A company preparing to migrate to AWS needs inventory details about its on-premises servers (hostname, IP address, MAC address). Which AWS service provides that information?
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Correct answer: AWS Application Discovery Service.
Why this is the answer
AWS Application Discovery Service helps you plan migration projects by collecting data about your on-premises servers. It gathers inventory details like hostname, IP address, MAC address, and performance data, which is crucial for assessing migration readiness and planning. AWS DataSync is used for fast, secure, online data transfer between on-premises storage and AWS, or between AWS storage services. AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN) automates the rehosting of applications to AWS. AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) helps migrate databases to AWS quickly and securely. These services do not primarily focus on collecting detailed server inventory information for migration planning.
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