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Using Cloud Control

The user must first create a landing zone to use the Cloud Control service. When a landing zone is created, you can use Cloud Control’s management capabilities.

Caution
There is no charge for the Cloud Control service, but services used within Cloud Control such as Logging&Audit, Object Storage, and Config Inspection may incur costs based on usage.

Create Landing Zone

To use Cloud Control in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you must first create a landing zone. To create a landing zone, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.

  2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Landing Zone button. 2. Go to the Landing Zone Creation page.

  3. After setting the configuration items in the Rate Review and Organizational Unit Configuration area, click the Next button.

    Category
    Required
    Detailed description
    Home region-Home region of Cloud Control
    • Cloud Control sets the default region as the home region and cannot be changed
    • All regions except the default region are managed by Cloud Control
    Basic organizational unitrequiredEnter the default organizational unit within the landing zone
    • Case-sensitive English letters, enter up to 128 characters
    • The default organizational unit includes shared Accounts (Log Account, Audit Account)
    • Security: Default organizational unit name of the shared Account
    • Can be modified after the landing zone is created
    Additional organizational unitrequiredEnter additional organizational unit within the landing zone
    • Case-sensitive English letters, enter within 128 characters
    • Can be added after the landing zone is created
    Table. Landing zone creation - cost review and organizational unit configuration items

  4. In the Shared Account Configuration area, after setting the configuration items, click the Next button.

    Category
    Required?
    Detailed description
    Management Account-The Management Account name is displayed and cannot be edited.
    Log AccountrequiredLog Account information input
    • Account name: Korean characters, English letters, numbers, spaces, special characters(+=-_@[](),.) using them to enter within 3 to 30 characters
    • Email: Enter up to 60 characters in a valid email address format
    • Email Confirmation: Re-enter the email address entered in Email
    Audit AccountrequiredEnter Log Account information
    • Account name: Enter using Korean characters, English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters (+=-_@[](),.) within 3 to 30 characters
    • Email: Enter up to 60 characters in a valid email address format
    • Email Confirmation: Re-enter the email address entered in Email
    • The same email as Log Account cannot be used
    Table. Landing zone creation - Shared Account configuration items
    Reference
    • Log Account is a repository of logs for API activities and resource configurations collected from all Accounts. * Log Account cannot be changed.
    • The Audit Account is a restricted account, allowing the security and compliance team to obtain access rights to all accounts within the organization through the Audit Account.

  5. After setting the configuration items in the Additional configuration area, click the Next button.

    Category
    Required
    Detailed description
    Account access configurationrequiredSelect a method to manage access to the Account
    • Account access via ID Center
      • Create preconfigured groups and permission sets to configure users who perform specific tasks in the Account
      • Automatically assign users when provisioning an Account with Account Factory or registering an existing Account
      • Selectable only when using ID Center’s own directory
    • Self-managed Account access
      • Cloud Control does not create directory groups or permission sets for the landing zone
      • Automatically assign users when provisioning an Account with Account Factory or registering an existing Account
      • Manage access to the Account via ID Center or other Account access methods
    Trail configuration-Proceed with automatic configuration
    Detection GuardrailSelectSelect whether to enable the detective guardrail
    • When the detective guardrail is enabled, it applies only to the default organizational unit
    • Even after creating a landing zone, settings can be changed on the Landing Zone Settings page
    Table. Landing zone creation - Additional configuration items

  6. In the Input Information Verification area, after reviewing the landing zone configuration information and Service Permissions, check the agreement for permissions and guidelines.

  7. Click the Create button. 7. A popup window notifying the creation of a landing zone opens.

  8. After reviewing the information about creating a landing zone, click the Confirm button. 8. Landing zone creation request has been completed.

    • Creating a landing zone takes some time, and a notification is sent when the task is completed.
    • When the landing zone creation is complete, you can view the full menu of Cloud Control and the organization status on the Service Home page.
Caution
  • You cannot cancel while creating a landing zone.
  • If creating the landing zone fails, delete the landing zone and then create it again.
  • When Account Access Configuration is selected as Self-Managed Account Access, you cannot view the Access Portal URL and User Credentials information.
Reference

When a landing zone is created, you can view the following in Cloud Control.

  • Two organizational units: a shared Account and an organizational unit for the Account that the user will provision.
  • Two shared accounts: isolated accounts for log archiving and security auditing
  • Selected IAM management configuration
  • 10 preventive guardrails: settings for policy application
  • Enable control policies for the Organization service

Check detailed landing zone information

On the Landing Zone Settings page, you can view detailed information about the landing zone.

Guide
After creating a landing zone, you can view and edit its details.

To view the detailed information of the landing zone, follow these steps.

  1. All Services > Management > Cloud Control Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Landing Zone Settings menu. 2. Go to the Landing Zone Settings page.
    CategoryDetailed description
    serviceService Name
    Resource TypeResource Type
    SRNUnique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform
    • In Cloud Control, it refers to the SRN of the resource type
    Resource nameResource Name
    Resource IDUnique resource ID in the service
    constructorUser who created the service
    Creation timestampService creation date and time
    EditorUser who edited the service information
    Modification dateService information modification timestamp
    Home regionLanding zone home region information
    Account access configurationHow to manage access to an Account
    Trail configurationTrail configuration enable status
    • active maintain state
    Detection guardrailDetection guardrail activation status
    • Active: Create diagnostic for Accounts under the registered organizational unit and enable scheduling
      • Display detection guardrail pricing plan, checklist, diagnostic frequency, and start time information
    • Inactive: Delete diagnostics for all Accounts within the organizational unit
    • Click the Edit button to change the activation status
      • Changes cannot be canceled after request
    Delete landing zoneDelete the landing zone
    Table. Landing zone configuration items

Delete Landing Zone

If the landing zone creation fails or is not used, you can delete the landing zone.

Caution
  • Deleted resources cannot be recovered.
  • Organization units, Account, buckets, and ID Center resources are not deleted automatically.
    • To use the same name as an existing resource that has not been deleted when recreating a landing zone, you must delete the existing resource directly before creating the landing zone.
    • Existing resources can be deleted individually from the Organization, Object Storage, and ID Center services.

To delete the landing zone, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Landing Zone Settings menu. 2. Go to the Landing Zone Settings page.
  3. On the Landing Zone Settings page, click the Delete Landing Zone button. 3. Landing Zone Deletion a popup window opens.
  4. Delete Landing Zone In the popup window, enter the displayed Cloud Contorl ID in the deletion confirmation area, then click the Confirm button. 4. The landing zone deletion request has been completed.
    • While deleting a landing zone, an explanation about the landing zone deletion process is displayed on the Service Home page.

Managing Organizational Units and Accounts

You can view the list of organizational units and accounts, register them in Cloud Control, and manage them. To view and manage organizational units and the Account list, follow these steps.

  1. All Services > Management > Cloud Control Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Organization menu. 2. Go to the Organization Unit and Account Management page.
  3. Organization Unit and Account Management page, select the view mode at the top right.
    • Click the View Hierarchy button to view and manage organizational units and Accounts in a hierarchical structure.
      CategoryDetailed description
      Create a sub-organization unitAdd a new organizational unit under the selected organizational unit
      • Enabled only when a single organizational unit is selected in the hierarchy
      MoreManage organization units or register a new Account
      • Organization unit: Ability to delete, register, or re-register organization units, and apply or remove detective guardrails
      • Account: Ability to register or unregister an Account
      Organization unit/Account nameDisplay the organization unit and Account names in a hierarchical structure format
      • +, - buttons can be clicked to expand or collapse the hierarchy
      • Clicking an organization unit/Account name navigates to the detail page
      ID/EmailThe organization unit displays the ID, and the Account shows the ID and email.
      StatusCloud Control registration status for an organization unit or Account
      • Registered, Unregistered, Registering, Registration Failed
      • No status displayed when Root
      Register organization unitCloud Control registration status of sub-organizational units
      • displayed as registered organizational unit count / total organizational unit count
      Register AccountCloud Control registration status of sub Account’s
      • Number of registered Accounts / total Accounts displayed as
      Detection guardrailDetection guardrail application status for organizational units or sub-units
      Table. Hierarchy view items
    • Account List View: You can view and manage the list of Accounts that constitute Cloud Control.
      CategoryDetailed description
      Account registrationRegister the selected Account from the Account list to Cloud Control
      • Selecting an Account in the Unregistered or Registration Failed state from the Account list activates it
      More > Unregister AccountUnregister the selected Account from the Account list
      • When you select an Account in the registered or registration failed state from the Account list, it is enabled
      • Shared Accounts cannot be unregistered
      Account nameAccount name
      Account IDAccount ID
      emailUser email of the account
      StatusCloud Control registration status for organization units or accounts
      • Registered, Unregistered, Registering, Registration failed
      • Root when no status is displayed
      Table. Account list view items
    • Account Creation When the button is clicked, you can create a new Account. * For more details, refer to Account 생성하기.

View organization and account details

You can view and edit the detailed information of organizational units and accounts. To view detailed information about the organization unit and Account, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Organization menu. 2. Navigate to the Organization Unit and Account Management page.
  3. Click the View hierarchy button on the Organization unit and Account management page.
  4. Click the name of the resource to view its details in the hierarchical list. 4. Navigate to the detailed page of the resource.

Root detailed information

Root Details page lets you view and manage the organization Root’s detailed information and its subordinate Account list. Root Details page consists of Basic Information, Sub Account tab.

Basic Information

You can view the basic information about the organization Root, as well as the organizational units and the number of accounts registered in Cloud Control.

CategoryDetailed description
serviceService name
Resource TypeService type
SRNUnique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform
Resource nameResource name
Resource IDUnique resource ID in the service
constructorUser who created the service
Creation timestampService creation date and time
EditorUser who edited the service information
Modification dateService information modification timestamp
Register organization unitCloud Control registration status of sub-organizational units under Root
  • displayed as registered organizational unit count / total organizational unit count
Register AccountRoot sub-Account Cloud Control registration status
  • displayed as Number of registered Accounts / total Accounts
Table. Root Details - Basic Information Tab Items

Sub Account

You can view and manage the list of Accounts under the Root and the Cloud Control registration status.

CategoryDetailed description
Account registrationRegister the selected Account from the Account list to Cloud Control
  • When you select an Account in the unregistered state from the Account list, it is activated
Account nameAccount name
emailUser email of the account
StatusCloud Control registration status for organization units or accounts
  • Registered, Unregistered, Registering, Registration failed
  • Root when no status is displayed
Table. Root Details - Sub Account Tab Items

Organization Unit Detailed Information

Organization Unit Details page allows you to view and manage the organization unit’s detailed information, subordinate Accounts, and the applied preventive and detection guardrails. Organization Unit Detail page consists of Basic Information, Sub Account, Preventive Guardrails, Detection Guardrails tabs.

Basic Information

You can view basic and detailed information about the organization unit.

CategoryDetailed description
serviceService name
Resource TypeService type
SRNUnique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform
Resource nameResource name
Resource IDUnique resource ID in the service
constructorUser who created the service
Creation timestampService creation date and time
EditorUser who edited the service information
Modification dateService information modification timestamp
Organizational unit nameName of the organizational unit
Apply guardrailsNumber of guardrail types applied to the current organizational unit
  • Prevention: Number of applied preventive guardrails
  • Detection: Types of detection guardrails
Register organization unitCurrent Cloud Control registration status of the organization unit and its sub‑units
  • displayed as Number of registered organization units / Total number of organization units
Register AccountCurrent Cloud Control registration status of sub-accounts under the organization unit
  • Number of registered accounts / total number of accounts
Higher-level organization unitHierarchy of parent organizational units for the current unit
Apply detection guardrail / Remove detection guardrailChange the application status of detection guardrails at the organizational level
  • Clicking the button allows you to apply or disable the detection guardrail
Re-registrationRe-register the current organization unit in Cloud Control
Table. Organization Unit Details - Basic Information Tab Items

Sub Account

You can view and manage the list of sub-accounts within an organizational unit.

Information
In the case of a Security organizational unit, you cannot register an Account.
CategoryDetailed description
Account registrationRegister the selected Account from the Account list to Cloud Control
  • When you select an Account in the unregistered state from the Account list, it becomes active
Account nameAccount name
emailUser email of the account
StatusCloud Control registration status for organization units or accounts
  • Registered, Unregistered, Registering, Registration failed
  • Root when no status is displayed
Table. Organization Unit Details - Sub Account Tab Items

Preventive Guardrail

You can view and manage the list of preventive guardrails applied at the organizational level.

Notice
For security organizational units, guardrails cannot be applied or removed.
CategoryDetailed description
Target service nameName of the service to which the guardrail applies
Guardrail nameGuardrail name
  • Clicking the guardrail name allows you to view detailed information about that guardrail
typeApplication method
Application methodGuardrail application method display
  • If it is inheritance mode, you can click to view the detailed organizational unit name
DisableUnapply the selected guardrail from the guardrail list
  • Enable when a guardrail is selected from the guardrail list
Apply preventive guardrailsNew preventive guardrails can be applied at the organizational level
  • When the button is clicked, go to the Apply Preventive Guardrails page
Table. Organization Unit Details – Preventive Guardrail Tab Items

Detection Guardrail

You can view and manage the diagnostic results of detection guardrails applied at the organizational level.

Reference
Accounts with diagnostic history in Cloud Control are provided with the latest diagnostic results regardless of whether detection guardrails are applied.
CategoryDetailed description
Account nameAccount name subject to diagnosis
Diagnosis nameDiagnosis Name
PASSNumber of checklist items with a diagnosis result of PASS (normal)
FAILNumber of checklist items with a diagnosis result of FAIL (vulnerable)
CHECKNumber of checklist items with a diagnosis result of CHECK (verification required)
ERRORNumber of checklist items with a diagnosis result of ERROR (diagnosis unavailable)
N/ANumber of items in the checklist with a diagnosis result of N/A (not applicable)
AllTotal number of checklist items
Diagnosis ResultDiagnosis request result
  • Completed: The diagnosis request is in a normally completed state, and clicking will navigate to the detail page
  • Error: The diagnosis request is not completed normally, so detailed information cannot be viewed
Diagnosis date and timeDiagnosis request date and time
Table. Diagnosis result list items

Check account detailed information

Account Details page allows you to view the account’s detailed information and the list of applied preventive guardrails. Account Details page consists of Basic Information and Preventive Guardrails tabs.

Basic Information

You can view basic and detailed information about the organization unit.

CategoryDetailed description
serviceService name
Resource TypeService type
SRNUnique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform
Resource nameResource name
Resource IDUnique resource ID in the service
constructorUser who created the service
Creation timestampService creation date and time
EditorUser who edited the service information
Modification dateService information modification timestamp
emailUser email of the account
Apply guardrailsNumber of guardrail types applied to the current organizational unit
  • Prevention: Number of applied preventive guardrails
  • Detection: Types of detection guardrails
ID Center usernameID Center user email
Higher-level organization unitCurrent account’s higher-level organizational hierarchy
RegisterYou can change the organizational unit of the current account.
Table. Account Details - Basic Information Tab Items

Preventive Guardrail

You can view the list of preventive guardrails applied to the Account.

CategoryDetailed description
Target service nameName of the service to which the guardrail applies
Guardrail nameGuardrail name
  • Click the guardrail name to view detailed information about that guardrail
typeApplication method
Application methodGuardrail application method display
Table. Account Details - Preventive Guardrail Tab Items

Check Access Portal connection information

User and Access page allows you to view the Access Portal connection URL and connection methods (password, SSO, MFA).

guide
User and Access information is not displayed when creating a landing zone if Account Access Configuration is set to Self-Managed Account Access. Account access via ID Center select to create a landing zone.

To check the Access Portal login information, follow these steps.

  1. All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu, please click. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the User and Access menu. 2. Go to the User and Access page.
  3. Check the information in the Integrated Access Management area of the User and Access page.
    CategoryDetailed description
    Access typeMethod for accessing the Access Portal
    Access Portal URLAccess Portal URL for accessing
    • When the URL is clicked, the Access Portal login page opens in a new tab
    • You can log in using the ID login credentials from ID Center
    Permission setA collection of administrator policies used by ID Center to determine the valid permissions of users who can access a specific account.
    Table. Shared Account item
Reference
For detailed information about credential sources and ID Center, refer to ID Center.
Info

If the landing zone is configured with a self-managed Account access, refer to the following.

  • Cloud Control does not automatically create directory groups or permission sets.
  • When provisioning an Account via the Account factory or registering an existing Account, the user is automatically assigned.
  • You can manage access to the Account via ID Center or other Account access methods.

Check user credential information

On the User and Access page, you can view the user credential source type and the ID Center ID.

information
User and Access information is not displayed when creating a landing zone if Account Access Configuration is set to Self-Managed Account Access. Select Account access via ID Center and create a landing zone.

To check the user credential information, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the User and Access menu. 2. Navigate to the User and Access page.
  3. Check the information in the User Credential Management area of the User and Access page.
    CategoryDetailed description
    Credential sourceCredential source types configured in ID Center
    • ID Center’s own directory: Directory within ID Center
    • AD (Active Directory): Active Directory managed directly by the user
    ID Center IDID Center’s ID
    • when the ID is clicked, navigate to the ID Center Settings page
    User groupA group formed to classify workers who perform specific tasks in an organization
    Table. User Credential Management Items
Reference
  • For detailed information about credential sources and ID Center, see ID Center.
  • Management > IAM service allows you to add users and user groups. * For more details, refer to IAM.

Setting up Cloud Control notification policy

In Cloud Control, you can configure it to generate notifications to the organization administrator when events such as configuration changes or audit results occur.

Notice
  • Only users with permission for the notification policy can configure it.
  • Only users within the Account can be registered as notification recipients.

To configure a notification policy, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Notification Manager menu. 1. Navigate to the Notification Group List page of Notification Manager.
  2. On the Notification Group List page, click the Notification Policy menu. 2. Go to the Notification Policy List page.
  3. On the Alert Policy List page, click the Create Alert Policy button. 3. Navigate to the Create Notification Policy page.
  4. On the Create Notification Policy page, enter the information required to create the service and select detailed options.
    Category
    Required status
    Detailed description
    Whether to userequiredUse of notification policy
    • ON: Enabled
    • OFF: Disabled
    Notification policy namerequiredAlert policy name
    • Enter within 30 characters
    ExplanationSelectEnter a description of the notification policy
    • Enter within 1,000 characters
    Notification itemrequiredSelect all events that trigger notifications
    • [Cloud Control] Baseline Assignment: when events related to organization units or Accounts occur
    • [Cloud Control] Guardrail: when guardrail-related events occur
    • [Cloud Control] Landing Zone: when Cloud Control is created or terminated, or when landing zone-related events occur
    Notification target grouprequiredSelect the notification group to deliver the notification
    • When you select a notification group, the group name is displayed at the top
    • Select or deselect the notification group name
    Table. Notification policy creation items
Reference
If the notification group you want to connect to does not exist, create the notification group before connecting. Please refer to Create Notification Group.
  1. After setting the required information, click the Complete button.
    • When creation is complete, check the created alert policy on the Alert Policy List page.
Overview
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