Document History
The following table describes the important changes since the last release of the AWS Directory Service Administrator Guide.
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Latest documentation update: April 5, 2018
| Change | Description | Date Changed |
|---|---|---|
| Complete overhaul of the Admin Guide TOC | Reorganized the content to more directly map to customer needs and added new content where needed. | April 5, 2018 |
| AWS delegated groups | Added list of AWS delegated groups that can be assigned to on-premises users. For more information, see What Gets Created. | March 8, 2018 |
| In-place schema upgrades | Added content for applying schema changes across your Amazon Cloud Directory directories with in-place schema upgrades. For more information, see In-Place Schema Upgrade. | December 6, 2017 |
| Facet-based indexing | Added facet-based index section. For more information, see Indexing and Search. | August 9, 2017 |
| Batches | Updated information about batches for Amazon Cloud Directory. For more information, see Batches. | July 26, 2017 |
| Compliance | Added information about HIPAA and PCI compliance. For more information, see Amazon Cloud Directory Compliance and Manage Compliance for AWS Managed Microsoft AD. | July 14, 2017 |
| Fine-grained password policies | Added new password policies content. For more information, see Manage Password Policies for AWS Managed Microsoft AD. | July 5, 2017 |
| Additional domain controllers | Added information for adding more domain controllers to your AWS Managed Microsoft AD. For more information, see Deploy Additional Domain Controllers. | June 30, 2017 |
| Tutorials | Added new tutorials for testing a AWS Managed Microsoft AD lab environment. For more information, see AWS Managed Microsoft AD Test Lab Tutorials. | June 21, 2017 |
| Typed links | Added new typed links content for Amazon Cloud Directory. For more information, see Objects and Links. | May 31, 2017 |
| MFA with AWS Managed Microsoft AD | Added documentation for using MFA with AWS Managed Microsoft AD. For more information, see Enable Multi-Factor Authentication for AWS Managed Microsoft AD. | February 13, 2017 |
| Amazon Cloud Directory | New directory type introduced. For more information, see Amazon Cloud Directory. | January 26, 2017 |
| Schema Extensions | Added documentation for schema extensions with AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory. For more information, see Extend Your Schema. | November 14, 2016 |
| Major reorganization of the Directory Service Admin Guide | Reorganized the content to more directly map to customer needs. | November 14, 2016 |
| Authorization and Authentication | Added additional documentation for using IAM with Directory Services. | February 25, 2016 |
| SNS notifications | Added documentation for SNS notifications. For more information, see Configure Directory Status Notifications. | February 25, 2016 |
| AWS Managed Microsoft AD | Added documentation for AWS Managed Microsoft AD, and combined guides into a single guide. | November 17, 2015 |
| Allow Linux instances to be joined to a Simple AD directory | Added documentation for joining a Linux instance to a Simple AD directory. For more information, see Manually Join a Linux Instance. | July 23, 2015 |
| Guide separation | The AWS Directory Service administration guide is split into separate guides, the Simple AD guide and the AD Connector guide. | July 14, 2015 |
| Single sign-on support | Added single sign-on documentation. For more information, see Single Sign-On. | March 31, 2015 |
| New guide | This is the first release of the AWS Directory Service Administration Guide. |
October 21, 2014 |
