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Complete an AWS collection

Team Live Optics
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This article describes how to complete an AWS collection using the Live Optics collector. 

 

Before you begin, you must have the Live Optics collector. See Download the Live Optics collector for further information. 

 

  1. Open the Live Optics collector and select Server & Cloud. Choose AWS from the list of asset types and click Next.

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  2. Enter an Access Key ID and Secret Key with at least read-only permission for the supported services. See Create a temporary AWS IAM user for Live Optics collection for information on creating a temporary IAM user, and the Access Key ID, and Secret Key. Click Next.

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  3. On the Upload Options screen, select your preferred upload method, and click Next.

    • Upload my collection data to the Live Optics portal automatically is selected by default.
    • I will upload later (requires upload of generated SIOKIT file) - your collection data is saved to a local SIOKIT file and must be manually uploaded to the Live Optics web service later.
    • Inventory Mode - a Microsoft Excel file is created and saved locally. No data is sent to the Live Optics web service and performance data is not collected.

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  4. Enter a project name and click Next. 

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  5. The collections begins and takes a few minutes to complete. 

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  6. If you selected:

    • Upload my collection data to the Live Optics portal automatically – your collection results are automatically sent to the Live Optics web service and can be viewed and downloaded immediately.
    • I will upload later (requires upload of generated SIOKIT file) – your collection was captured in an SIOKIT file which must be uploaded to the Live Optics web service to view your results. See Uploading an SIOKIT file in the Live Optics collector or Uploading an SIOKIT file in the Live Optics portal for further information.
       

      NOTE: It is recommended that you use the Live Optics collector to upload SIOKIT files as there is a file size limit of 750MB when using the Live Optics portal to upload SIOKIT files.

  7. To view your project results, log on to the Live Optics web portal and select your project from the Recent Projects list displayed on the main dashboard.

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