Question #952
A company is preparing to migrate its on-premises VMware-based Linux virtual machines to AWS. The company requires a detailed network dependency diagram that includes host IP addresses, hostnames, and connection paths between VMs. Which approach should the solutions architect recommend?
Deploy AWS Application Discovery Service agents on the on-premises VMs. Configure AWS Migration Hub in the target AWS Region and grant permissions to generate network diagrams using the collected data.
Use AWS Application Discovery Service Agentless Collector to gather server metadata. Export the network topology directly from AWS Migration Hub as a .pdf file.
Install AWS Application Migration Service agents on the VMs. Generate network diagrams using AWS Migration Hub's Workload Discovery feature.
Configure AWS Application Migration Service agents for data collection. Import exported .csv data from AWS Migration Hub into Amazon QuickSight to create visual diagrams.
Explanation
Answer A is correct because:
1. AWS Application Discovery Service agents collect detailed metadata, including IP addresses, hostnames, and network dependencies, which is required for the network diagram.
2. AWS Migration Hub integrates with Application Discovery Service to visualize the collected data into network topology diagrams.
Why other options are incorrect:
- B: Agentless Collector lacks detailed network dependency data (e.g., connection paths) and cannot export diagrams directly as .pdf.
- C: AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) agents are for server replication, not network discovery.
- D: MGN agents do not collect network dependency data, and QuickSight is not the tool for generating network diagrams.
Key Points: Use Application Discovery Service agents for detailed network dependency mapping and Migration Hub for visualization.
Answer
The correct answer is: A