Step 4: Deploy the Data stack

Install the Data CloudFormation stack in the hub account.

How to Install this Stack

1. Login to the AWS Management Console using the Organisation Management Account.
2. Navigate to the CloudFormation page.
3. Click Create Stack and select With new resources (standard).
4. For Template Source, select Amazon S3 URL and enter the CloudFormation Template URL shown below and click Next.
5. On the Specify Stack page, enter the stack name 'SandboxStudio-Data' and use the parameters shown below. 

CloudFormation Template URL

https://sandbox-studio-software-dist.s3.amazonaws.com/versions/<VERSION>/SandboxStudio-Data.template.json

For more information on how to find the latest version, click here.

Parameters

About this Stack

Purpose

• Deploys the Amazon RDS database that stores Sandbox Studio application data.

• Isolated from other stacks so you can upgrade application components without touching data.

Where to deploy

• Hub account.

Dependencies

• Network stack must be in place to supply VPC and subnets for the database.

Validation checks

• RDS instance/cluster appears in the RDS console and is placed in the private database subnets.

• Security groups allow required access from application Lambdas.

Tips

• Define and test backup/restore procedures appropriate to your organisation.