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Updated on 2024-05-16 GMT+08:00

Function Overview

Table 1 lists the common functions of Config.

Basic concepts help you better understand Config features.

Table 1 Common functions

Category

Function

Description

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.

Filtering resources

You can set a filter criterion (resource name, resource ID, tag, or enterprise project) to quickly find out required resources.

Exporting resource information

You can export the information about required resources in an EXCEL file.

Viewing resource compliance data

You can view compliance data of a resource.

Viewing relationships of a resource

You can view relationships of a resource.

Viewing change records of a resource

You can view change records of a resource.

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.

Disabling a rule

You click Disable in the Operation column to disable a rule.

Enabling a rule

If you want to use a disabled rule, you can enable it.

Modifying a rule

You can click More > Modify in the Operation column to modify a rule as needed.

Deleting a rule

You can delete a rule which is no longer used.

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.

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.

Modifying the resource recorder

You can modify configurations of the resource recorder, such as the monitoring scope, notification topic, and data storage path.

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.

Viewing a query

You can view the name, description, and SQL statement of a query.

Modifying a query

If a custom query cannot meet your requirements, you can modify its name, description, and query statement.

Deleting a query

If a custom query is no longer needed, you can delete it.

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.

Editing a resource aggregator

You can edit source accounts in a resource aggregator.

Deleting a resource aggregator

If a resource aggregator is no longer used, you can delete it.

Viewing aggregated rules

You can view all aggregated rules and the conformance data in the rule list.

Viewing aggregated resources

You can view all resources aggregated by the resource aggregator.

Authorizing an aggregator account

Source accounts authorizes the aggregator account to collect resource configurations and compliance data from source accounts.

Applying advanced queries to aggregators

Resource aggregation supports advanced queries. You can use ResourceQL to query configuration states of one or multiple aggregator account.

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.

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.

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.

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.