Considerations

You should consider and understand the following information prior to starting the instructions included in this guide.

• Skill level — Prior experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) is required to complete this implementation. An understanding of core AWS technologies, including Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), Security Groups, AWS Directory Service AD Connector, Amazon WorkSpaces, AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), Microsoft Active Directory, and Microsoft Certificate Authorities.

• Increase service limits — By default, AWS sets quotas (also referred to as limits) for the resources that you can create and the number of users who can use the service. You can request a quota increase using Service Quotas and AWS Support Center. If a service is not yet available in AWS Service Quotas, use AWS Support Center instead. Increases are not granted immediately. It might take a couple of days for your increase to become effective. For the service limit quotas for WorkSpaces, see the Amazon WorkSpaces endpoints and quotas page.

• Supported Availability Zones — Amazon Workspaces support for smart card pre-session authentication is available in the WorkSpaces AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region at this time. WorkSpaces support for smart card in-session authentication is available in all Regions where WorkSpaces Streaming Protocol (WSP) is supported.