AWS Inventory CMD Settings

Product: AWS Inventory CMD for Windows, Linux and macOS.

Configure AWS Credentials from GUI

We can configure the AWS Credentials using the GUI of AWS Inventory for Windows, following the instructions on How To Configure KopiCloud Tools Authentication for AWS and How To Configure KopiCloud Tools Authentication for AWS with Session Token.

Then, we can copy the Credentials file (Kopi.AWS.Credentials) to the folder of AWS Inventory CMD.

Add AWS Credentials from the Command Prompt or Terminal

To add AWS Inventory CMD credentials from the Command Prompt or Terminal, we type the following command:

        D:\KopiCloud-Tools> AWSInventoryCMD --credentials
        
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        Would you like to add an AWS Session Token Profile (Y, N)? Or (Q) to Quit: N

        Enter Credential Profile Name or Q to Quit: KopiCloud

        Enter Access Key or Q to Quit: AKIAKXJTH6LNMORLCTP3

        Enter Secret Key or Q to Quit: 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

        Select one AWS region:

        [1] US East (Northern Virginia)

        [2] US East (Ohio)

        [3] US West (Northern California)

        [4] US West (Oregon)

        [5] EU (Frankfurt)

        [6] EU (Ireland)

        [7] EU (London)

        [8] EU (Paris)

        [9] Asia Pacific (Tokyo)

        [10] Asia Pacific (Seoul)

        [11] Asia Pacific (Osaka-Local)

        [12] Asia Pacific (Mumbai)

        [13] Asia Pacific (Singapore)

        [14] Asia Pacific (Sydney)

        [15] South America (Sao Paulo)

        [16] China (Beijing)

        [17] China (Ningxia)

        [18] AWS GovCloud (US)

        [19] Canada (Central)

        [20] EU (Stockholm)

        [21] Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)

        [22] Middle East (Bahrain)

        [23] Africa (Cape Town)

        [24] EU (Milan)

        Enter option number (1 to 24) or (Q) to Quit: 6

        AWS-Credentials | AWS Credentials File Found

        AWS-Credentials | Loading AWS Credentials Completed - 1 Credential(s) Loaded

List AWS Credentials from the Command Prompt or Terminal

To list AWS Inventory CMD credentials from the Command Prompt or Terminal, we type the following command:

        D:\KopiCloud-Tools> AWSInventoryCMD --listprofiles
        
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        App-Settings | AWS Multi-Region = NO

        App-Settings | Load AWS Tags = YES

        AWS-Tags | 2 of 2 Tags Loaded from File [KopiCloud.Tags]

        AWS-Regions | 24 AWS Regions Found

        AWS-Credentials | AWS Credentials File Found

        AWS-Credentials | Loading AWS Credentials Completed - 3 Credential(s) Loaded

        Credentials Name: KopiCloud | Credential Type: Basic | AWS Region Name: EU (Ireland)

        Credentials Name: KopiTravel | Credential Type: Basic | AWS Region Name: EU (Ireland)

        Credentials Name: KopiStocks | Credential Type: Basic | AWS Region Name: EU (Ireland)

Delete AWS Credentials from the Command Prompt or Terminal

To delete an AWS Inventory CMD credentials from the Command Prompt or Terminal, we type the following command:

        D:\KopiCloud-Tools> AWSInventoryCMD --deleteprofile
        
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        AWS-Credentials | AWS Credentials File Found

        AWS-Credentials | Loading AWS Credentials Completed - 2 Credential(s) Loaded

        Select one profile:

        [1] KopiCloud

        [2] KopiTravel

        [3] KopiStocks

        Enter option number (1 to 3) or (Q) to Quit: 2

        AWS-Credentials | AWS Credentials File Found

        AWS-Credentials | Loading AWS Credentials Completed - 2 Credential(s) Loaded

Configure Settings from GUI

We can configure the Settings and Tags using the GUI of AWS Inventory for Windows, following these instructions.

Then, we can copy the Configuration file (KopiCloud.Config) and the Tags file (KopiCloud.Tags) to the folder of AWS Inventory CMD.

Configure Settings from the Command Prompt or Terminal

To configure AWS Inventory CMD from the Command Prompt or Terminal, we type the following command:

        D:\KopiCloud-Tools> AWSInventoryCMD --settings
        
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        Configure AWS Inventory CMD settings:
        
        AWS Multi-Region? (Y) Yes, (N) No, (Q) Quit: N

        Load AWS Tags? (Y) Yes, (N) No, (Q) Quit: Y

        Enter Date Format or Q to Quit: yyyy-MMM-dd

        Skip Private AWS Regions Scanning? (Y) Yes, (N) No, (Q) Quit: Y

        Settings | General Settings saved to config file

        Enter an AWS Tag or Multiple AWS Tags separated by comma or Q to Quit: Environment,Support

        AWS-Tags | List of Tags Saved to File [KopiCloud.Tags]

        AWS-Tags | 2 of 2 Tags Loaded from File [KopiCloud.Tags]

        Settings | Tag Settings saved to Tag File

Multi-Region Settings:

        AWS Multi-Region? (Y) Yes, (N) No, (Q) Quit: N
        

The Multi-Region setting allows the application to scan all AWS Regions for AWS Services.
Enable this setting only if you have services in multiple regions because it increases scanning time.

Load AWS Tags:

        Load AWS Tags? (Y) Yes, (N) No, (Q) Quit: Y
        

Enable this setting if you are using Tags and you want to export in the inventory.

Configure the Date Format:

        Enter Date Format or Q to Quit: yyyy-MMM-dd
        

Type one of the following date formats: yyyy-MMM-dd, dd-MMM-yyyy or MMM-dd-yyyy.

Examples:

yyyy-MMM-dd --> 2021-Feb-28
dd-MMM-yyyy --> 28-Feb-2021
MMM-dd-yyyy --> Feb-28-2021

Skip Private AWS Regions Scanning:

        Skip Private AWS Regions Scanning? (Y) Yes, (N) No, (Q) Quit: Y
        

Enable this setting only you are using AWS Services hosted on one of the following regions: Asia Pacific (Osaka-Local), China (Beijing), China (Ningxia) or AWS GovCloud (US).

Configure AWS Tags:

        Enter an AWS Tag or Multiple AWS Tags separated by comma or Q to Quit: Environment,Support
        

We need to enter an AWS Tag or Multiple AWS Tags separated by a comma and the Load AWS Tags setting must be Yes.

Configure Email Settings from GUI

To configure email settings for AWS Inventory CMD, we can use the Email Settings and Email Recipients tabs in the AWS Inventory for Windows.

Then, we can copy the Email Settings file (Kopi.Settings.Email) and the Email Addresses file (Kopi.Unattended.Email) to the folder of AWS Inventory CMD.

Configure Email Settings from Command Prompt or Terminal

We are currently unable to set up email settings from AWS Inventory CMD, but we can use the GUI (previous step) or create a text file called Kopi.Settings.Email with the following information:

Email Address
STMP Server
STMP Username
STMP Password
STMP Port
STMP Enabled SSL (Yes/No)

For example: