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AWS Directory Service Documentation

AWS Directory Service provides multiple ways to set up and run Microsoft Active Directory with other AWS services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, FSx for Windows File Server, and AWS IAM Identity Center. AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, enables your directory-aware workloads and AWS resources to use a managed Active Directory in the AWS Cloud.

Choose from any of the following directories:

  1. AWS Managed Microsoft AD

    AWS Managed Microsoft AD is a Microsoft Active Directory hosted on the AWS Cloud. It integrates most Active Directory features with AWS applications.
    • AD Connector

      AD Connector uses your existing on-premises Microsoft Active Directory to access AWS applications and services.
      • Other directory types

        Simple AD and Amazon Cognito user pools

      AWS Directory Service Documentation

      1. Describes how to create and manage an AWS Directory Service directory.
      2. Describes the API operations for AWS Directory Service.
      3. Describes the API operations for AWS Directory Service Data.
      4. Describes the Directory Service commands in the AWS Command Line Interface.
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