AWS::FSx::FileSystem SelfManagedActiveDirectoryConfiguration - AWS CloudFormation
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AWS::FSx::FileSystem SelfManagedActiveDirectoryConfiguration

The configuration that Amazon FSx uses to join a FSx for Windows File Server file system or an FSx for ONTAP storage virtual machine (SVM) to a self-managed (including on-premises) Microsoft Active Directory (AD) directory. For more information, see Using Amazon FSx for Windows with your self-managed Microsoft Active Directory or Managing FSx for ONTAP SVMs.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{
  "DnsIps" : [ String, ... ],
  "DomainName" : String,
  "FileSystemAdministratorsGroup" : String,
  "OrganizationalUnitDistinguishedName" : String,
  "Password" : String,
  "UserName" : String
}

Properties

DnsIps

A list of up to three IP addresses of DNS servers or domain controllers in the self-managed AD directory.

Required: Conditional

Type: Array of String

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 3

Update requires: No interruption

DomainName

The fully qualified domain name of the self-managed AD directory, such as corp.example.com.

Required: No

Type: String

Pattern: ^[^\u0000\u0085\u2028\u2029\r\n]{1,255}$

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 255

Update requires: No interruption

FileSystemAdministratorsGroup

(Optional) The name of the domain group whose members are granted administrative privileges for the file system. Administrative privileges include taking ownership of files and folders, setting audit controls (audit ACLs) on files and folders, and administering the file system remotely by using the FSx Remote PowerShell. The group that you specify must already exist in your domain. If you don't provide one, your AD domain's Domain Admins group is used.

Required: No

Type: String

Pattern: ^[^\u0000\u0085\u2028\u2029\r\n]{1,256}$

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 256

Update requires: Replacement

OrganizationalUnitDistinguishedName

(Optional) The fully qualified distinguished name of the organizational unit within your self-managed AD directory. Amazon FSx only accepts OU as the direct parent of the file system. An example is OU=FSx,DC=yourdomain,DC=corp,DC=com. To learn more, see RFC 2253. If none is provided, the FSx file system is created in the default location of your self-managed AD directory.

Important

Only Organizational Unit (OU) objects can be the direct parent of the file system that you're creating.

Required: No

Type: String

Pattern: ^[^\u0000\u0085\u2028\u2029\r\n]{1,2000}$

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 2000

Update requires: No interruption

Password

The password for the service account on your self-managed AD domain that Amazon FSx will use to join to your AD domain.

Required: No

Type: String

Pattern: ^.{1,256}$

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 256

Update requires: No interruption

UserName

The user name for the service account on your self-managed AD domain that Amazon FSx will use to join to your AD domain. This account must have the permission to join computers to the domain in the organizational unit provided in OrganizationalUnitDistinguishedName, or in the default location of your AD domain.

Required: No

Type: String

Pattern: ^[^\u0000\u0085\u2028\u2029\r\n]{1,256}$

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 256

Update requires: No interruption