• The AWS Systems Manager CloudWatch Dashboard will no longer be available after April 30, 2026. Customers can continue to use Amazon CloudWatch console to view, create, and manage their Amazon CloudWatch dashboards, just as they do today. For more information, see [Amazon CloudWatch Dashboard documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Dashboards.html).
# Learn more about Systems Manager Inventory
When you configure AWS Systems Manager Inventory, you specify the type of metadata to collect, the managed nodes from where the metadata should be collected, and a schedule for metadata collection. These configurations are saved with your AWS account as an AWS Systems Manager State Manager association. An association is simply a configuration.
**Note**
Inventory only collects metadata. It doesn't collect any personal or proprietary data.
**Topics**
+ [Metadata collected by Inventory](inventory-schema.md)
+ [Working with file and Windows registry inventory](inventory-file-and-registry.md)
# Metadata collected by Inventory
The following sample shows the complete list of metadata collected by each AWS Systems Manager Inventory plugin.
```
{
"typeName": "AWS:InstanceInformation",
"version": "1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "AgentType", "dataType" : "STRING"},
{ "name": "AgentVersion", "dataType" : "STRING"},
{ "name": "ComputerName", "dataType" : "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstanceId", "dataType" : "STRING"},
{ "name": "IpAddress", "dataType" : "STRING"},
{ "name": "PlatformName", "dataType" : "STRING"},
{ "name": "PlatformType", "dataType" : "STRING"},
{ "name": "PlatformVersion", "dataType" : "STRING"},
{ "name": "ResourceType", "dataType" : "STRING"},
{ "name": "AgentStatus", "dataType" : "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstanceStatus", "dataType" : "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName" : "AWS:Application",
"version": "1.1",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "Name", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ApplicationType", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Publisher", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Version", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Release", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Epoch", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstalledTime", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Architecture", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "URL", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Summary", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "PackageId", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName" : "AWS:File",
"version": "1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "Name", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Size", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Description", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "FileVersion", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstalledDate", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ModificationTime", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "LastAccessTime", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ProductName", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstalledDir", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ProductLanguage", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "CompanyName", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ProductVersion", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:AWSComponent",
"version": "1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "Name", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ApplicationType", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Publisher", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Version", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstalledTime", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Architecture", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "URL", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:WindowsUpdate",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "HotFixId", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Description", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstalledTime", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstalledBy", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:Network",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "Name", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "SubnetMask", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Gateway", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "DHCPServer", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "DNSServer", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "MacAddress", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "IPV4", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "IPV6", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:PatchSummary",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "PatchGroup", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "BaselineId", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "SnapshotId", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "OwnerInformation", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstalledCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "InstalledPendingRebootCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "InstalledOtherCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "InstalledRejectedCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "NotApplicableCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "UnreportedNotApplicableCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "MissingCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "FailedCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "OperationType", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "OperationStartTime", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "OperationEndTime", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstallOverrideList", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "RebootOption", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "LastNoRebootInstallOperationTime", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ExecutionId", "dataType": "STRING", "isOptional": "true"},
{ "name": "NonCompliantSeverity", "dataType": "STRING", "isOptional": "true"},
{ "name": "SecurityNonCompliantCount", "dataType": "NUMBER", "isOptional": "true"},
{ "name": "CriticalNonCompliantCount", "dataType": "NUMBER", "isOptional": "true"},
{ "name": "OtherNonCompliantCount", "dataType": "NUMBER", "isOptional": "true"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:PatchCompliance",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "Title", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "KBId", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Classification", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Severity", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "State", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstalledTime", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:ComplianceItem",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "ComplianceType", "dataType": "STRING", "isContext": "true"},
{ "name": "ExecutionId", "dataType": "STRING", "isContext": "true"},
{ "name": "ExecutionType", "dataType": "STRING", "isContext": "true"},
{ "name": "ExecutionTime", "dataType": "STRING", "isContext": "true"},
{ "name": "Id", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Title", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Status", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Severity", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "DocumentName", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "DocumentVersion", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Classification", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "PatchBaselineId", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "PatchSeverity", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "PatchState", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "PatchGroup", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstalledTime", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstallOverrideList", "dataType": "STRING", "isOptional": "true"},
{ "name": "DetailedText", "dataType": "STRING", "isOptional": "true"},
{ "name": "DetailedLink", "dataType": "STRING", "isOptional": "true"},
{ "name": "CVEIds", "dataType": "STRING", "isOptional": "true"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:ComplianceSummary",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "ComplianceType", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "PatchGroup", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "PatchBaselineId", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Status", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "OverallSeverity", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ExecutionId", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ExecutionType", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ExecutionTime", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "CompliantCriticalCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "CompliantHighCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "CompliantMediumCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "CompliantLowCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "CompliantInformationalCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "CompliantUnspecifiedCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "NonCompliantCriticalCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "NonCompliantHighCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "NonCompliantMediumCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "NonCompliantLowCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "NonCompliantInformationalCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "NonCompliantUnspecifiedCount", "dataType": "NUMBER"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:InstanceDetailedInformation",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "CPUModel", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "CPUCores", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "CPUs", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "CPUSpeedMHz", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "CPUSockets", "dataType": "NUMBER"},
{ "name": "CPUHyperThreadEnabled", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "OSServicePack", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:Service",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "Name", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "DisplayName", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ServiceType", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Status", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "DependentServices", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ServicesDependedOn", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "StartType", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:WindowsRegistry",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "KeyPath", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ValueName", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ValueType", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Value", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:WindowsRole",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "Name", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "DisplayName", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Path", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "FeatureType", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "DependsOn", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Description", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Installed", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "InstalledState", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "SubFeatures", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "ServerComponentDescriptor", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Parent", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:Tag",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "Key", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Value", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:ResourceGroup",
"version":"1.0",
"attributes":[
{ "name": "Name", "dataType": "STRING"},
{ "name": "Arn", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
},
{
"typeName": "AWS:BillingInfo",
"version": "1.0",
"attributes": [
{ "name": "BillingProductId", "dataType": "STRING"}
]
}
```
**Note**
For `"typeName": "AWS:InstanceInformation"`, `InstanceStatus` can be one of the following: Active, ConnectionLost, Stopped, Terminated.
With the release of version 2.5, RPM Package Manager replaced the Serial attribute with Epoch. The Epoch attribute is a monotonically increasing integer like Serial. When you inventory by using the `AWS:Application` type, a larger value for Epoch means a newer version. If Epoch values are the same or empty, then use the value of the Version or Release attribute to determine the newer version.
Some metadata is not available from Linux instances. Specifically, for "typeName": "AWS:Network", the following metadata types are not yet supported for Linux instances. They ARE supported for Windows.
\$1 "name": "SubnetMask", "dataType": "STRING"\$1,
\$1 "name": "DHCPServer", "dataType": "STRING"\$1,
\$1 "name": "DNSServer", "dataType": "STRING"\$1,
\$1 "name": "Gateway", "dataType": "STRING"\$1,
# Working with file and Windows registry inventory
AWS Systems Manager Inventory allows you to search and inventory files on Windows Server, Linux, and macOS operating systems. You can also search and inventory the Windows Registry.
**Files**: You can collect metadata information about files, including file names, the time files were created, the time files were last modified and accessed, and file sizes, to name a few. To start collecting file inventory, you specify a file path where you want to perform the inventory, one or more patterns that define the types of files you want to inventory, and if the path should be traversed recursively. Systems Manager inventories all file metadata for files in the specified path that match the pattern. File inventory uses the following parameter input.
```
{
"Path": string,
"Pattern": array[string],
"Recursive": true,
"DirScanLimit" : number // Optional
}
```
+ **Path**: The directory path where you want to inventory files. For Windows, you can use environment variables like `%PROGRAMFILES% `as long as the variable maps to a single directory path. For example, if you use %PATH% that maps to multiple directory paths, Inventory throws an error.
+ **Pattern**: An array of patterns to identify files.
+ **Recursive**: A Boolean value indicating whether Inventory should recursively traverse the directories.
+ **DirScanLimit**: An optional value specifying how many directories to scan. Use this parameter to minimize performance impact on your managed nodes. Inventory scans a maximum of 5,000 directories.
**Note**
Inventory collects metadata for a maximum of 500 files across all specified paths.
Here are some examples of how to specify the parameters when performing an inventory of files.
+ On Linux and macOS, collect metadata of .sh files in the `/home/ec2-user` directory, excluding all subdirectories.
```
[{"Path":"/home/ec2-user","Pattern":["*.sh", "*.sh"],"Recursive":false}]
```
+ On Windows, collect metadata of all ".exe" files in the Program Files folder, including subdirectories recursively.
```
[{"Path":"C:\Program Files","Pattern":["*.exe"],"Recursive":true}]
```
+ On Windows, collect metadata of specific log patterns.
```
[{"Path":"C:\ProgramData\Amazon","Pattern":["*amazon*.log"],"Recursive":true}]
```
+ Limit the directory count when performing recursive collection.
```
[{"Path":"C:\Users","Pattern":["*.ps1"],"Recursive":true, "DirScanLimit": 1000}]
```
**Windows Registry**: You can collect Windows Registry keys and values. You can choose a key path and collect all keys and values recursively. You can also collect a specific registry key and its value for a specific path. Inventory collects the key path, name, type, and the value.
```
{
"Path": string,
"Recursive": true,
"ValueNames": array[string] // optional
}
```
+ **Path**: The path to the Registry key.
+ **Recursive**: A Boolean value indicating whether Inventory should recursively traverse Registry paths.
+ **ValueNames**: An array of value names for performing inventory of Registry keys. If you use this parameter, Systems Manager will inventory only the specified value names for the specified path.
**Note**
Inventory collects a maximum of 250 Registry key values for all specified paths.
Here are some examples of how to specify the parameters when performing an inventory of the Windows Registry.
+ Collect all keys and values recursively for a specific path.
```
[{"Path":"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Amazon","Recursive": true}]
```
+ Collect all keys and values for a specific path (recursive search turned off).
```
[{"Path":"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intel\PSIS\PSIS_DECODER", "Recursive": false}]
```
+ Collect a specific key by using the `ValueNames` option.
```
{"Path":"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Amazon\MachineImage","ValueNames":["AMIName"]}
```