Function Overview
Table 1 lists the common functions of Config.
Basic concepts help you better understand Config features.
Category |
Function |
Description |
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Resource list |
Querying all resources |
View all resources from the current account. Resource information, such as the resource name, region, service, resource type, and enterprise project, is displayed |
Querying details about a resource |
You can query resource details from the current account, such as the resource name, creation time, and specifications. |
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Filtering resources |
You can set a filter criterion (resource name, resource ID, tag, or enterprise project) to quickly find out required resources. |
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Exporting resource information |
You can export the information about required resources in an EXCEL file. |
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Viewing resource compliance data |
You can view compliance data of a resource. |
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Viewing relationships of a resource |
You can view relationships of a resource. |
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Viewing change records of a resource |
You can view change records of a resource. |
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Resource Compliance |
Adding a rule |
You can add a rule to evaluate the compliance of your resources. You can set the compliance policy type and rule parameters. |
Evaluating resource compliance |
You can click Evaluate in the Operation column to start the evaluation after a rule is added. |
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Disabling a rule |
You click Disable in the Operation column to disable a rule. |
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Enabling a rule |
If you want to use a disabled rule, you can enable it. |
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Modifying a rule |
You can click More > Modify in the Operation column to modify a rule as needed. |
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Deleting a rule |
You can delete a rule which is no longer used. |
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Organization rules |
If you are an organization administrator or a delegated administrator of Config, you can add organization rules, and this rule will apply to all member accounts in your organization. |
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Resource Recorder |
Enabling the resource recorder |
You can track resource changes only after the resource recorder is enabled. |
Configuring the resource recorder |
You can set the monitoring scope, select an SMN topic, and configure the data storage path (OBS bucket). Then you need to grant permissions to the resource recorder for using SMN to send notifications and storing resource snapshots in the OBS bucket. |
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Modifying the resource recorder |
You can modify configurations of the resource recorder, such as the monitoring scope, notification topic, and data storage path. |
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Advanced Queries |
Running an advanced query |
You can use ResourceQL to query current configurations of your resources. |
Creating a query |
You can add custom queries, so that you can directly run them later. |
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Viewing a query |
You can view the name, description, and SQL statement of a query. |
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Modifying a query |
If a custom query cannot meet your requirements, you can modify its name, description, and query statement. |
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Deleting a query |
If a custom query is no longer needed, you can delete it. |
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Resource Aggregation |
Creating a resource aggregator |
You can use resource aggregators to aggregate resource configurations and compliance data from multiple accounts or an organization. |
Viewing resource aggregators |
You can view created resource aggregators and their details. |
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Editing a resource aggregator |
You can edit source accounts in a resource aggregator. |
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Deleting a resource aggregator |
If a resource aggregator is no longer used, you can delete it. |
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Viewing aggregated rules |
You can view all aggregated rules and the conformance data in the rule list. |
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Viewing aggregated resources |
You can view all resources aggregated by the resource aggregator. |
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Authorizing an aggregator account |
Source accounts authorize the aggregator account to collect resource configurations and compliance data from source accounts. |
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Applying advanced queries to aggregators |
Resource aggregation supports advanced queries. You can use ResourceQL to query configuration states of one or multiple aggregator accounts. |
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Conformance package |
Creating conformance packages |
You can use sample or custom templates to create and manage rules. |
Viewing conformance packages |
You can view lists and details of conformance packages created. |
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Deleting conformance packages |
You can delete conformance packages as needed. Rules included in a conformance package will be deleted automatically if the conformance package is deleted. |
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Organization conformance packages |
If you are an organization administrator or a delegated administrator of Config, you can add organization conformance packages and deploy these packages to all member accounts in your organization. |
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CTS |
Supported CTS operations |
CTS records operations on Config for later query, audit, and backtrack. |
Viewing Tracing Logs |
You can view or export Config operation records of the last seven days on CTS console. |
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