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AWS cli documentation change

Service: cli · 2026-07-01 · Documentation low

File: cli/latest/reference/evs/create-environment-connector.md

Summary

Updated documentation for EVS connector creation: Added new connector types (OPERATIONS_MANAGER, SDDC_MANAGER), clarified secret requirements per connector type, strengthened credential permission guidance to 'read-only', added status monitoring parameters, and noted automatic connector creation for VCF environments.

Security assessment

The change enhances security documentation by specifying secret field requirements (apiKey vs username/password) and strengthening the principle of least privilege recommendation from 'minimum required permissions' to explicit 'read-only permissions'. However, there's no evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability or incident.

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/evs/create-environment-connector.md b/cli/latest/reference/evs/create-environment-connector.md
index 8535df6f2..d8fb7cd39 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/evs/create-environment-connector.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/evs/create-environment-connector.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.35.11 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.35.13 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -59 +59,7 @@ First time using the AWS CLI? See the [User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/c
-Creates a connector for an Amazon EVS environment. A connector establishes a connection to a VCF appliance, such as vCenter, using a fully qualified domain name and an Amazon Web Services Secrets Manager secret that stores the appliance credentials.
+Creates a connector for an Amazon EVS environment. A connector allows the Amazon EVS control plane to interface with VCF appliances using a fully qualified domain name.
+
+You can create only one connector of each type per environment. For environments where Amazon EVS installs VCF, the `SDDC_MANAGER` connector is created automatically.
+
+### Note
+
+Amazon EVS requires an active connector to SDDC Manager or VCF Operations Manager to monitor environment health and license compliance.
@@ -125,0 +132,6 @@ See also: [AWS API Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/evs-20
+> 
+>   * `OPERATIONS_MANAGER` : Connector to an Operations Manager appliance. Required for VCF 9x environments.
+>   * `SDDC_MANAGER` : Connector to an SDDC Manager appliance. Required for VCF 5.x environments.
+>   * `VCENTER` : Connector to a vCenter Server appliance. Required for features that depend on vCenter, such as Windows Server license-included.
+> 
+
@@ -128,0 +141,2 @@ See also: [AWS API Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/evs-20
+>   * `OPERATIONS_MANAGER`
+>   * `SDDC_MANAGER`
@@ -147 +161 @@ See also: [AWS API Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/evs-20
-> The ARN or name of the Amazon Web Services Secrets Manager secret that stores the credentials for the VCF appliance.
+> The ARN or name of the Amazon Web Services Secrets Manager secret that stores the credentials for the VCF appliance. `SDDC_MANAGER` requires an `apiKey` field; `OPERATIONS_MANAGER` and `VCENTER` require `username` and `password` fields.
@@ -151 +165 @@ See also: [AWS API Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/evs-20
-> Do not use credentials with Administrator privileges. We recommend using a service account with the minimum required permissions.
+> Do not use credentials with Administrator privileges. We recommend using a service account with read-only permissions.
@@ -303,0 +318,2 @@ connector -> (structure)
+>>   * `OPERATIONS_MANAGER`
+>>   * `SDDC_MANAGER`
@@ -384,0 +401,6 @@ connector -> (structure)
+>>>>   * `OPERATIONS_MANAGER_REACHABILITY`
+>>>>   * `SDDC_MANAGER_REACHABILITY`
+>>>>   * `SDDC_MANAGER_HOST_COUNT`
+>>>>   * `SDDC_MANAGER_KEY_COVERAGE`
+>>>>   * `SDDC_MANAGER_KEY_REUSE`
+>>>>   * `CONNECTOR_HEALTH`
@@ -426 +448 @@ connector -> (structure)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.35.11 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.35.13 Command Reference](../../index.html) »