AWS Application Discovery Service is no longer open to new customers. Alternatively, use AWS Transform which provides similar capabilities. For more information, see AWS Application Discovery Service availability change.
Setting up Application Discovery Service
Before you use AWS Application Discovery Service for the first time, complete the following tasks:
Sign up for an AWS account
To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see Getting started with an AWS account in the AWS Account Management Reference Guide.
Create IAM users
Creating an IAM Non-Administrative User
When creating non-administrative IAM users, follow the security best practice Grant Least Privilege, granting users minimum permissions.
Use IAM managed policies to define the level of access to Application Discovery Service by non-administrative IAM users. For information about Application Discovery Service managed policies, see AWS managed policies for AWS Application Discovery Service.
To create a non-administrator IAM user
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In AWS Management Console, navigate to the IAM console.
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Create a non-administrator IAM user by following the instructions for creating a user with the console as described in Creating an IAM user in your AWS account in the IAM User Guide.
While following the instructions in the IAM User Guide:
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When on the step about the Set permissions page, choose the option to Attach existing policies to user directly. Then select a managed IAM policy for Application Discovery Service from the list of policies. For information about Application Discovery Service managed policies, see AWS managed policies for AWS Application Discovery Service.
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When on the step about viewing the user's access keys (access key IDs and secret access keys), follow the guidance in the Important note about saving the user's new access key ID and secret access key in a safe and secure place.
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After you create the user provide them with programmatic access as described in Support programmatic user access.
Sign in to the Migration Hub console and choose a home Region
You need to choose an AWS Migration Hub home Region in the AWS account that you're using for the AWS Application Discovery Service.
To choose a home Region
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Using your AWS account, sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Migration Hub console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/migrationhub/
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In the Migration Hub console navigation pane, choose Settings and the choose a home Region.
Your Migration Hub data is stored in your home Region for purposes of discovery, planning, and migration tracking. For more information, see The Migration Hub Home Region.
