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CreateStandbyWorkspaces - Amazon WorkSpaces Service

CreateStandbyWorkspaces

Creates a standby WorkSpace in a secondary Region.

Request Syntax

{ "PrimaryRegion": "string", "StandbyWorkspaces": [ { "DataReplication": "string", "DirectoryId": "string", "PrimaryWorkspaceId": "string", "Tags": [ { "Key": "string", "Value": "string" } ], "VolumeEncryptionKey": "string" } ] }

Request Parameters

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

PrimaryRegion

The Region of the primary WorkSpace.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 31.

Pattern: ^[-0-9a-z]{1,31}$

Required: Yes

StandbyWorkspaces

Information about the standby WorkSpace to be created.

Type: Array of StandbyWorkspace objects

Required: Yes

Response Syntax

{ "FailedStandbyRequests": [ { "ErrorCode": "string", "ErrorMessage": "string", "StandbyWorkspaceRequest": { "DataReplication": "string", "DirectoryId": "string", "PrimaryWorkspaceId": "string", "Tags": [ { "Key": "string", "Value": "string" } ], "VolumeEncryptionKey": "string" } } ], "PendingStandbyRequests": [ { "DirectoryId": "string", "State": "string", "UserName": "string", "WorkspaceId": "string" } ] }

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

FailedStandbyRequests

Information about the standby WorkSpace that could not be created.

Type: Array of FailedCreateStandbyWorkspacesRequest objects

PendingStandbyRequests

Information about the standby WorkSpace that was created.

Type: Array of PendingCreateStandbyWorkspacesRequest objects

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

AccessDeniedException

The user is not authorized to access a resource.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidParameterValuesException

One or more parameter values are not valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OperationNotSupportedException

This operation is not supported.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceLimitExceededException

Your resource limits have been exceeded.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceNotFoundException

The resource could not be found.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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