A company is migrating an on-premises VMware environment (Linux VMs) to AWS. A solutions architect must produce a diagram that shows network dependencies between servers, including host IP addresses, hostnames, and how the hosts connect to each other. Which approach will collect the required information and generate the dependency diagram?

The correct option leverages AWS Application Discovery Service (ADS) with the Application Discovery Agent. ADS is specifically designed for planning migrations by discovering on-premises server information, including network dependencies, host IP addresses, and hostnames. When integrated with AWS Migration Hub, ADS can visualize these dependencies as network diagrams, directly fulfilling the requirement. The agentless collector for ADS gathers server data but does not typically provide the detailed, real-time network dependency mapping needed for comprehensive diagrams. AWS Application Migration Service (AMS) is primarily for rehosting applications, not for detailed dependency mapping and diagram generation. While AMS agents collect data, they focus on replication for migration rather than network discovery for planning. Exporting data as CSV and importing into CloudWatch for diagram creation is an overly complex and indirect method that doesn't natively provide the required network dependency visualization.