Update the stack - AWS Control Tower

Update the stack

If you previously deployed Customizations for AWS Control Tower (CfCT), follow the procedure to update the AWS CloudFormation stack for the latest version of the CfCT framework.

Important

Before you can complete the following procedure, you must upload the latest template from GitHub to an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket. For instructions on how to get started with Amazon S3, see Getting started with Amazon S3 in the Amazon Simple Storage Service User Guide.

  1. Sign in to the AWS CloudFormation console.

  2. Select your existing Customizations for AWS Control Tower (CfCT) CloudFormation stack, and then select Update.

  3. Under Prerequisite — Prepare template, select Replace current template.

  4. Under Specify template, do the following:

    1. For Template source, select Replace current template.

    2. For Amazon S3 URL, enter the template URL for the template that you previously uploaded from GitGub to Amazon S3, and then choose Next.

    3. Verify that the template URL is correct. Then choose Next and Next again.

  5. Under Parameters, review the parameters for the template and modify them as necessary. Refer to Step 1. Launch the stack for details about the parameters.

  6. Choose Next.

  7. On the Configure stack options page, choose Next.

  8. On the Review page, review and confirm the settings. Be sure to check the box acknowledging that the template might create AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) resources.

  9. Choose View change set and verify the changes.

  10. Choose Update stack to deploy the stack.

    You can view the status of the stack in the AWS CloudFormation console in the Status column. You should see a status of UPDATE_COMPLETE in approximately 15 minutes.