AWS Storage Gateway

2019/06/04 - AWS Storage Gateway - 1 new 2 updated api methods

Changes  AWS Storage Gateway now supports AWS PrivateLink, enabling you to administer and use gateways without needing to use public IP addresses or a NAT/Internet Gateway, while avoiding traffic from going over the internet.

UpdateSMBSecurityStrategy (new) Link ¶

Updates the SMB security strategy on a file gateway. This action is only supported in file gateways.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.update_smb_security_strategy(
    GatewayARN='string',
    SMBSecurityStrategy='ClientSpecified'|'MandatorySigning'|'MandatoryEncryption'
)
type GatewayARN

string

param GatewayARN

[REQUIRED]

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the gateway. Use the ListGateways operation to return a list of gateways for your account and region.

type SMBSecurityStrategy

string

param SMBSecurityStrategy

[REQUIRED]

Specifies the type of security strategy.

ClientSpecified: SMBv1 is enabled, SMB signing is offered but not required, SMB encryption is offered but not required.

MandatorySigning: SMBv1 is disabled, SMB signing is required, SMB encryption is offered but not required.

MandatoryEncryption: SMBv1 is disabled, SMB signing is offered but not required, SMB encryption is required.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GatewayARN': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    • GatewayARN (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the gateway. Use the ListGateways operation to return a list of gateways for your account and region.

DescribeGatewayInformation (updated) Link ¶
Changes (response) 
{'VPCEndpoint': 'string'}

Returns metadata about a gateway such as its name, network interfaces, configured time zone, and the state (whether the gateway is running or not). To specify which gateway to describe, use the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the gateway in your request.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_gateway_information(
    GatewayARN='string'
)
type GatewayARN

string

param GatewayARN

[REQUIRED]

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the gateway. Use the ListGateways operation to return a list of gateways for your account and region.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GatewayARN': 'string',
    'GatewayId': 'string',
    'GatewayName': 'string',
    'GatewayTimezone': 'string',
    'GatewayState': 'string',
    'GatewayNetworkInterfaces': [
        {
            'Ipv4Address': 'string',
            'MacAddress': 'string',
            'Ipv6Address': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'GatewayType': 'string',
    'NextUpdateAvailabilityDate': 'string',
    'LastSoftwareUpdate': 'string',
    'Ec2InstanceId': 'string',
    'Ec2InstanceRegion': 'string',
    'Tags': [
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'VPCEndpoint': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    A JSON object containing the following fields:

    • GatewayARN (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the gateway. Use the ListGateways operation to return a list of gateways for your account and region.

    • GatewayId (string) --

      The unique identifier assigned to your gateway during activation. This ID becomes part of the gateway Amazon Resource Name (ARN), which you use as input for other operations.

    • GatewayName (string) --

      The name you configured for your gateway.

    • GatewayTimezone (string) --

      A value that indicates the time zone configured for the gateway.

    • GatewayState (string) --

      A value that indicates the operating state of the gateway.

    • GatewayNetworkInterfaces (list) --

      A NetworkInterface array that contains descriptions of the gateway network interfaces.

      • (dict) --

        Describes a gateway's network interface.

        • Ipv4Address (string) --

          The Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address of the interface.

        • MacAddress (string) --

          The Media Access Control (MAC) address of the interface.

          Note

          This is currently unsupported and will not be returned in output.

        • Ipv6Address (string) --

          The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address of the interface. Currently not supported .

    • GatewayType (string) --

      The type of the gateway.

    • NextUpdateAvailabilityDate (string) --

      The date on which an update to the gateway is available. This date is in the time zone of the gateway. If the gateway is not available for an update this field is not returned in the response.

    • LastSoftwareUpdate (string) --

      The date on which the last software update was applied to the gateway. If the gateway has never been updated, this field does not return a value in the response.

    • Ec2InstanceId (string) --

      The ID of the Amazon EC2 instance that was used to launch the gateway.

    • Ec2InstanceRegion (string) --

      The AWS Region where the Amazon EC2 instance is located.

    • Tags (list) --

      A list of up to 50 tags assigned to the gateway, sorted alphabetically by key name. Each tag is a key-value pair. For a gateway with more than 10 tags assigned, you can view all tags using the ListTagsForResource API operation.

      • (dict) --

        A key-value pair that helps you manage, filter, and search for your resource. Allowed characters: letters, white space, and numbers, representable in UTF-8, and the following characters: + - = . _ : /

        • Key (string) --

          Tag key (String). The key can't start with aws:.

        • Value (string) --

          Value of the tag key.

    • VPCEndpoint (string) --

      The configuration settings for the virtual private cloud (VPC) endpoint for your gateway.

DescribeSMBSettings (updated) Link ¶
Changes (response) 
{'SMBSecurityStrategy': 'ClientSpecified | MandatorySigning | '
                        'MandatoryEncryption'}

Gets a description of a Server Message Block (SMB) file share settings from a file gateway. This operation is only supported for file gateways.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_smb_settings(
    GatewayARN='string'
)
type GatewayARN

string

param GatewayARN

[REQUIRED]

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the gateway. Use the ListGateways operation to return a list of gateways for your account and region.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GatewayARN': 'string',
    'DomainName': 'string',
    'SMBGuestPasswordSet': True|False,
    'SMBSecurityStrategy': 'ClientSpecified'|'MandatorySigning'|'MandatoryEncryption'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    • GatewayARN (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the gateway. Use the ListGateways operation to return a list of gateways for your account and region.

    • DomainName (string) --

      The name of the domain that the gateway is joined to.

    • SMBGuestPasswordSet (boolean) --

      This value is true if a password for the guest user “smbguest” is set, and otherwise false.

    • SMBSecurityStrategy (string) --

      The type of security strategy that was specified for file gateway.

      ClientSpecified: SMBv1 is enabled, SMB signing is offered but not required, SMB encryption is offered but not required.

      MandatorySigning: SMBv1 is disabled, SMB signing is required, SMB encryption is offered but not required.

      MandatoryEncryption: SMBv1 is disabled, SMB signing is offered but not required, SMB encryption is required.