From time to time, it may be necessary to apply updates to the Stratusphere integration to your AWS Organizations or stand-alone accounts. This may occur for a variety of reasons, such as updates to AWS service permissions that are needed to perform in-depth cost and security assessments.
Retrieve the Updated CloudFormation Template
First you'll need to obtain the updated AWS CloudFormation template from the Stratusphere console.
- Login to the Stratusphere console
- Ensure that your organization is selected in the left-hand navigation
- Click on the Settings icon
- Click on the Data Sources tab
- Click View Onboarding Template (📄 icon) next to the data source you're updating
- Click the Copy CloudFormation Template link (see screenshot below)
- Save the file contents to your local filesystem using a text editor
Update Your AWS CloudFormation Stack
Now that you have the CloudFormation template locally, you can update it in the AWS Management Console.
- Login to the AWS Management Console in your Organizations payer account
- Navigate to the AWS CloudFormation console
- Ensure you're in the us-east-1 (North Virginia) AWS region
- Select the stratusphere-integration CloudFormation stack
- Click the Update button
- Click the Replace Existing Template option (see screenshot below)
- Click the Upload a Template File option
- Click the Select File button, and choose the local template file
- Finish the deployment wizard
FAQ
Question: How long will it take me to update the CloudFormation stack?
Answer: It usually takes less than 5 minutes to update the integration using the updated CloudFormation template.