AWS Directory Service

2019/02/19 - AWS Directory Service - 3 updated api methods

Changes  This release adds support for tags during directory creation (CreateDirectory, CreateMicrosoftAd, ConnectDirectory).

ConnectDirectory (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request)
{'Tags': [{'Key': 'string', 'Value': 'string'}]}

Creates an AD Connector to connect to an on-premises directory.

Before you call ConnectDirectory , ensure that all of the required permissions have been explicitly granted through a policy. For details about what permissions are required to run the ConnectDirectory operation, see AWS Directory Service API Permissions: Actions, Resources, and Conditions Reference .

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.connect_directory(
    Name='string',
    ShortName='string',
    Password='string',
    Description='string',
    Size='Small'|'Large',
    ConnectSettings={
        'VpcId': 'string',
        'SubnetIds': [
            'string',
        ],
        'CustomerDnsIps': [
            'string',
        ],
        'CustomerUserName': 'string'
    },
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)
type Name

string

param Name

[REQUIRED]

The fully qualified name of the on-premises directory, such as corp.example.com .

type ShortName

string

param ShortName

The NetBIOS name of the on-premises directory, such as CORP .

type Password

string

param Password

[REQUIRED]

The password for the on-premises user account.

type Description

string

param Description

A textual description for the directory.

type Size

string

param Size

[REQUIRED]

The size of the directory.

type ConnectSettings

dict

param ConnectSettings

[REQUIRED]

A DirectoryConnectSettings object that contains additional information for the operation.

  • VpcId (string) -- [REQUIRED]

    The identifier of the VPC in which the AD Connector is created.

  • SubnetIds (list) -- [REQUIRED]

    A list of subnet identifiers in the VPC in which the AD Connector is created.

    • (string) --

  • CustomerDnsIps (list) -- [REQUIRED]

    A list of one or more IP addresses of DNS servers or domain controllers in the on-premises directory.

    • (string) --

  • CustomerUserName (string) -- [REQUIRED]

    The user name of an account in the on-premises directory that is used to connect to the directory. This account must have the following permissions:

    • Read users and groups

    • Create computer objects

    • Join computers to the domain

type Tags

list

param Tags

The tags to be assigned to AD Connector.

  • (dict) --

    Metadata assigned to a directory consisting of a key-value pair.

    • Key (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      Required name of the tag. The string value can be Unicode characters and cannot be prefixed with "aws:". The string can contain only the set of Unicode letters, digits, white-space, '_', '.', '/', '=', '+', '-' (Java regex: "^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-]*)$").

    • Value (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The optional value of the tag. The string value can be Unicode characters. The string can contain only the set of Unicode letters, digits, white-space, '_', '.', '/', '=', '+', '-' (Java regex: "^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-]*)$").

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'DirectoryId': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Contains the results of the ConnectDirectory operation.

    • DirectoryId (string) --

      The identifier of the new directory.

CreateDirectory (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request)
{'Tags': [{'Key': 'string', 'Value': 'string'}]}

Creates a Simple AD directory.

Before you call CreateDirectory , ensure that all of the required permissions have been explicitly granted through a policy. For details about what permissions are required to run the CreateDirectory operation, see AWS Directory Service API Permissions: Actions, Resources, and Conditions Reference .

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.create_directory(
    Name='string',
    ShortName='string',
    Password='string',
    Description='string',
    Size='Small'|'Large',
    VpcSettings={
        'VpcId': 'string',
        'SubnetIds': [
            'string',
        ]
    },
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)
type Name

string

param Name

[REQUIRED]

The fully qualified name for the directory, such as corp.example.com .

type ShortName

string

param ShortName

The short name of the directory, such as CORP .

type Password

string

param Password

[REQUIRED]

The password for the directory administrator. The directory creation process creates a directory administrator account with the user name Administrator and this password.

type Description

string

param Description

A textual description for the directory.

type Size

string

param Size

[REQUIRED]

The size of the directory.

type VpcSettings

dict

param VpcSettings

A DirectoryVpcSettings object that contains additional information for the operation.

  • VpcId (string) -- [REQUIRED]

    The identifier of the VPC in which to create the directory.

  • SubnetIds (list) -- [REQUIRED]

    The identifiers of the subnets for the directory servers. The two subnets must be in different Availability Zones. AWS Directory Service creates a directory server and a DNS server in each of these subnets.

    • (string) --

type Tags

list

param Tags

The tags to be assigned to the Simple AD directory.

  • (dict) --

    Metadata assigned to a directory consisting of a key-value pair.

    • Key (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      Required name of the tag. The string value can be Unicode characters and cannot be prefixed with "aws:". The string can contain only the set of Unicode letters, digits, white-space, '_', '.', '/', '=', '+', '-' (Java regex: "^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-]*)$").

    • Value (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The optional value of the tag. The string value can be Unicode characters. The string can contain only the set of Unicode letters, digits, white-space, '_', '.', '/', '=', '+', '-' (Java regex: "^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-]*)$").

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'DirectoryId': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Contains the results of the CreateDirectory operation.

    • DirectoryId (string) --

      The identifier of the directory that was created.

CreateMicrosoftAD (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request)
{'Tags': [{'Key': 'string', 'Value': 'string'}]}

Creates an AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory.

Before you call CreateMicrosoftAD , ensure that all of the required permissions have been explicitly granted through a policy. For details about what permissions are required to run the CreateMicrosoftAD operation, see AWS Directory Service API Permissions: Actions, Resources, and Conditions Reference .

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.create_microsoft_ad(
    Name='string',
    ShortName='string',
    Password='string',
    Description='string',
    VpcSettings={
        'VpcId': 'string',
        'SubnetIds': [
            'string',
        ]
    },
    Edition='Enterprise'|'Standard',
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)
type Name

string

param Name

[REQUIRED]

The fully qualified domain name for the directory, such as corp.example.com . This name will resolve inside your VPC only. It does not need to be publicly resolvable.

type ShortName

string

param ShortName

The NetBIOS name for your domain. A short identifier for your domain, such as CORP . If you don't specify a NetBIOS name, it will default to the first part of your directory DNS. For example, CORP for the directory DNS corp.example.com .

type Password

string

param Password

[REQUIRED]

The password for the default administrative user named Admin .

type Description

string

param Description

A textual description for the directory. This label will appear on the AWS console Directory Details page after the directory is created.

type VpcSettings

dict

param VpcSettings

[REQUIRED]

Contains VPC information for the CreateDirectory or CreateMicrosoftAD operation.

  • VpcId (string) -- [REQUIRED]

    The identifier of the VPC in which to create the directory.

  • SubnetIds (list) -- [REQUIRED]

    The identifiers of the subnets for the directory servers. The two subnets must be in different Availability Zones. AWS Directory Service creates a directory server and a DNS server in each of these subnets.

    • (string) --

type Edition

string

param Edition

AWS Managed Microsoft AD is available in two editions: Standard and Enterprise. Enterprise is the default.

type Tags

list

param Tags

The tags to be assigned to the AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory.

  • (dict) --

    Metadata assigned to a directory consisting of a key-value pair.

    • Key (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      Required name of the tag. The string value can be Unicode characters and cannot be prefixed with "aws:". The string can contain only the set of Unicode letters, digits, white-space, '_', '.', '/', '=', '+', '-' (Java regex: "^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-]*)$").

    • Value (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The optional value of the tag. The string value can be Unicode characters. The string can contain only the set of Unicode letters, digits, white-space, '_', '.', '/', '=', '+', '-' (Java regex: "^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-]*)$").

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'DirectoryId': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Result of a CreateMicrosoftAD request.

    • DirectoryId (string) --

      The identifier of the directory that was created.