Setting up related services for Explorer - Amazon Systems Manager
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Setting up related services for Explorer

Amazon Systems Manager Explorer and Amazon Systems Manager OpsCenter collect information from, or interact with, other Amazon Web Services services and Systems Manager capabilities. We recommend that you set up and configure these other services or capabilities before you use Integrated Setup.

The following table includes tasks that allow Explorer and OpsCenter to collect information from, or interact with, other Amazon Web Services services and Systems Manager capabilities.

Task Information

Verify permissions in Systems Manager Automation

Explorer and OpsCenter allow you to remediate issues with Amazon resources by using Systems Manager Automation runbooks. To use this remediation capability, you must have permission to run Systems Manager Automation runbooks. For more information, see Setting up Automation.

Set up and configure Systems Manager Patch Manager

Explorer includes a widget that provides information about patch compliance. To view this data in Explorer, you must configure patching. For more information, see Amazon Systems Manager Patch Manager.

Set up and configure Systems Manager State Manager

Explorer includes a widget that provides information about Systems Manager State Manager association compliance. To view this data in Explorer, you must configure State Manager. For more information, see Amazon Systems Manager State Manager.

Turn on Amazon Config Configuration Recorder

Explorer uses data provided by Amazon Config configuration recorder to populate widgets with information about your EC2 instances. To view this data in Explorer, turn on Amazon Config configuration recorder. For more information, see Managing the Configuration Recorder.

Note

After you allow configuration recorder, Systems Manager can take up to six hours to display data in Explorer widgets that display information about your EC2 instances.

Turn on Amazon Trusted Advisor

Explorer uses data provided by Trusted Advisor to display a status of best practice checks for Amazon EC2 Reserved Instances in the areas of cost optimization, security, fault tolerance, performance, and service limits. To view this data in Explorer, you must have a business or enterprise support plan. For more information, see Amazon Web Services Support.

Turn on Amazon Compute Optimizer

Explorer uses data provided by Compute Optimizer to display details a count of Under provisioned and Over provisioned EC2 instances, optimization findings, on-demand pricing details, and recommendations for instance type and price. To view this data in Explorer, turn on Compute Optimizer. For more information, see Getting started with Amazon Compute Optimizer.

Turn on Amazon Security Hub

Explorer uses data provided by Security Hub to populate widgets with information about your security findings. To view this data in Explorer, turn on Security Hub integration. For more information, see What is Amazon Security Hub.