How-to guides
The user can enter the required information for the Config Inspection service through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, select detailed options, and create the service.
Create Certificate
To create and use the Config Inspection service on the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, a prior authentication key generation is required.
Authentication key creation can be done from My Menu > My Info. > Authentication Key Management > Create Authentication Key. For more details, refer to Authentication Key Management.
- The expiration period of the authentication key is up to 365 days.
- To create an authentication key without an expiration date, you must create it permanently.
Config Inspection Create
You can create and use the Config Inspection service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
To create a Config Inspection, follow these steps.
- All Services > Security > Config Inspection Click the menu. Navigate to Config Inspection’s Service Home page.
- On the Service Home page, click the Create Config Inspection button. You will be taken to the Create Config Inspection page.
- Config Inspection creation On the page, enter the inputs required to create the service, and select detailed options.
- Service Information Input Enter or select the required information in the area.
Category Required or notDetailed description Diagnosis Type - Automatically set with Console Cloud Required Select cloud to diagnose - SCP: Samsung Cloud Platform
- AWS: Amazon Web Services
- Azure: Microsoft Azure
- Detailed input fields vary depending on the selected cloud type
Diagnosis Target > Diagnosis Name Required Name to distinguish the diagnosis target - Use the entered value as the resource name
- Enter within 25 characters using English letters, numbers, and special characters(
-,_)
Diagnostic Target > Diagnostic Account Required Console information for the diagnostic target - Select the Account ID to diagnose from the list
- If the same Account ID is selected, duplicate application occurs and additional charges will be incurred
- If AWS is selected, enter the Account ID (12 digits) in the diagnostic account
- If Azure is selected, enter the Subscription ID (36 characters including letters, numbers, and special characters) in the diagnostic account
Diagnosis Schedule > Checklist Required Automatically set when Use Diagnosis Schedule is selected Diagnosis Schedule > Diagnosis Cycle Required Select Diagnosis Cycle - The diagnosis is executed on the selected date according to the specified cycle
- Monthly is selected, the diagnosis may not be performed on the selected date
- e.g., selecting the 31st of each month – February has no such date, so the diagnosis is not performed
Diagnosis Schedule > Start Time Required Select Diagnosis Start Time - Set the hour and minute information to start the diagnosis
Authentication Key Required Select authentication key to use for Open API calls - Click the **Select** button and choose the appropriate authentication key from the list in the **Select Authentication Key** popup.
- If there are no selectable authentication keys, click **Authentication Key Management** to create a new authentication key.
- For detailed information about authentication keys, refer to [Manage Authentication Keys](/userguide/management/iam/how_to_guides/myinfo.md/#인증키-관리하기).
- **Standard**: charge based on the number of diagnoses
- **Monthly flat-rate**: charge a fixed amount each month regardless of the number of diagnoses (based on up to 30 diagnoses per month)
- The plan cannot be changed after service application
Table. Config Inspection Service Information Input Items - Additional Information Input area, enter or select the required information.
Category Required or notDetailed description Tag Select Add Tag - Up to 50 can be added per resource
- After clicking the Add Tag button, enter or select Key, Value values
Table. Config Inspection Additional Information Input Items
- Service Information Input Enter or select the required information in the area.
- Summary In the panel, check the detailed information and estimated billing amount you created, and click the Create button.
- When creation is complete, check the created resources on the Config Inspection List page.
Config Inspection Check detailed information
Config Inspection service allows you to view and edit the full resource list and detailed information. Config Inspection detailed page consists of Details, Tags, Work History tabs.
To view detailed information of the Config Inspection service, follow the steps below.
- All Services > Security > Config Inspection Click the menu. Navigate to Config Inspection’s Service Home page.
- Click the Config Inspection menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Config Inspection list page.
- On the Config Inspection List page, click the resource to view detailed information. You will be taken to the Config Inspection Details page.
- Config Inspection Detailed page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Detailed Information, Tags, Work History tabs.
Category Detailed description Status Displays the status of Config Inspection - Ready: When there is no diagnostic request after service creation (diagnostic request possible)
- In Progress: When a diagnostic request is in progress (diagnostic request/service termination not possible)
- Error: When an error occurs in the diagnostic request (diagnostic request possible)
- Completed: When the diagnostic request is completed successfully (diagnostic request possible)
Diagnosis Request Button that can perform Console diagnosis Service Cancellation Button to cancel the service Table. Config Inspection status information and additional functions
- Config Inspection Detailed page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Detailed Information, Tags, Work History tabs.
Detailed Information
Config Inspection List page allows you to view detailed information of the selected resource and, if necessary, edit the information.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Service | Service Name |
| Resource Type | Resource Type |
| SRN | Unique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform |
| Resource Name | Resource Name |
| Resource ID | Unique resource ID in the service |
| Creator | User who created the service |
| Creation date/time | Date/time the service was created |
| Editor | User who modified the service information |
| Modification Date/Time | Date/Time when service information was modified |
| Diagnosis Type | Diagnosis types provided by the service |
| Cloud | Diagnosis Target Types |
| Diagnosis Target | Console information of the diagnostic target
|
| Plan | Selected plan type |
| Recent diagnosis date/time | Last executed diagnostic request date/time |
| Recent Diagnosis Result | Last executed diagnosis request result
|
| Authentication Key | User’s authentication key registered at service creation
|
| Diagnosis Schedule | Display selected diagnosis schedule information
|
Tag
Config Inspection List page allows you to view the tag information of selected resources, and you can add, modify, or delete them.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Tag List | Tag List
|
Work History
On the Config Inspection List page, you can view the operation history of the selected resource.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Work History List | Resource Change History
|
Config Inspection Resource Management
If you need to view the status of Config Inspection resources and request a diagnosis, you can perform the task on the Config Inspection List or Config Inspection Details page.
Edit Authentication Key
You can select the authentication key to use for diagnosis for each diagnosis target.
To modify the service’s authentication key, follow the steps below.
- All Services > Security > Config Inspection Click the menu. Go to Config Inspection’s Service Home page.
- Click the Config Inspection menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Config Inspection list page.
- Config Inspection List page, click the resource to edit the authentication key. You will be taken to the Config Inspection Details page.
- Check the authentication key and click the Edit icon. The Edit Authentication Key popup window opens.
- Edit Authentication Key Select the authentication key to use in the popup window and click the Confirm button.
Category Detailed description Authentication Key Authentication Key Details Creation Date/Time Authentication Key Creation Date Expiration Date and Time Authentication Key Expiration Date Status Status of the authentication key - Use: Usable state
- Expired: Expired usage period state
Table. Authentication Key Edit Popup Items
- If the authentication key is deleted, it is displayed as
-status. - The authentication key information (authentication key, status) of resources created by other users is displayed as
-.
Request Diagnosis
You can request a console diagnosis based on the configured checklist.
To request a console diagnosis, follow the steps below.
All Services > Security > Config Inspection Click the menu. Go to Config Inspection’s Service Home page.
Click the Config Inspection menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Config Inspection list page.
Config Inspection list page, click the resource to request a diagnosis. Config Inspection details page will be opened.
Click the Diagnostic Request button on the Config Inspection Details page. The Diagnostic Request popup will open.
Diagnosis Request Enter the information required for diagnosis in the popup window and click the Confirm button.
- Diagnosis Request The items in the popup window vary depending on the selected Console.
Category Detailed description Console Access Method Fixed to authentication key method as the way to access the Console Checklist Fix as Best Practice when selecting SCP Authentication Key If SCP is selected, choose the pre-generated authentication key Access Key Enter Access Key if AWS is selected Secret Key Enter Secret Key if AWS is selected Client ID Enter Client ID if Azure is selected Client Secret Enter Client Secret if Azure is selected Tenant ID Enter Tenant ID if Azure is selected Table. Diagnosis Request Popup Items
- Diagnosis Request The items in the popup window vary depending on the selected Console.
On the Config Inspection List page, check the Status value.
- When the diagnostic request is completed, the status value is displayed as Completed or Error.
- Completed: You can view the diagnosis request results in the diagnosis results menu. For more details, see Report Management.
Config Inspection Cancel
You can cancel the unused Config Inspection service. However, if you cancel Config Inspection, all stored diagnostic data will be deleted.
- If you cancel the resource, all diagnostic data will be deleted, and you will not be able to view the diagnostic results in the Report.
- Config Inspection service cannot be terminated if its status is In Progress.
To cancel Config Inspection, follow the steps below.
- Click the All Services > Security > Config Inspection menu. Go to Config Inspection’s Service Home page.
- Click the Config Inspection menu on the Service Home page. Navigate to the Config Inspection List page.
- On the Config Inspection List page, click the resource to be terminated. Navigate to the Config Inspection Details page.
- Click the Service Termination button on the Config Inspection Details page.
- When termination is complete, check on the Config Inspection List page whether the resource has been terminated.