Edit cloud account properties

To edit cloud account properties, including credentials and polling options:

1. In the web console, click Settings > All Settings, and then click Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring Settings.

2. Click Manage Cloud Accounts.
3. On the Manage Cloud Accounts page, select the account you are updating.
4. Click Edit Properties to open the Edit Cloud Account wizard.
5. On Cloud Settings step:
   1. Modify account credentials and settings as needed.
   2. Click Test Connection to verify the changes.
   3. Click Next to continue

   Available options vary by cloud provider.

6. On the API Polling Options step, review and adjust settings as needed. Click Next.

7. On the Monitored Regions step, review and adjust settings as needed. Click Next.

8. On the Monitored Resources step, choose how you want to identify the resources to monitor.

   • Monitor all supported resources: Automatically monitors all supported cloud entities, including any newly supported entities added after upgrades.

   • Monitor entities by tags: Monitors all entities labeled with specific tags. Enter one or more tags to define the scope.

     When you assign a tag to an entity, all supported cloud items with that tag are monitored automatically. New items will be added as features are released.

   • Monitor selected entities: Manually select the entities you want to monitor. Ensure only the checkboxes for the entities you want to monitor are selected.

     Select Monitor selected entities to keep the number of monitored entities consistent, even after system upgrades.

     

9. Click Finish to apply your changes.