How do I modify WorkSpaces subnets?

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I want to change the subnets for Amazon WorkSpaces. How can I do this?

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In certain cases, you can modify the subnets associated with your WorkSpaces directory. The process involves deleting an existing WorkSpace. Therefore, it's a best practice to make this change only if you have a WorkSpaces development environment or you’re working on a new WorkSpaces deployment.

Follow these steps to modify your subnets.

Confirm and create subnets

  1. See Availability Zones for Amazon WorkSpaces for more information about the Availability Zones that support WorkSpaces.
  2. Confirm that your subnets for WorkSpaces are in one of these Availability Zones.
  3. If your subnets aren’t in a supported Availability Zone, then create new subnets.

Delete WorkSpaces and deregister and register directories

  1. If there are any WorkSpaces already launched, delete all the existing WorkSpaces.
  2. Deregister the WorkSpaces directory.
  3. Make sure that WorkSpaces applications aren’t turned on.
  4. Register the directory again by specifying the desired subnets.
  5. Upon successful registration, the updated subnets appear in the directory details.

Create new subnets and register directories

  1. If a WorkSpace wasn't created, create new subnets.
  2. Deregister the WorkSpaces directory.
  3. Register the WorkSpaces directory with the new subnets selected.
  4. Upon successful registration, the updated subnets appear in the directory details.

Note: Don’t modify or delete the _controllers and _workspacesMembers security groups. You can’t recreate and re-add these security groups after they're modified or deleted.


Related information

Security groups for your WorkSpaces

Configure a VPC for WorkSpaces

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