R12.1 Project Publication-2025Dec23
Set Up Benchmark Task to Auto-Update AWS Data

The discovery only retrieves basic data of your AWS network and builds L3 topology. After the discovery, you need to execute a benchmark task to retrieve all data and build all components, including visual spaces and data views. For more Information, see Setup a Benchmark Task.

  1. Click the start menu  in the Domain Management page and select Schedule Task.
  2. In the Schedule Discovery/Benchmark tab, click Add  Benchmark Task.

  3. In the Time Settings tab, define the task frequency.
  4. In the Batch Definition tab, perform the following tasks:
    1. Go to the Device Scope tab, check the Select external API servers to retrieve data checkbox and select the Amazon AWS as a source type.
      Information Note: As a best practice, we recommend re-using the Basic System Benchmark with a full benchmark task, where all devices are selected. This ensures that all AWS-connected physical or virtual devices are selected within the device scope.

    2. Go to the Buil-in Data tab, and select the Amazon AWS checkbox, and make sure the following tables (under the NCT table) are selected: 
  • AWS ENI Interface Table
  • AWS ELB Listener Table
  • AWS NAT Table
  • AWS Network ACL Table
  • AWS Security Group Table
  • AWS ELB Target Group Table
  • AWS Transit Gateway Attachments Table
  • AWS Transit Gateway Route Table
  • AWS VPC Peering Table
  • AWS VPC Route Table

  1. in the Additional Operation After Benchmark tab, select the following checkboxes:
  • Update Virtual Cloud (e.g. MPLS Cloud, VPLS Cloud , etc.)
  • Update Public Cloud (Recalculate AWS Virtual Route Table)
  • Update Build Topology

  1. Click Submit.