In order to use the Application Migration Service vCenter Client, you must first generate the correct IAM credentials.
You will need to create at least one AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) user, and assign the proper permission policies to this user. You will obtain an Access key ID and Secret access key, which you will need to enter into the Agent installation prompt in order to begin the installation. We recommend that you use IAM access last used information to rotate and remove access keys safely. For more information, see Rotating access keys.
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Open the AWS Management Console and look for IAM under Find Services.
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From the IAM main page, choose Users from the left-hand navigation menu.
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You can either select an existing user or add a new user. To add a new user, click Add user.
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Give the user a User name and select the Programmatic access access type. Click Next: Permissions.
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Choose the Attach existing policies directly option. Search for AWSApplicationMigrationVCenterClientPolicy and AWSApplicationMigrationAgentPolicy. Select the policies and click Next: Tags.
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Add tags if you wish to use them and then click Next: Review.
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Review the information. Ensure that the Programmatic access type is selected and that the correct policy is attached to the user. Choose Create user.
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A confirmation message will appear and you can see the Access key ID and Secret access key that you will need in order to install the AWS Replication Agent on your source servers.
To save this information as .csv file, click Download .csv.
You can also access this information and re-generate your security credentials by navigating to IM > Users > Your user.
Open the Security credentials tab and scroll down to Access keys. Here you can manage your access keys (create, delete, and more).
