AWS Application Discovery Service
AWS Application Discovery Service helps enterprise customers plan migration projects by gathering information about their on-premises data centers.
Key Features
- Discovery: Collects usage and configuration data about servers and databases.
- Agent-based: Installs an agent for detailed information (processes, network connections).
- Agentless: Leverages a connector (OVA) for VMware vCenter to collect VM info without agents.
- Integration: Data can be exported to AWS Migration Hub.
- Security: Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
Exam Tips
- "Plan Migration": Answer is Application Discovery Service.
- "Map Dependencies": Use the Agent-based collector to see what talks to what.
- "Inventory On-prem": Answer is Application Discovery Service.
Common Use Cases
- TCO Analysis: Understanding what you have to estimate costs.
- Migration Planning: Grouping servers that communicate with each other to migrate them together.