Patch Manager / EC2 "reporting not enabled"

Question

I am starting to test and roll out patch management, I do have some older machines I think I will need to get SSM manager up for, but still looking forward to using this. So on the home Patch Manager page the first widget is Amazon EC2 instance management and it shows Reporting is not enabled. "To view the EC2 instance snapshot, enable the Amazon EC2 OpsData source in Explorer and set up recording in AWS Config". There is a learn more button that takes you to a bad page https://docs.aws.amazon.com/console/systems-manager/patch-enable-ec2-snapshot

If I click the enable explorer, it takes me to the config page, the OpsCenter is enabled (but not changeable) so not sure where to start gathering that info to find all servers that I need to get into the systems manger.

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If I click the enable explorer,  it takes me to the config page, the OpsCenter is enabled (but not changeable) so not sure where to start gathering that info to find all servers that I need to get into the systems manger.

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Sandeep · Answer

To troubleshoot the issue and gather the necessary information for enabling the EC2 instance snapshot, follow these steps:

Enable AWS Config: Make sure AWS Config is enabled and recording in your AWS account. AWS Config needs to record configuration changes for your EC2 instances. You can enable it by going to the AWS Config console, setting up a configuration recorder, and specifying the resources you want to record.

Enable OpsData Source in Explorer:

Navigate to the AWS Systems Manager console.
Choose Explorer.
Click on Settings.
Enable the Amazon EC2 OpsData source.
Check Permissions: Ensure that the necessary IAM roles and permissions are set up correctly. The role used by AWS Systems Manager should have the required permissions to interact with AWS Config and EC2.

Verify Resource Coverage: Confirm that all your EC2 instances are being tracked by AWS Config. You can do this by checking the AWS Config console for recorded resources.

For More Follow the Links:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/stop-start-recorder.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/Explorer-setup.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/patch-manager.html

Patch Manager / EC2 "reporting not enabled"

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