EC2 Scan & AWS Estate Discovery

The Both option in DMC runs an EC2 Scan and an AWS Estate Discovery together in a single pass, giving Dr Migrate in-guest server data, CloudWatch metrics, and a complete AWS resource and cost inventory without a second scan run.

Before you start¶

Complete all prerequisites from both the EC2 Scan and AWS Estate Discovery pages before proceeding:

A collector host inside your AWS environment (Windows, outbound HTTPS 443 to AWS service endpoints)
A collector identity (IAM role) with permission to assume the scan role in each target account
A scan role in every target account, combining the EC2 Scan and AWS Estate Discovery permissions policies
One in-server access method configured (SSM recommended, or SSH/WinRM) for EC2 Scan
AWS Config and Cost Explorer enabled for Estate Discovery
Admin-level credentials for target servers (EC2 Scan only)

Running the scan¶

Launch DMC on the collector host and follow the wizard to configure and run the scan.

DMC scan target selection screen — Select **AWS** as the scan target.

DMC AWS scan type selection screen — Select **Both** to run an EC2 Scan and an AWS Estate Discovery together.

AWS Configuration screen before adding an identity — AWS Configuration screen. Add an AWS identity to connect DMC to your accounts.

Add AWS Identity form, empty — Enter a label and the ARN of the collector role.

Add AWS Identity form filled with masked credentials — Credentials entered. Click **Add** to validate and discover accounts.

DMC listing AWS accounts visible to the collector identity — DMC lists the AWS accounts the collector identity can reach.

If only your own account appears here, organizations:ListAccounts may be blocked at the AWS Organizations level rather than by IAM. See AWS Requirements for how to enable multi-account discovery.

AWS Identity form with regions selected — Select the regions to include in the scan.

AWS Configuration screen with identity saved — AWS Configuration screen after the identity is saved. Run the scan to begin collection.