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Users can create the Config Inspection service by entering the required information and selecting detailed options through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
Create Certificate
To create and use the Config Inspection service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you must first generate an authentication key.
Authentication key generation can be created in My menu > My Info. Authentication Key Management > Authentication Key Creation. For more details, refer to Manage Authentication Keys.
- The expiration period of the authentication key is up to 365 days.
- To create an authentication key without an expiration date, it must be generated permanently.
Create Config Inspection
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. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
- On the Service Home page, click the Create Config Inspection button. 2. Navigate to the Create Config Inspection page.
- Create Config Inspection On the page, enter the inputs required to create the service, and select detailed options.
- Enter or select the required information in the Service Information Input area.
Category required statusDetailed description Diagnostic Type - Automatic configuration via 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 diagnostic 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 to be diagnosed - Select the Account ID to diagnose from the list
- Selecting the same Account ID will result in duplicate requests and additional charges
- If AWS is selected, enter the Account ID (12 digits) for the diagnostic account
- If Azure is selected, enter the Subscription ID (36 characters, including letters, numbers, and special characters) for the diagnostic account
Diagnostic Schedule > Checklist Required Automatically configure when Use is selected for the diagnostic schedule Diagnostic Schedule > Diagnostic Cycle Required Select diagnostic interval - Diagnostics run on the selected date according to the specified interval
- Monthly selection may result in diagnostics not being performed on the selected date
- Example) Selecting the 31st of each month – February has no such date, so diagnostics are not performed
Diagnostic Schedule > Start Time Required Select diagnostic start time - Set the hour and minute information for starting the diagnostic
authentication key Required Select authentication key to use for Open API calls - Click the Select button and, in the Select Authentication Key popup, select the appropriate key from the authentication key list
- If no selectable authentication key is available, click Authentication Key Management to create a new authentication key
- For details about authentication keys, refer to 인증키 관리하기
Pricing plan Selection Select a plan - Standard: Billing is based on the number of diagnoses
- Monthly subscription: Billing is 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 the service is requested
Table. Config Inspection Service Information Input Items - Enter or select the required information in the Additional Information Input area.
Category required statusDetailed description tag Selection Add Tag - Up to 50 per resource can be added
- After clicking the Add Tag button, input or select Key, Value values
Table. Config Inspection additional information input fields
- Enter or select the required information in the Service Information Input area.
- Summary Check the detailed information and estimated charges generated in the panel, and click the Create button.
- When creation is complete, check the created resources on the Config Inspection List page.
View Config Inspection detailed information
The Config Inspection service allows you to view and edit the full list of resources and detailed information. The Config Inspection Details page consists of Detail Information, Tags, Operation History tabs.
To view detailed information of the Config Inspection service, follow these steps.
- Click the All Services > Security > Config Inspection menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
- On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. 2. Go to the Config Inspection List page.
- On the Config Inspection List page, click the resource to view detailed information. 3. Go to the Config Inspection Details page.
- Config Inspection Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Tags, Activity History tabs.
Category Detailed description status Indicates the status of Config Inspection - Ready: When there is no diagnostic request after the service is created (diagnostic request possible)
- In Progress: When a diagnostic request is being executed (diagnostic request/service termination not allowed)
- Error: When an error occurs in the diagnostic request (diagnostic request possible)
- Completed: When the diagnostic request completes successfully (diagnostic request possible)
Diagnostic request Button to perform console diagnostics Service termination Cancel service button Table. Config Inspection status information and additional functions
- Config Inspection Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Tags, Activity History tabs.
Detailed Information
Config Inspection List page lets you view detailed information of the selected resource and modify it if needed.
| 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 |
| Constructor | User who created the service |
| Creation Date/Time | Service creation date and time |
| Editor | User who edited the service information |
| Modification date and time | Date and time the service information was modified |
| Diagnostic type | Diagnostic types offered by the service |
| Cloud | Diagnostic target types |
| Diagnostic Target | Console information for the diagnostic target
|
| Pricing plan | Selected plan type |
| Recent diagnosis date and time | Timestamp of the last executed diagnostic request |
| Recent diagnostic results | Result of the most recent diagnostic request
|
| authentication key | The authentication key of the user registered when creating the service
|
| Diagnostic Schedule | Display selected diagnostic schedule information
|
Tag
Config Inspection list page lets you view the tag information of the selected resource, and you can add, modify, or delete it.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Tag list | Tag list
|
Job History
On the Config Inspection List page, you can view the operation history of the selected resource.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Task History List | Resource Change History
|
Config Inspection Resource Management
If you need to view the status of a Config Inspection resource and request a diagnosis, you can perform the task on the Config Inspection List or Config Inspection Details page.
Modify authentication key
You can select the authentication key to use for each diagnostic target.
To modify the service’s authentication key, follow these steps.
- All Services > Security > Config Inspection Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
- On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. 2. Navigate to the Config Inspection List page.
- Config Inspection List page, click the resource to modify the authentication key. 3. Navigate to the Config Inspection Details page.
- Check the authentication key and click the Edit icon. 4. Edit Authentication Key The 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 Authentication key status - Used: Available
- Expired: Usage period expired
Table. Authentication key edit popup items
- When the authentication key is deleted, it is displayed as
-status. - The authentication key information (key, status) of resources created by other users is displayed as
-.
Request Diagnosis
You can request a diagnosis from the Console based on the configured checklist.
To request a console diagnosis, follow these steps.
Click the All Services > Security > Config Inspection menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. 2. Go to the Config Inspection List page.
On the Config Inspection List page, click the resource you want to diagnose. 3. Navigate to the Config Inspection Details page.
Click the Diagnosis Request button on the Config Inspection Details page. 4. Diagnostic Request popup window opens.
Diagnosis Request In the popup window, enter the information required for the diagnosis and click the Confirm button.
- Diagnostic Request popup window items vary depending on the selected Console.
Category Detailed description Console access method Fix the authentication key method as the console access method. Checklist When selecting SCP, set it as the Best Practice. authentication key If you selected SCP, choose the pre‑generated authentication key. Access Key If AWS is selected, enter Access Key Secret Key If AWS is selected, enter Secret Key Client ID If Azure is selected, enter the Client ID Client Secret If Azure is selected, enter the Client Secret Tenant ID If Azure is selected, enter Tenant ID Table. Diagnosis request popup items
- Diagnostic Request popup window items 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.
- When the status is Completed, you can view the diagnosis request results in the diagnosis results menu. * For more details, refer to Report Management.
Terminate Config Inspection
You can cancel the Config Inspection service that you are not using. However, disabling Config Inspection will delete all stored diagnostic data.
- If you terminate the resource, all diagnostic data will be deleted, and you will not be able to view the diagnostic results in the Report.
- If the status of the Config Inspection service is In Progress, the service cannot be terminated.
To disable Config Inspection, follow these steps.
- Click the All Services > Security > Config Inspection menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
- On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. 2. Go to the Config Inspection List page.
- On the Config Inspection List page, click the resource to be terminated. 3. Go to the Config Inspection Details page.
- On the Config Inspection Details page, click the Service Termination button.
- When termination is complete, check on the Config Inspection List page whether the resource has been terminated.