Foundation and CloudScape User Guide - Flexera

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3 Product Support Resources .. 8. Contact Us .. 9. Foundation and CloudScape Overview 11. Architecture, Data Handling, and Security ..11. Foundation and CloudScape Architecture.. 12. RN150 Virtual Appliance Security .. 12. Data Confidentiality and Compliance .. 13. Advanced Debugging .. 14. Multifactor Authentication .. 14. What We Collect ..17. How We Collect ..22. Windows Collection Module .. 24. WMI .. 24. Remote Commands.. 26. Windows Collection Module Troubleshooting.. 28. Windows Collection Module References.. 29. SSH Collection Module .. 29. SSH Collection Module Overview .. 30. Supported Operating Systems .. 30. System Eligibility .. 30. Credential Utilization.. 31. User Account Requirements .. 31. Authentication Types .. 32. Key-Based Authentication Requirements .. 32. Privilege Elevation .. 32. Entering Credentials .. 33. Custom Server Ports .. 34. Configuration Examples .. 35. Creating a User Account On Linux .. 35. Creating A Key 36. Testing Sudo 36. Basic Example Sudo Configuration.

4 37. Advanced Example Sudo Configuration .. 37. SSH Collection Module Command Reference .. 37. SSH Collection Module Linux Command Reference .. 38. SSH Collection Module AIX Command 42. SSH Collection Module Solaris Command Reference .. 44. SSH Collection Module Troubleshooting .. 47. Troubleshooting 47. Troubleshooting Command Reference .. 48. Troubleshooting Command Suite .. 49. SSH Collection Module Error 50. Database Module .. 53. Overview of the Database Module .. 53. Using the Database Module .. 54. Queries Run By the Database Module .. 54. Foundation and CloudScape User Guide FCS-Mar2022-UG00 3. Chapter Load Balancers .. 56. Performance Counter Disambiguation.. 56. Disambiguation / Clarification on Selected Counters .. 57. Data Sources.. 58. Sampled vs. Aggregate Data .. 58. ServiceNow Configuration and User Guide .. 58. ServiceNow Plugin Introduction .. 59. Configuring and Setting Up the Plugin .. 59. Importing the Plugin in ServiceNow .. 60. Uninstalling the 61. Creating a User.

5 65. Providing Roles to a User .. 65. Connecting to External 67. Configuring RISC Networks Credential .. 67. Testing the 69. RISC SNOW Workflows.. 69. Discoverable 69. Viewing the SNOW 71. Listing 72. Adding Tags .. 73. Viewing the Relationship .. 75. CI Relationship .. 78. Viewing Existing CI and RISC CI Relationship .. 78. Creating Relationship Manually .. 79. Support and Troubleshooting .. 81. Viewing 81. Setting Log 82. Service Level Agreement 83. Troubleshooting and Common 83. Acronyms .. 84. Configuration Items in ServiceNow .. 84. Deployment Requirements..93. Alternate and Additional Deployment Methods ..96. Appliance Reassociation .. 97. About Appliance Reassociation .. 97. Prerequisites .. 98. Using Appliance Reassociation .. 98. Appliance Reassociation Troubleshooting .. 99. Appliance Proxy Support .. 100. Configuring the Virtual Appliances for Proxy Support .. 101. Proxy Configuration Values .. 101. Appliance Proxy Troubleshooting Steps .. 101. FlexDeploy.. 102. FlexDeploy Getting Started Guide .

6 104. NAT Configuration for the RN150 Virtual Appliance .. 106. Appliance Certificate Management .. 107. Using the Feature .. 108. Certificate Format .. 109. Examples .. 110. 4 FCS-Mar2022-UG00 Foundation and CloudScape User Guide Chapter External Links .. 110. Appliance NTP Support.. 110. Overview of Appliance NTP Support .. 110. Configuring NTP on the Virtual Appliance .. 111. NTP Configuration Values .. 112. Getting Started with Foundation and CloudScape 113. Predeployment Checklist ..113. Quick Start Guide ..114. Prerequisites .. 115. Create an Assessment .. 115. Deploy the RN150 .. 116. Log In to the RN150 .. 116. Enter Your Assessment Key .. 117. Enter Subnet Information .. 117. Enter SNMP Information.. 118. Enter Windows Credentials .. 118. Enter VMWare Credentials .. 119. Enter SSH Credentials .. 119. Additional Credentials .. 119. Additional Features .. 120. Complete Bootstrap and Start Scan .. 121. Review Assets and Request Rescan .. 121. License Devices for Data Collection.

7 122. Next Steps .. 122. Discovery: How To..122. Understanding the Asset Report .. 122. Discovery Troubleshooting.. 123. Discovery Scheduling .. 124. Discovery Troubleshooting ..126. Collection Validation .. 126. Credential Test .. 126. Collection Validation .. 127. Overall Status .. 128. Result Codes.. 128. Failure Details .. 129. Common Issues Resulting In A PARTIAL Status .. 131. Common Issues Resulting In An ERROR Status .. 131. Protocol Specific Troubleshooting .. 132. Discovery Help .. 133. Using the Platform 135. Building Application Stacks ..135. Application Stacks Overview .. 135. Part One: Build Application Stacks .. 136. Part Two: Verifying Scope with RSG-Out of Scope Services.. 137. Part Three: Application Stack Review and Refinement .. 138. Application Stack Review and Refinement Overview .. 138. Foundation and CloudScape User Guide FCS-Mar2022-UG00 5. Chapter 95th Resolution Approach .. 139. Visualization and Movement Approach .. 140. Review for Critical Dependencies.

8 141. Mapping Applications..142. Reports/Pages ..144. Assets (Legacy) .. 144. IaaS Cloud Pricing .. 145. Cloud Pricing Change Log .. 146. Subscription Administration.. 286. Visualize Topology.. 286. Total Cost of Ownership .. 288. Geolocation.. 291. Assets & Asset Errors.. 292. Threats .. 293. Threat Levels.. 294. Threat Checks .. 294. High Risk Areas .. 296. Software Vulnerabilities .. 296. Threat FAQs .. 296. Optimization Scorecard .. 297. Glossary ..301. Connectivity Definitions .. 301. Device Type Definitions .. 302. Decommissioned Devices.. 304. Group Definitions.. 304. Licensing Types .. 308. Tags .. 308. App Stack Level Tags .. 308. Device Level Tags .. 309. Specific Tag Rules .. 310. DNS-Based Tags .. 310. Device State Change Tags .. 311. Performance Profiles .. 312. IaaS Cloud Pricing .. 312. RESTful API Access ..312. RN150 Migration ..313. Introduction to RN150 Migration .. 313. Migrating to the New RN150.. 315. Performing Post-Migration Steps for RN150 .. 321. FlexDeploy Migration.

9 323. Introduction to FlexDeploy Migration .. 323. Migrating to the New FlexDeploy .. 324. Performing Post-Migration Steps for FlexDeploy .. 329. 6 FCS-Mar2022-UG00 Foundation and CloudScape User Guide 1. Foundation and CloudScape User Guide Foundation and CloudScape (formerly RISC Networks) helps you make better-informed decisions when moving your applications to the cloud. It provides complete, automated discovery of business applications, networks, security threats, dependency mapping and cloud migration planning, as well as business case analysis. With Foundation and CloudScape , every IT decision will be well informed because you can illuminate your entire IT. landscape. This insight empowers you to quickly and efficiently navigate to the cloud using an accurate analysis of what workloads should be migrated and in what order. To learn how to use Foundation and CloudScape , see the following sections: Table 1-1 Foundation and CloudScape User Guide Section Description Foundation and CloudScape Overview Provides a technical introduction to the Foundation and CloudScape platform.

10 You should understand what and how we collect, how we are architected and deployed, and our security procedures/policies. Getting Started with Foundation and Explains how to deploy the virtual appliance, perform complete CloudScape discovery with proper troubleshooting, and proceed to the performance collection phase successfully. Using the Platform Provides you with instructions on how to operate, interpret, and utilize the platform after the Discovery and Inventory phases are successfully completed. Foundation and CloudScape User Guide FCS-Mar2022-UG00 7. Chapter 1 Foundation and CloudScape User Guide Product Support Resources Product Support Resources The following resources are available to assist you with using this product: Flexera Product Documentation Flexera Community Flexera Learning Center Flexera Support Flexera Product Documentation You can find documentation for all Flexera products on the Flexera Product Documentation site: Flexera Community On the Flexera Community site, you can quickly find answers to your questions by searching content from other customers, product experts, and thought leaders.