Update the solution

If you have previously deployed the solution, follow this procedure to update the solution’s CloudFormation stack to get the latest version of the solution’s framework.

1. Sign in to the AWS CloudFormationconsole, select your existing SimpleFileManager CloudFormation stack, and select Update.

2. Select Replace current template.

3. Under Specify template:

   1. Select Amazon S3 URL.

   2. Copy the link of the simple-file-manager-for-amazon-efs.template AWS CloudFormation template.

   3. Paste the link in the Amazon S3 URL box.

   4. Verify that the correct template URL shows in the Amazon S3 URL text box, and choose Next. Choose Next again.

4. Under Parameters, review the parameters for the template and modify them as necessary.

5. Choose Next.

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

7. On the Review page, review and confirm the settings. Check the box acknowledging that the template will create AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) resources.

8. Choose View change set and verify the changes.

9. 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 receive a UPDATE_COMPLETE status in approximately 15 minutes.

Update post deployment resources

For updates that include changes to post deployment resources, which are outlined in the release notes, you must follow these additional steps to update the solution. Complete the standard update process before proceeding with these steps.

1. Log in to the solution’s web UI.

2. Choose the true link for a file system.

3. Choose Delete.

4. Wait for the deleting status to change to false.

5. Recreate the file manager Lambda function. For details, refer to Step 3. Create a file manager Lambda function.

6. Repeat this process for each managed file system in the Filesystems table.