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Updating existing SVM Active Directory configurations using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, and API

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Updating existing SVM Active Directory configurations using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, and API - FSx for ONTAP

Use the following procedure to update the Active Directory configuration of an SVM that is already joined to an Active Directory.

To update an SVM Active Directory configuration (AWS Management Console)
  1. Open the Amazon FSx console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/fsx/.

  2. Choose the SVM to update as follows:

    • In the left navigation pane, choose File systems, and then choose the ONTAP file system with the SVM you want to update.

    • Choose the Storage virtual machines tab.

      –Or–

    • To display a list of all of the SVMs available, in the left navigation pane, expand ONTAP and choose Storage virtual machines.

    Select the SVM that you want to update from the list.

  3. On the SVM Summary panel, choose Actions > Join/Update Active Directory. The Update SVM Active Directory configuration window appears.

  4. You can update the following Active Directory configuration properties in this window.

    • DNS server IP addresses – The IPv4 addresses of the DNS servers for your domain.

    • Service account username – The username of the service account in your existing Active Directory. Don't include a domain prefix or suffix. For EXAMPLE\ADMIN, use ADMIN.

    • Service account password – The password for the Active Directory service account.

  5. After you have entered your updates, choose Update Active Directory to make the changes.

Use the following procedure to update the Active Directory configuration of an SVM that is already joined to an Active Directory.

To update an SVM Active Directory configuration (AWS CLI)
  • To update an SVM's Active Directory configuration with the AWS CLI or API, use the update-storage-virtual-machine CLI command (or the equivalent UpdateStorageVirtualMachine API operation), as shown in the following example.

    aws fsx update-storage-virtual-machine \ --storage-virtual-machine-id svm-abcdef0123456789a\ --active-directory-configuration \ SelfManagedActiveDirectoryConfiguration='{UserName="FSxService",\ Password="password", \ DnsIps=["10.0.1.18"]}'
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