• 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). 

# AWS Systems Manager Node tools
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AWS Systems Manager provides the following tools for accessing, managing, and configuring your *managed nodes*. A managed node is any machine configured for use with Systems Manager in a [hybrid and multicloud](operating-systems-and-machine-types.md#supported-machine-types) environment.

**Topics**
+ [AWS Systems Manager Compliance](systems-manager-compliance.md)
+ [AWS Systems Manager Distributor](distributor.md)
+ [AWS Systems Manager Fleet Manager](fleet-manager.md)
+ [AWS Systems Manager Hybrid Activations](activations.md)
+ [AWS Systems Manager Inventory](systems-manager-inventory.md)
+ [AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager](patch-manager.md)
+ [AWS Systems Manager Run Command](run-command.md)
+ [AWS Systems Manager Session Manager](session-manager.md)
+ [AWS Systems Manager State Manager](systems-manager-state.md)