AWS - Waste Reclamation Report Configuration

Scope: AWS Cloud Based report to find waste/unutilized resources. This report includes Items such as: Elastic IP addresses that have no associations, Unattached EBS volumes and Snapshots with no originating Volume.

Requirements:

AWS PowerShell Module installed on the Commander Server
AWS Account must be added with IAM Credentials(not Assume Role)
IAM Credential requires read permission on the AWS Account as a minimum.
In Snow Commander the Advanced Property “embotics.workflow.script.credentials” must be set to true.
In some cases the Execution Policy on the Commander Server must be set to “Unrestricted”

Steps:

On the Commander Server if you don’t have the AWS PowerShell module installed it can be easily installed by running the following in PowerShell:

Install-Module -Name AWSPowerShell.NetCore -AllowClobber -Force

if you receive a Security error you may need to run this and try again:

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12

Download the Workflow from https://github.com/Embotics/Workflows .
In the Commander Admin UI navigate to “Configuration> System> Advanced”
Search for “embotics.workflow.script.credentials” and set the value to true.

Navigate to “Configuration > Command Workflows” in the Commander Admin UI. In the lower right-hand corner of the workflow list grid you will see an import button. Select and Import the “AWS_Waste_Reclamation_Report.json” downloaded in Step [2].

With the Workflow installed, select it and edit workflow Step # 3. Set the recipient E-mail address. That will receive a Hyperlink when the report is complete.

Now run the workflow against a cloud account to generate the Report. In Views Select an AWS Cloud account in inventory and then right-click and select Run Workflow from the account-Menu.

Select “AWS Waste Reclamation Report” From the Workflow List.

Once Complete, the Recipient will receive a link to the Report. It’s HTML Base and if the report is run again, it will update the existing. If Required Print the Report for Later use.

Troubleshooting: If the Report Runs but it’s, Empty or the workflow fails. Make sure the PowerShell Module is Installed, Download the Commander diagnostic Package from “Help > Support” latest Entries are at the bottom of the file.

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