Entity search reference for the Content Pack for Amazon Web Services Dashboards and Reports
These entity searches are packaged in the content pack. You can enable them as part of the installation steps, see Enable entity searches . The searches are provided here as a point of reference. If you need manually create the entity searches for any reason follow the steps to manually import entities.
Entity type search SPL and column mapping SPL and column mapping
ITSI Import Objects - Import EC2 Instance Entity: Get a list of recently active EC2 instances.
Entity search SPL:
`aws-description-resource(*, *, "ec2_instances")` | fillnull value="N/A" | rename id AS InstanceId, tags.Name AS InstanceName, instance_type AS InstanceType, account_id AS AccountId, region AS Region | eval entity_title=InstanceId | eval entity_type="EC2 Instance" | eval entity_type_info=entity_type | table entity_title InstanceId InstanceName InstanceType AccountId Region entity_type_info entity_type
Column mapping:
Column name | Import column as |
---|---|
entity_title | Entity Title |
InstanceId | Entity Alias |
entity_type | Entity Type |
All other fields | Entity Information Field |
ITSI Import Objects - Import EBS Volume Entity: Get a list of recently active EBS volumes.
Entity search SPL:
`aws-description-resource(*, *, "ec2_volumes")` | fillnull value="N/A" | rename id AS VolumeId, tags.Name AS VolumeName, type AS VolumeType, size AS Size(GB), attach_data.instance_id AS InstanceId, account_id AS AccountId, region AS Region | eval entity_title=VolumeId | dedup entity_title | eval entity_type="EBS Volume" | eval entity_type_info=entity_type | table entity_title VolumeId VolumeName VolumeType Size(GB) InstanceId AccountId Region entity_type_info entity_type
Column mapping:
Column name | Import column as |
---|---|
entity_title | Entity Title |
VolumeId | Entity Alias |
entity_type | Entity Type |
All other fields | Entity Information Field |
ITSI Import Objects - Import Lambda Function Entity: Get a list of recently active Lambda functions.
Entity search SPL:
`aws-description-lambda(*, *)` | fillnull value="N/A" | rename name AS FunctionName, account_id AS AccountId, region AS Region | eval entity_title=uniq_id | eval entity_type="Lambda Function" | eval entity_type_info=entity_type | table entity_title uniq_id Description FunctionName Runtime Handler AccountId Region entity_type_info entity_type
Column mapping:
Column name | Import column as |
---|---|
entity_title | Entity Title |
uniq_id | Entity Alias |
entity_type | Entity Type |
All other fields | Entity Information Field |
ITSI Import Objects - Import ELB Instance Entity: Get a list of recently active ELB instances.
Entity search SPL:
`aws-description-elb(*, *)` | fillnull value="N/A" | rename name AS ELBName, dns_name AS DNSName, vpc_id AS VpcId, account_id AS AccountId, region AS Region | eval entity_title=uniq_id | eval entity_type="ELB Instance" | eval entity_type_info=entity_type | eval ELBType=if(Type="application", "Application Load Balancer", "Classic Load Balancer") | table entity_title uniq_id ELBName ELBType DNSName VpcId AccountId Region entity_type_info entity_type
Column mapping:
Column name | Import column as |
---|---|
entity_title | Entity Title |
uniq_id | Entity Alias |
entity_type | Entity Type |
All other fields | Entity Information Field |
Manually import entities
For each AWS entity you want to import, follow these steps:
- Go to Configuration > Entities from the ITSI or IT Essentials Work menu.
- Select Create Entity > Import from Search.
- Paste the SPL for the entity type you want to import in the Ad hoc Search field and click the search icon to preview your entities.
- Click Next.
- On the Entity/Service Import screen, map the columns as specified for the entity type.
- Click Import
- Click Set Up Recurring Import.
- Enter a name for your recurring import. For example, "Get_AWS_Entities."
- Select a schedule. We recommend scheduling it to run every hour.
- Click Submit.
When you've finished importing your entities, go to the Service Analyzer > Default Analyzer to see your services and KPIs light up.
Knowledge objects reference for the Content Pack for Amazon Web Services Dashboards and Reports |
This documentation applies to the following versions of Content Pack for Amazon Web Services Dashboards and Reports: 1.2.2
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