
AWS Application Migration Service and Systems Manager automate the process of joining migrated Linux and Windows servers to an Active Directory domain immediately after launch in AWS.


<div><p>This article describes automating Active Directory domain joins for servers migrated using AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) and AWS Systems Manager.</p><ul><li>MGN post-launch actions automatically join migrated Linux/Windows servers to AD domains</li><li>Solution uses custom Systems Manager documents to execute domain join operations</li><li>Supports both AWS Managed Microsoft AD and self-managed AD DS deployments</li><li>Eliminates manual overhead of joining each migrated server individually</li><li>Uses Systems Manager preconditions to detect OS platform and execute appropriate commands</li><li>Requires IAM role, SSM parameters for credentials, and MGN configuration setup</li></ul><p>This automation streamlines server migration workflows by eliminating repetitive manual domain join tasks post-migration.</p></div>


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