Document history - AMS Advanced Onboarding Guide

Document history

The following table describes the important changes to the documentation since the last release of AMS.

  • API version: 2019-05-21

  • Latest documentation update: September 23, 2025

Change Description Date
Updated Log retention and rotation defaults in SALZ: Default settings section

Log retention and rotation defaults .

Updated information about AWS CloudTrail logs.

February 11, 2026
Updated change type for endpoint autoscaling in SageMaker AI in AWS Managed Services FAQ section

Use AMS SSP to provision Amazon SageMaker AI in your AMS account.

Submit a RFC with Management | Advanced stack components | Identity and Access Management (IAM) | Update entity or policy (managed automation) change type (ct-27tuth19k52b4) to elevate autoscaling permissions temporarily, or permanently, as autoscaling requires permissive access on CloudWatch service.

September 25, 2025
Precise change type references

Create, Change, or Delete Security Groups.

To add a user: Submit an RFC using Management | Directory Service | Users and groups | Add user to group [ct-24pi85mjtza8k] and To remove a user: Submit an RFC using Management | Directory Service | Users and groups | Remove user from group [ct-2019s9y3nfml4]

August 08, 2025
TOC link removed

TOC AWS Glossary link removed.

August 08, 2025
Added link for prescription guidance

Set up consolidated billing–link new account to Payer account.

May 08, 2025
Updated instructions to activate IAM access to the AWS Management Console

Clarified the instructions for activating IAM access to the AWS Management Console.

Activate IAM access to the AWS console
Updated number of allowed transit virtual interfaces on Direct Connect dedicated connections

Direct Connect dedicated connections now have a limit of 4 transit virtual interfaces per connection

Connecting Direct Connect to Transit Gateway
Improve wording.

Specified that "only used as a "Deny" list " must include "Allow All" to ensure AMS monitoring and management operations.

Network configuration
Additional information on using the AMS CLI.

"Added note that the --region option may be needed for some CLI commands"

Install the AMS CLIs
Updated: Chapter headings for consistency and readabiliy, moved some topic sub-sections into more appropriate sections

"Modes for change management" is the new heading for "Change management"

Change management modes

Updated content

The AMS mode previously known as "Change Management mode" or "Standard CM mode" is now known as "RFC mode." The modes section has been expanded.

RFC mode.

Updated content

The AMS mode previously known as "Change Management mode" or "Standard CM mode" is now known as "RFC mode." The modes section has been shortened and links to the AMS Advanced User Guide sections on modes added.

AMS modes.

MALZ: Updated network architecture diagram

Networking account architecturem

June 16, 2022
Moved topic list to below opening paragraphs

AWS Managed Services Onboarding Introduction

June 16, 2022
Updated content, inclusive language initiative

"Management account" not "Master account.

IAM user role in AMS , "Policy examples" section
Updated content, Tools account role names

Updated role name CustomerMigrationAccessRole to AWSManagedServicesMigrationRole.

AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN)
SALZ: Continuity management defaults

Updated link and removed obsolete information from VPC tag and defaults

February 28, 2022