You must connect the primary AWS Management Account to MontyCloud to manage and onboard member accounts.
Review and ensure that you have the following permissions.
- You must be assigned Cloud Admin role in MontyCloud DAY2.
- Your AWS IAM user or role must have permissions to:
- Deploy CloudFormation StackSets
- Create and manage IAM roles and policies
- Access the AWS Organizations service
Follow the steps below to connect the primary AWS Management Account to MontyCloud:
- Select your tenant and select Settings > Accounts.
- Select+ Connect Account to initiate the Onboarding process.
- Specify the following information:
- Account Name: Specify a friendly name that will display in MontyCloud.
- Account Number: A 12-digit AWS Account ID you plan to onboard.
- Account Type: Select Standalone Account or Management Account.
- Select Configure Access > select Launch Now to open the AWS Console browser. Alternatively, select Copy to copy the onboarding link to your clipboard. The onboarding user can send the link via email or message to an AWS Administrator who can deploy the CloudFormation Stack into the Account Number specified in Step 3. This account will be listed in the Pending tab of the AWS Account Details page and will remain in the Pending status for 24 hours. If the Stack is launched in the correct AWS Account, the connection will be completed, and the account will be displayed in the Connected tab of the AWS Account Details page. If the link expires, the status will be displayed as Expired. Select Regenerate to create a new link or click Delete to remove the existing link if you want to begin process again at a later time.