Step 1: Launch the bootstrap stack - Migration Assistant for Amazon OpenSearch Service

Step 1: Launch the bootstrap stack

Follow the step-by-step instructions in this section to configure and deploy the bootstrap stack into your account.

Time to deploy: Approximately 5 minutes

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and select the button to launch migration-assistant-for-amazon-opensearch-service.template CloudFormation template.

Launch solution

OR Sign in to the AWS Management Console and select the button to launch the migration-assistant-for-amazon-opensearch-service-import-vpc.template CloudFormation template.

Launch solution

  1. The template launches in the US East (N. Virginia) Region by default. To launch the solution in a different AWS Region, use the Region selector in the console navigation bar.

  2. On the Create stack page, verify that the correct template URL is in the Amazon S3 URL text box and choose Next.

  3. On the Specify stack details page, assign a name to your solution stack. For information about naming character limitations, see IAM and AWS STS quotas, name requirements, and character limits in the AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide.

  4. Under Parameters, review the parameters for this solution template and modify them as necessary. This solution uses the following default value.

If you are launching the solution in a new VPC, this solution uses the following parameters:

Parameter Default Description

Stage

dev

Specify the stage identifier which will be used in naming resources, for example, dev, gamma, wave1.

If you are launching the solution in an existing VPC, this solution uses the following parameters:

Parameter Default Description

Stage

dev

Specify the stage identifier which will be used in naming resources, for example, dev, gamma, wave1.

VPC

<required>

Select a VPC. We recommend choosing the VPC of the source cluster.

Availability Zones

<required>

Select Availability Zones in the selected VPC. Please provide two zones at least, corresponding with the private subnets selected next.

Private Subnets

<required>

Select Private Subnets in the selected VPC. Please provide two subnets at least, corresponding with the availability zones selected previously.

  1. Select Next.

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

  3. On the Review and create page, review and confirm the settings. Select the box acknowledging that the template might create IAM resources.

  4. Choose Submit 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 CREATE_COMPLETE status in approximately 5 minutes.