AWS account name in the form. Select 'AWS IAM role' as authentication type.
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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, e.g. billing buckets |
4. Log in to AWS console:
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Note that Amazon S3 URL is pre-selected as Template source. The URL for Cloudaware template is auto-populated. Click Next.  | Go to All Services → the section 'Management & Governance' → CloudFormation. Click Create Stack → With new resources (standard).  Select Upload a template file →click Choose file* to upload the template. Click Next.  * - upload the Cloudaware template. |
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CloudAware Role ARN: leave it as is
CloudAware Role Name: Replace replace auto-generate with a meaningful name, e.g. Cloudaware_Role
External ID: paste External ID generated in the Cloudaware console (see step 3.b)
c. In the section 'Policies', select preferable features. Click Next.
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